OAKDALE, N.Y. - The Caldwell College women's tennis team lost a non-conference dual to Dowling College, 9-0 Wednesday afternoon. The loss drops the Cougars to 0-2 on the season, while the Golden Lions improve to 4-3.

Dowling won all singles and doubles matches in straight sets except at No. 1 singles, where Caldwell junior Emilie Skidmore (Pompton Plains, NJ/Pequannock Twp.) lost in a third-set tie-breaker to Cristina Hoffman, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.

The Cougars return to the courts on Friday, Sept. 14, when they face Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Del.
 

Dowling 9, Caldwell 0
Singles

1. Cristina Hoffman (DC) def. Emilie Skidmore, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
2. Ashly Horishny (DC) def. Patty Messick, 6-0, 6-0
3. Diane Kobasiuk (DC) def. Mackenzie Lynch, 6-0, 6-0
4. Elenia Speyer (DC) def. Suzanne Dragovcic, 6-1, 6-0
5. Jenn Tripp (DC) def. Kirsty Leedham, 6-0, 6-0
6. Cristina Sousa (DC) def. Christina Nabrizny, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Kobasiuk/Hoffman (DC) def. Kopshina/Frantellizzi, 8-0
2. Horishny/Tripp (DC) def. Skidmore/Messick, 8-0
3. Sousa/Speyer (DC) def. Leedham/Christina Nabrizny, 8-0