ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Jan. 31, 2010) – The Saint Francis women's tennis fought hard but struggled and couldn't get the win in their season opener at Navy on Saturday as they fell to the Midshipmen 7-0.

Dye Das and Emani Dequir defeated Samantha Fulchiero (Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) and Juliana Gustafson (Keyser, W.Va./Keyser) (Keyser, W. Va./Keyser) 8-2 at No. 1 doubles, while Stephanie Rivera (El Paso, Texas/America's High School) (El Paso, Texas/America's HS) and Maya Ranchod (Ellwood City, Pa./Lincoln) (Elwood City, Pa./Lincoln) fell to Stefanie Ton and Brittany Boucher 8-4.


In singles action, Dequir defeated Fulchiero at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0. Fellow Midshipmen Boucher defeated SFU's Rivera 6-3, 6-2. Ton took two sets from Gustafson, while SFU's Devyn Saver (Mount Clemens, Mich./Fraser) also fell to Das.