OLEAN, N.Y. (Feb. 13, 2011) – The Saint Francis men's tennis team suffered a tough, 7-0, defeat this time at the hands of a very strong St. Bonaventure team on Sunday.

Steve Kowalski and Andres Rosa (Carolina, Puerto Rico/Colegio la Piedad) teamed up against Javier Ortiz and Oscar Yanez to post the closest doubles match of the day. Down only one break (5-6), the SFU duo was able to hold to tie the set at 6-6 before succumbing, 8-6.

While the much larger Bona squad swept singles completion in straight sets, Nathaniel Fleming put up the strongest fight at No. 4 singles against Elliot Farshel by fell 6-3, 6-3.

The Red Flash visit IPFW on Friday to take on the Mastodons at 9 a.m.


St. Bonaventure 7, Saint Francis 0
Doubles
1. Farshel/Post (Bonaventure) def. E. Pogue/N. Fleming, 8-4
2. Suakov/Larredge (Bonaventure) def. K. Mendes/Y. Natchev, 8-3
3. Ortiz/Yanez (Bonaventure) def. S. Kowalski/A. Rosa, 8-6

Singles
1. Post (Bonaventure) def. E. Pogue, 6-1, 6-4
2. Enrich (Bonaventure) def. Y. Natchev, 6-0, 6-1
3. Sudakov (Bonaventure) def. A. Rosa, 6-0, 6-2
4. Farshel (Bonaventure) def. N. Fleming, 6-3, 6-3
5. Yanez (Bonaventure) def. S. Kowalkski, 6-0, 6-0
6. Oritz (Bonaventure) def. K. Mendes, 6-4, 6-0