WEST WINDSOR, N.J. (April 17, 2014) – In the only upset of the 2014 Northeast Conference Tennis Championship women's quarterfinals, #5 Saint Francis U ousted #4 Sacred Heart by a 4-2 count.
 
The Red Flash, which avenged its only NEC loss of the season, is now slated to take on top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson at the Windsor County Tennis Center Friday.  The Pioneers defeated Saint Francis 5-2 during the regular season.
 
Aside from earning its highest seed ever, SFU advances to its first semifinal appearance in program history under first-year head coach Rob Castille.
 
After taking the doubles point to go up 1-0, Shivani Patel (Leicestershire, England/Repton School), Lucy Jasso (San Luis Potosi, Mexico/Instituto Potosino) and Brittini Jentz (Plano, Texas/Ursuline Academy of Dallas) pulled out singles wins at the Nos. 2, 4 and 6 positions to clinch the team decision.
 
 
Saint Francis U 4, Sacred Heart 2
 
Doubles
1. OLSON, Paige/POST, Lindsey (SHU) vs. PANIZZA/ZOUBAREVA (SFU) 7-6, unfinished
2. GRYCKIEWICZ/SACHS (SFU) def. RYDZEWSKI, Nicole/DERIENZO, Katie (SHU) 8-3
3. JASSO/JENTZ (SFU) def. KALDAN, Gabi/GURDA, Taylor (SHU) 8-5
 
Singles
1. DERIENZO, Katie (SHU) def. PANIZZA (SFU) 6-2, 6-4
2. PATEL (SFU) def. KALDAN, Gabi (SHU) 6-2, 6-1
3. POST, Lindsey (SHU) vs. SACHS (SFU) 2-6, 7-5, 0-4, unfinished
4. JASSO (SFU) def. OLSON, Paige (SHU) 6-4, 6-1
5. RYDZEWSKI, Nicole (SHU) def. GRYCKIEWICZ (SFU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. JENTZ (SFU) def. GURDA, Taylor (SHU) 6-2, 6-2