Flash Points:

• SFU Women's Tennis fell 6-1 at Wright State on Sunday.
• The Raiders won the doubles point and five singles matches.
• Sophomore Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) earned a singles win for the Red Flash.

DAYTON, Ohio – The Saint Francis women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision at Wright State on Sunday.  The Raiders won the doubles point and five singles matches.  The Red Flash dropped to 0-2 this season, while Wright State won its season opener.

"Wright State is a very strong team with a lot of depth," said Head Coach Rob Castille. "They came out quick and didn't let up. I think there are a lot of positives we can take away from the match."
 
In the match at No. 1 doubles, freshmen Laura Gutierrez (Bogota, Colombia/Cibercolegio UCN) and Lucia Seigford (Madrid, Spain/Mirasur) matched up against Taylor Culbertson and Tori Turner.  In a tight set, the Red Flash duo fell 6-5, including 7-5 in the tiebreaker. 
 
Sophomores Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) and Stephanie Miller (Washington, D.C./St. John's College High School) teamed up at No. 2 against Haily Morgan and Linsey Verstrepen.  The SFU pair dropped a 6-0 result.
 
The Raiders won the match at No. 3 by default due to no SFU player available.

"In doubles, our No. 1 team played much better than they did on Saturday," said Castille. "We still need to be more aggressive at the net and more consistent at the baseline, but overall, I was pleased with some of the adjustments we made."
 
Bode took on Wright State's Vanessa Madrigal at No. 3 singles.  The SFU sophomore won the first set, 6-3.  She repeated that performance in the second set to clinch a straight-set victory.  Bode is now 5-6 overall in singles.
 
Gutierrez dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision at No. 1 against Karoline Haller, while Seigford fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 against Verstrepen.
 
In the match at No. 4, Miller fell 6-4, 6-4 against Morgan.  At No. 5, freshman Kathryn Dunleavy (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) fell 6-2, 6-0 against Elaine Cloern.
 
The Raiders won the match at No. 6 by default due to no SFU player available.

"In singles, I was very pleased with how Stephanie and Raksha competed and played," said Castille. "Both have had very strong starts to the season. As a team, we need to be more consistent and more mentally tough. I hope the girls can take a way a lot of lessons from this weekend and apply them moving forward."
 
The Red Flash returns to action next Saturday at Howard.  That match begins at Noon.
 
Doubles:
1. Culbertson/Turner(WSU) def. Gutierrez/Seigford(SFU), 6-5(5).
2. Morgan/Verstrepen(WSU) def. Bode/Miller(SFU), 6-0.
3. Brdicka/Cloern(WSU) win by default (No SFU player).
 
Singles:
1. Haller(WSU) def. Gutierrez(SFU), 6-4, 6-2.
2. Verstrepen(WSU) def. Seigford(SFU), 6-1, 6-0.
3. Bode(SFU) def. Madrigal(WSU), 6-3, 6-3.
4. Morgan(WSU) def. Miller(SFU), 6-4, 6-4.
5. Cloern(WSU) def. Dunleavy(SFU), 6-2, 6-0.
6. Turner(WSU) wins by default (No SFU player).