Flash Points:

• SFU women's tennis dropped a 6-1 decision at Youngstown State on Saturday.
• The Red Flash is now 1-4 this spring.
• Freshman Kathryn Dunleavy (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) earned her third straight singles win at No. 5.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Saint Francis women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision at Youngstown State on Saturday.  SFU dropped the doubles point and won one singles match.  The Red Flash is now 1-4 this spring, while the Penguins improved to 3-1.
 
At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) and Stephanie Miller (Washington, D.C./St. John's College High School) matched up against YSU's Imaan Hassim and Sofia Macias.  The Red Flash duo fell 6-4 and is now 2-3 this spring.
 
Freshmen Laura Gutierrez (Bogota, Colombia/Cibercolegio UCN) and Lucia Seigford (Madrid, Spain/Mirasur) combined at the top doubles spot against the Penguins' Dominika Lackova and Ana Stroe.  The match was stopped after Youngstown State clinched the doubles point with its win at No. 1.  Gutierrez and Seigford were trailing 5-3 when the match was stopped.
 
Youngstown State won the match at No. 3 by default due to No SFU Player available.
 
Freshman Kathryn Dunleavy (Farmington Hills, Mich./Mercy) met Monique Belovukovic at No. 5 singles.  The Red Flash rookie claimed the first set, 6-1.  Dunleavy then won a tight second set, 7-5, to clinch the straight-set victory.  She improved to 3-2 this spring with her third straight win. 
 
At No. 1, Gutierrez took on YSU's Lackova.  The SFU freshman dropped a tight first set, 7-6, including a 7-3 tiebreaker, but bounced back to win the second set, 6-3.  In a super-tiebreaker third set, Gutierrez fell 10-2.
 
Seigford dropped a 6-3, 6-0 result at No. 2 against Noelly Nsimba, while Bode fell 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 against Macias.  At No. 4, Miller fell 6-1, 6-1 against Hassim.
 
Youngstown State won the match at No. 6 by default due to No SFU Player available.

"I was very disappointed in our effort today," said Head Coach Rob Castille. "Youngstown State is a very good and talented team and we needed to show up today and compete hard. We simply did not do that. Credit to YSU as they played a solid match from top to bottom. But we need to show up and be ready to work and grind from the very first point to the last. We needed to be mentally tough and stay positive to fight through tough times in the match. This wasn't the case today, which is why I am disappointed in us as a team today. We'll learn from this, put this behind us and hopefully be better because of this."
 
The Red Flash returns to action on Saturday, February 11 when it meets Carnegie Mellon at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville, Pa.
 
Doubles:
1. Gutierrez/Seigford(SFU) vs. Lackova/Stroe(YSU), 3-5, unfinished.
2. Hassim/Macias(YSU) def. Bode/Miller(SFU), 6-4.
3. Belovukovic/Nsimba(YSU) win by default (No SFU Player)
 
Singles:
1. Lackova(YSU) def. Gutierrez(SFU), 7-6(3), 3-6, 10-2.
2. Nsimba(YSU) def. Seigford(SFU), 6-3, 6-0.
3. Macias(YSU) def. Bode(SFU), 6-1, 6-4.
4. Hassim(YSU) def. Miller(SFU), 6-1, 6-1.
5. Dunleavy(SFU) def. Belovukovic(YSU), 6-1, 7-5.
6. Stroe(YSU) wins by default (No SFU Player)