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Men’s Tennis Meets Temple, Lehigh This Weekend

Senior Eli Cerdan
Flash Points:
  • SFU Men's Tennis travels to Eastern PA for matches at Temple and Lehigh this weekend.
  • The Red Flash meets Temple on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match and Lehigh on Sunday for an 11 a.m. battle.
  • SFU is 6-2 this Spring, with Temple and Lehigh owning 4-6 and 1-5 records, respectively.

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's team travels to Eastern PA this weekend for matches at Temple and Lehigh.  The Red Flash will battle the Owls on Saturday at 2 p.m. and the Mountain Hawks on Sunday at 11 a.m.
 
The Red Flash, led by Head Coach Rob Castille, is 6-2 this Spring after a 7-0 win over Lafayette last Saturday.  SFU did not drop a single set on their way to sweeps in the singles and doubles action.
 
Sophomore Jan Vit Suntar (Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia/Gimnazija Kranj) and freshman Franz Luna (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Laurel Springs) are tied for the team-lead with seven wins this spring.  Suntar is 7-0, playing at No. 4, 5 and 6, while Luna is 7-1 at No. 2.  Junior Alec Dylan Foo-Kune (Phoenix, Mauritius/International Connections Academy (Md.)) is 5-3 at No. 1, while senior Plamen Avuski (Plovdiv, Bulgaria /Math High School ) is 5-2 at No. 4 and 5.
 
Freshman Arturo Dell'eva (Verona, Italy/Sanchez Casal Tennis Academy) is 4-0 this Spring, playing at No. 3 and 4.  Senior Rodrigo Tico (Guadalajara, Mexico/Colegio de Bachilleres) has four wins, playing at No. 3 and 4, while senior Eli Cerdan (Bloomfield, N.J. /Saint Mary High School) is 3-1 at No. 5 and 6.  Sophomore Robin van der Heijden (Burgh Haamstede, Netherlands/Scheldmond College) is 1-1 at No. 5 and 6.
 
In doubles, Foo-Kune and Tico are 6-2 at No. 1 and riding a three-match win streak.  Luna and Suntar are 2-1 at No. 2, while Avuski and Cerdan are 4-0 at No. 3.
 
Temple is 4-6 this spring, with wins over Monmouth (6-1), Villanova (5-2), Fairleigh Dickinson (5-2) and UConn (7-0).  The Owls fell 4-2 against George Washington on Wednesday and meet Wagner on Friday before taking on Saint Francis on Saturday.
 
Lehigh is 1-5 in dual matches, with a 5-2 win over Delaware.  Last weekend, Lehigh dropped a 5-2 decision against Stony Brook.  The Mountain Hawks face Mount St. Mary's on Saturday before meeting SFU on Sunday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Plamen  Avuski

Plamen Avuski

Senior
Eli Cerdan

Eli Cerdan

Senior
Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

5' 9"
Junior
Jan Vit Suntar

Jan Vit Suntar

Sophomore
Rodrigo Tico

Rodrigo Tico

Senior
Robin van der Heijden

Robin van der Heijden

Sophomore
Arturo Dell

Arturo Dell'eva

Freshman
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Plamen  Avuski

Plamen Avuski

Senior
Eli Cerdan

Eli Cerdan

Senior
Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

5' 9"
Junior
Jan Vit Suntar

Jan Vit Suntar

Sophomore
Rodrigo Tico

Rodrigo Tico

Senior
Robin van der Heijden

Robin van der Heijden

Sophomore
Arturo Dell

Arturo Dell'eva

Freshman
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

Freshman