Flash Points:

• SFU Women's Tennis topped St. Bonaventure in a 5-2 road win on Saturday.
• The Red Flash dropped the doubles point, but won five of six singles matches.
• SFU improved to 4-8 this Spring.

OLEAN, N.Y. – The Saint Francis Women's Tennis team earned a 5-2 win over St. Bonaventure on Saturday.  The Red Flash dropped the doubles point, but won five of six singles matches.  Saint Francis improved to 4-8 this Spring, while St. Bonaventure is now 4-12 in dual matches.
 
Sophomore Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) and freshman Lucia Seigford (Madrid, Spain/Mirasur) matched up at No. 2 against St. Bonaventure's Clara Herberts and Kahlei Reisinger.  The Red Flash duo earned a 6-4 win for their first win this Spring.
 
At the top doubles spot, freshman Laura Gutierrez (Bogota, Colombia/Cibercolegio UCN) and sophomore Stephanie Miller (Washington, D.C./St. John's College High School) competed against the Bonnies' Gabriella Bowe and Mara Martinez-Santori.  The SFU pair dropped a 6-3 decision.
 
The Bonnies won the match at No. 3 by default due to no SFU player available.
 
Seigford met SBU's Martinez-Santori at the top singles spot.  The Red Flash rookie claimed the opening set, 6-1, but Martinez-Santori responded by winning the next set, 6-4.  In the deciding set, Seigford earned a 6-1 win for her fifth win this Spring.
 
Gutierrez took on the Bonnies' Bowe at No. 2.  The SFU sophomore won the first frame, 6-3, but Bowe won a 6-3 set of her own in the nexyt set.  In the final set, Gutierrez came out on top, 6-2.  Gutierrez picked up her third dual-match win.
 
In the match at No. 3, Miller faced St. Bonaventure's Herberts.  The Saint Francis sophomore took the first set, 6-4.  She completed the straight-set victory with a 6-3 win in the second set.  Miller is now 7-5 this Spring.
 
At No. 4, Bode competed against the Bonnies' Dominique Mortier.  The SFU sophomore claimed the first set, 6-1.  She earned a sweep with a 6-2 win in the second set.  Bode improved to 6-6 in dual matches.
 
Dunleavy met SBU's Reisinger at No. 5.  The Red Flash rookie took the first set, 6-4.  However, Reisinger won the next set, 6-2.  In the deciding super-tiebreaker set, Dunleavy came out on top, 10-6.
 
The Bonnies won the match at No. 6 by default due to no SFU player available.
 
The Red Flash continues its Spring schedule next Friday, March 17, when it hosts Niagara for a 10 a.m. match at the Greensburg Racquet Club..  SFU then welcomes Mount St. Mary's on Sunday, March 19 for a 1 p.m. contest at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.
 
Doubles:
1. Bowe/Martinez-Santori(SBU) def. Gutierrez/Miller(SFU), 6-3.
2. Bode/Seigford(SFU) def. Herberts/Reisinger(SBU), 6-4.
3. Chin/Kozinski(SBU) win by default (No SFU Player).
 
Singles:
1. Seigford(SFU) def. Martinez-Santori(SBU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.
2. Gutierrez(SFU) def. Bowe(SBU), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
3. Miller(SFU) def. Herberts(SBU), 6-4, 6-3.
4. Bode(SFU) def. Mortier(SBU), 6-1, 6-2.
5. Dunleavy(SFU) def. Reisinger(SBU), 6-4, 2-6, 10-6.
6. Doversola(SBU) wins by default (No SFU Player).