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Men’s Tennis Rides Program’s Best Start Into NEC Match At Sacred Heart

Sophomore Jan Vit Suntar
Flash Points:
  • SFU Men's Tennis travels to Sacred Heart on Friday for a 1:30 p.m. match.
  • The Red Flash is off to its best start in program history, with a 10-3 record.
  • Saint Francis currently has a four-match win streak and is 2-0 in NEC play.

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis Men's Tennis team travels to Fairfield, Conn. this weekend for an NEC matchup against Sacred Heart.  The match is set to begin on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Tennis Courts.
 
The Red Flash, led by Head Coach Rob Castille, is 10-3 overall, its best start in program history.  SFU has won four straight matches and has a 2-0 mark in NEC matches.  Last weekend, Saint Francis earned 7-0 wins over Niagara and Mount St. Mary's.
 
Junior Alec Dylan Foo-Kune (Phoenix, Mauritius/International Connections Academy (Md.)) was named NEC Player of the Week after winning both of his matches at No. 1 to improve to 9-4 this Spring at No. 1.  Freshman Franz Luna (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Laurel Springs) earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors with two wins at No. 2.  Luna is 11-2 in dual matches, playing all of his matches at No. 2.
 
Sophomore Jan Vit Suntar (Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia/Gimnazija Kranj) is 10-1 this Spring, playing at No. 4, 5 and 6.  Senior Plamen Avuski (Plovdiv, Bulgaria /Math High School ) owns a 9-4 record this Spring, playing at No. 4, 5 and 6, while freshman Arturo Dell'eva (Verona, Italy/Sanchez Casal Tennis Academy) is 8-1, playing at No. 3 and 4.  Senior Eli Cerdan (Bloomfield, N.J. /Saint Mary High School) has six wins, playing at No. 5 and 6.
 
Foo-Kune and Luna have combined for three straight wins at No. 1 doubles.  Dell'eva and Suntar are 4-2 at No. 2, while Avuski and Cerdan are 7-0 at No. 3.
 
Sacred Heart is 2-8 overall and 0-1 in NEC matches.  The Pioneers have wins over Holy Cross (7-0) and Saint Peter's (6-1).  SHU fell 6-1 against Boston University last weekend.
 
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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
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
Arturo Dell

Arturo Dell'eva

Freshman
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

Freshman