Flash Points:
- SFU Men's Tennis is set for its home opener on Sunday against Wright State.
- The Red Flash and Raiders will start at 11:30 a.m. at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.
- SFU is looking for its first win of the season after an 0-2 start.
LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis Men's Tennis team hosts Wright State on Sunday in its home opener. The Red Flash and the Raiders will meet at 11:30 a.m. at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.
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Saint Francis, led by Head Coach
Rob Castille, is looking for its first win of the season after an 0-2 start last weekend. SFU fell 7-0 at Navy and 6-1 at James Madison in matches against two very good opponents.Â
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Sophomore
Franz Luna (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Laurel Springs) earned a singles win last weekend with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory against JMU's Damon Roberts. In doubles, senior
Alec Dylan Foo-Kune (Phoenix, Mauritius/International Connections Academy (Md.)) and freshman
Charles Morkel (Cape Town, South Africa/Paul Roos Gymnasium) picked up a 6-2 win over Navy's Peter Lohrbach and Andrey Majkic.Â
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Four players are tied for the team lead with four overall wins this year. Luna, Morkel and freshman
Sebastian Pinos (Quito, Ecuador/Compuinformatica) are each 4-5, while Foo-Kune owns a 4-6 mark. Newcomers
Chad Allender (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) and
Samuel Miller (Smithfield, R.I./Homeschool) will look for their first victories this weekend.
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In doubles, Luna and Pinos have combined for a 3-3 record and competed at the No. 2 position last weekend. Foo-Kune and Morkel are 1-5 and played both of their matches at No. 1. Allender and Miller competed at No. 3.
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Wright State, led by Head Coach Eric Burns, is also looking for its first win after dropping a 6-1 decision against Toledo last Sunday. Senior Michal Kianicka led the Raiders with a win at No. 1 singles and combined with senior Fernando Nardelli for a victory at No. 1 doubles. Kianicka leads the team with an 8-6 overall record, while sophomore Param Pun is 6-6 overall.
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