BOX SCORE Flash Points:

• SFU Women's Tennis fell 6-1 on Sunday against Wright State at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.
• Freshman Nastasia Tamarkin (Washington, D.C./School Without Walls) earned a win at No. 5 singles.
• The Red Flash dropped to 0-3 this season and will travel to Lehigh next Sunday.

MONROEVILLE, Pa. – The Saint Francis Women's Tennis team fell 6-1 against Wright State on Sunday at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.  The Red Flash earned a singles win at No. 5, but the Raiders clinched the doubles point and won five singles matches. SFU dropped to 0-3 this season, while Wright State improved to 1-3.

"I think we let a lot of chances get away today," said Head Coach Rob Castille. "We were right there in doubles and if a couple points had gone our way, we would have won the point. In several of the singles matches, we had opportunities to take two of the matches to three sets but just could not convert. But credit goes to Wright State. They are a deep and solid team."
 
At the top doubles position, sophomore Laura Gutierrez (Bogota, Colombia/Cibercolegio UCN) and freshman Nastasia Tamarkin (Washington, D.C./School Without Walls) matched up against Wright State's Karoline Haller and Haily Morgan.  The Red Flash duo dropped a 6-4 decision and is now 6-5 overall.
 
Junior Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) and sophomore Lucia Seigford (Madrid, Spain/Mirasur) competed at No. 2 against the Raiders' Luisa Pelayo and Madison Riley.  The SFU pair was leading 4-3 when the match stopped after WSU clinched the match at No. 1.
 
Wright State won the match at No. 3 by default due to no SFU player available.
 
Tamarkin took on Wright State's Jillian Milano at No. 5 singles.  The Red Flash rookie claimed the opening set, 6-1.  She clinched a straight-set victory with a 6-3 win in the next set.  Tamarkin picked up her first win of the Spring.
 
In the match at No. 1, Gutierrez battled the Raiders' Haller.  After falling 6-2 in the first set, Gutierrez played a tough set in the second frame, but fell 7-6, including 7-5 in the tiebreaker. 
 
Seigford faced WSU's Morgan at No. 2.  The SFU sophomore dropped a 6-2, 6-4 decision.  At No. 3, Bode competed against WSU's Riley, but fell 6-3, 6-4.
 
At No. 4, junior Stephanie Miller (Washington, D.C./St. John's College High School) took on the Raiders' Pelayo.  After dropping a 6-2 first set, Miller battled Pelayo in a tough second set, but came up short, 7-6, including 7-3 in the tiebreaker.
 
The Raiders won the match at No. 6 by default due to no SFU player available.

"I am pleased with some of the improvements we made from our first two matches," said Castille. "We will take some good things from this match and look to continue to improve on some things before our next match with Lehigh."
 
The Red Flash returns to action next Sunday, February 4, when it visits Lehigh for a 10 a.m. match.
 
Doubles:
1. Haller/Morgan(WSU) def. Gutierrez/Tamarkin(SFU), 6-4.
2. Bode/Seigford(SFU) vs. Pelayo/Riley(WSU), 4-3, unfinished.
3. Milano/Whitney(WSU) win by default (No SFU Player).
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
 
Singles:
1. Haller(WSU) def. Gutierrez(SFU), 6-2, 7-6(5).
2. Morgan(WSU) def. Seigford(SFU), 6-2, 6-4.
3. Riley(WSU) def. Bode(SFU), 6-3, 6-4.
4. Pelayo(WSU) def. Miller(SFU), 6-2, 7-6(3).
5. Tamarkin(SFU) def. Milano(WSU), 6-1, 6-3.
6. Whitney(WSU) wins by default (No SFU Player).
Order of Finish: 6,5,1,3,2,4