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Men's Tennis Hosts Bucknell, Detroit This Weekend

Junior Chad Allender
Flash Points:
  • SFU Men's Tennis welcomes Bucknell and Detroit to The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville this weekend.
  • The Red Flash will take on the Bison on Friday at 4 p.m. and the Titans on Saturday at 5 p.m.
  • Saint Francis looks for its first win of the season.

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis Men's Tennis team is set for two home matches this weekend at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.  The Red Flash meets Bucknell on Friday, February 16 at 4 p.m.  SFU takes on Detroit on Saturday at 5 p.m.
 
The Red Flash, led by Head Coach Rob Castille, looks for its first win of the season after an 0-6 start.  SFU fell 6-1 against Carnegie Mellon, ranked No. 10 in the ITA Division III Poll, and 4-0 against Dayton last weekend.
 
Senior Alec Dylan Foo-Kune (Phoenix, Mauritius/International Connections Academy (Md.)) earned a win at No. 2 singles and sophomore Franz Luna (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Laurel Springs) and freshman Sebastian Pinos (Quito, Ecuador/Compuinformatica) picked up a victory at No. 2 doubles against Carnegie Mellon.
 
Foo-Kune owns a team-best seven overall wins, including a 3-2 mark in dual matches.  Luna and Pinos are each 6-7 overall.  Luna is 3-3 this spring, while Pinos is 2-4.  Junior Chad Allender (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) and sophomores Eduardo Garcia (Toluca, Mexico/Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico) and Samuel Miller (Smithfield, R.I./Homeschool) are looking for their first wins this weekend.
 
Luna and Pinos are 5-5 this year, including two wins at No. 2 doubles. 
 
Bucknell is 1-3 this season, with a 5-2 win over LaSalle.  Last weekend, the Bison fell 7-0 against Miami.  Earlier this year, Bucknell fell 7-0 at No. 3 North Carolina and 6-0 against Wofford.  Colin Sacco leads the Bison with 10 overall wins and is 1-1 at No. 5 this Spring.
 
Detroit has a 4-2 record and is on a four-match win streak with victories over Wayne State (6-1), Findlay (7-0), Chicago State (6-1) and Niagara (7-0).  Artem Vasheshnikov leads the Titans with a 5-1 record at No. 1, while Nathan Ponton and Luka Soskic are tied with a team-high eight overall wins.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

5' 9"
Senior
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sebastian Pinos

Sebastian Pinos

5' 5"
Freshman
Chad Allender

Chad Allender

5' 8"
Junior
Eduardo Garcia

Eduardo Garcia

5' 6"
Sophomore
Samuel Miller

Samuel Miller

5' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

Alec Dylan Foo-Kune

5' 9"
Senior
Franz Luna

Franz Luna

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sebastian Pinos

Sebastian Pinos

5' 5"
Freshman
Chad Allender

Chad Allender

5' 8"
Junior
Eduardo Garcia

Eduardo Garcia

5' 6"
Sophomore
Samuel Miller

Samuel Miller

5' 11"
Sophomore