Flash Points:

• SFU Men's Tennis hosts Sacred Heart on Friday.
• The Red Flash is 3-9 overall and 1-0 in the NEC.
• The match will begin at 2 p.m. at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.
• SFU is coming off a 5-2 win in its NEC opener over St. Francis Brooklyn.

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis Men's Tennis team continues NEC play on Friday against Sacred Heart.  The Red Flash hosts the Pioneers for a 2 p.m. match at The Club Sport and Health in Monroeville.
 
The Red Flash, led by Head Coach Rob Castille, is 3-9 overall after winning its NEC opener against St. Francis Brooklyn, 5-2, last Sunday.  SFU also fell 7-0 at St. John's on Friday. 
 
Freshman Sebastian Pinos (Quito, Ecuador/Compuinformatica) was named NEC Rookie of the Week for his performance over the weekend.  Pinos earned a win at No. 3 singles against SFBK and combined with sophomore Franz Luna (Guatemala City, Guatemala/Laurel Springs) for a pair of doubles wins at No. 2.
 
Against the Terriers, senior Alec Dylan Foo-Kune (Phoenix, Mauritius/International Connections Academy (Md.)) claimed a win at No. 2 singles.  Freshman Charles Morkel (Cape Town, South Africa/Paul Roos Gymnasium) earned a win at No. 4 in his Spring debut, while sophomore Eduardo Garcia (Toluca, Mexico/Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico) added a win at No. 6.  Morkel and junior Jan Vit Suntar (Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia/Gimnazija Kranj) paired up for a win at No. 3 doubles.
 
Foo-Kune and Luna share the team-lead with six singles wins this Spring.  Luna's wins have all come at No. 1, with Foo-Kune playing mostly at No. 2.  Pinos has four wins this Spring, while Garcia has three victories, playing mostly at No. 5.  Morkel and sophomore Samuel Miller (Smithfield, R.I./Homeschool) each have one win, while junior Chad Allender (Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area) is looking for his first victory.  Luna and Pinos lead the team with a 7-5 mark at No. 2 doubles.
 
Sacred Heart is 3-8 this season and will take on Saint Francis in its NEC opener.  The Pioneers own wins this year over Siena (5-2), Holy Cross (7-0) and Saint Peter's (5-2).