Youngstown, Ohio – Saint Francis women's tennis (1-2) dropped a 6-1 decision to Youngstown State (1-1) on Saturday at the Western Reserve Racquet Club.

The Red Flash played several tight matches with two singles matches going to a deciding third set. No. 3 singles player Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) picked up SFU's lone point in a 6-0, 6-4 win over YSU's Cassandra Moraleja.

"The team played extremely well giving Youngstown State a hard-fought match," Interim Head Coach Lisa Swope said. "YSU had to fight for every point. We lost a few heartbreakers today. We have a strong group and we will keep looking forward."

Saint Francis No. 1 singles player Lucia Seigford (Madrid, Spain/Mirasur) was defeated by Youngstown State's Imaan Hassim, 7-6, 6-3. The Red Flash's Laura Gutierrez (Bogota, Colombia/Cibercolegio UCN) fell to the Penguins' Tamara Teufl, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.

YSU's Elvira Esteo won a narrow match over SFU's Stephanie Miller (Washington, D.C./St. John's College High School) at No. 4 singles, 7-6, 4-6, 13-11. The Penguins' No. 5 singles player Lucia Zagar defeated the Red Flash's Romina Cutipa (Huancayo, Peru/San Juan Bosco), 6-2, 6-2. Youngstown State won at No. 6 singles by default.

Saint Francis' No. 1 doubles team of Seigford and Bode knocked off Hassim and Esteo, 6-3. Youngstown State's Teufl and Zagar picked up a win at No. 2 doubles over Miller and Gutierrez, 6-3. The Penguins won at No. 3 doubles by default to secure the doubles point.

The Red Flash return to the court for a match at Duquesne on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m.