Red Flash put up a fight in 5-2 defeat at Dayton

BOX SCORE Dayton, Ohio – Saint Francis women's tennis (1-6) had several strong individual performances before ultimately falling to Dayton (1-2) in a 5-2 decision on Friday evening at the Five Seasons Sports Complex.

In No. 2 singles, SFU's Lucia Seigford (Madrid, Spain/Mirasur) defeated Emily Zargham, 6-2, 6-0. The Red Flash's Raksha Bode (Reunion, Fla./Florida Virtual School) knocked off Natalie Allen, 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 3 position to secure Saint Francis' other singles win.

Dayton's Mattea Kilstofte defeated Laura Gutierrez (Bogota, Colombia/Cibercolegio UCN) at No. 1, 7-5, 6-2. The Flyers' Kelly Pleiman won in No. 4 singles over Stephanie Miller (Washington, D.C./St. John's College High School), 6-4, 6-4. UD's Anna Delaney took No. 5 over Romina Cutipa (Huancayo, Peru/San Juan Bosco) in a tight decision, 6-7, 6-2, 10-2. SFU lost at No. 6 by default.

In No. 1 doubles, Kilstofte and Allen defeated Bode at Seigford, 6-4. Miller and Gutierrez picked up a win for the Red Flash in No. 2 doubles, 6-1. Dayton secured the doubles point by winning at No. 3 by default.

Saint Francis returns to the court at Northern Kentucky on Saturday at 5 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Raksha Bode: 5' 3"; Senior

Laura Gutierrez: 5' 6"; Junior

Stephanie Miller: 5' 6"; Senior

Lucia Seigford: 5' 2"; Junior

Romina Cutipa: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Raksha Bode
: 5' 3"; Senior

Laura Gutierrez
: 5' 6"; Junior

Stephanie Miller
: 5' 6"; Senior

Lucia Seigford
: 5' 2"; Junior

Romina Cutipa
: 5' 4"; Freshman