CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. – The Saint Francis men's and women's tennis teams competed against Northern Kentucky on Saturday. The Red Flash women (1-3) fell to NKU (2-1) by a 5-2 margin while the Red Flash men (1-5) dropped a 6-1 match against the NKU men (3-0).
 
Saint Francis women 2, Northern Kentucky women 5
Records: Saint Francis (1-3), Northern Kentucky (2-1)
Location: Five Seasons Sports Club (Crestview Hills, Ky.)
 
SINGLES
Dominique Yeo and Anouk Ma-Ajong each won their singles match to earn the Red Flash points. Yeo took No. 2 singles in straight sets, beating NKU's Rozin 6-4, 7-6. At No. 4 singles, Ma-Ajong dropped the first set 6-4 but recovered to win sets two and three against Watton – 6-2, 6-3.

Romina Cutipa dropped a three-set match to the Norse's Kothakota at No. 3 singles – 6-3, 6-7, 3-6. At No. 1 singles, Nagisa Miyake fell to Koo 6-0 and 7-5. Marie Discini dropped her No. 5 singles match against NKU's Gray in straight sets – 6-4, 6-0.

DOUBLES
Cutipa and Yeo beat Gray and Clark at No. 2 doubles by a 6-4 margin. Miyake and Ma-Ajong fell 6-2 at No. 1 doubles to NKU's Koo and Rozin. The Norse won the third doubles match by default to earn the doubles point.
 

Saint Francis men 1, Northern Kentucky men 6
Records: Saint Francis (1-5), Northern Kentucky (3-0)
Location: Five Seasons Sports Club (Crestview Hills, Ky.)
 
SINGLES
Samuel Ghigiarelli picked up the lone Red Flash point by winning his No. 6 singles match against NKU's Hidalgo in three sets – 6-2, 6-7, 6-1.
Andrew Teixeira took his second set to extra but ultimately fell at No. 2 singles to Niehaus, 4-6, 5-7.

At No. 1 singles, Sebastian Pinos lost to the Norse's Burnel 0-6, 2-6. Daniel Vinces dropped his No. 3 singles match to Rodrigues 2-6 and 1-6. At. No. 4 singles, Jordi Garcia lost both sets to NKU's Casamayor by a 6-4 mark. Christian Banti fell at No. 5 singles to Ball, 4-6, 2-6.

DOUBLES
The Norse captured all three doubles matches to earn the point. At No. 1 doubles, Pinos and Banti fell to Burnel and Ball by a 6-3 margin. At No. 2 doubles, Teixeira and Vinces lost 6-2 against NKU's Ponomarew and McDowell. At No. 3 doubles, Garcia and Ghigiarelli dropped a 6-4 match against Niehaus and Elleman.
 

UP NEXT
The Red Flash wrap up the weekend trip against Dayton on Sunday morning. The match is scheduled for 9 a.m.
 
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