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Tennis Wraps Up Regular Season on the Road

LORETTO, Pa. – The Saint Francis men's and women's tennis teams conclude the regular season with one road match apiece this week. The Red Flash women play at Slippery Rock on Thursday at 4 p.m. while the Red Flash men play at West Liberty on Friday at 2 p.m.
 

The Matchup: Saint Francis women (5-11, 2-3 NEC) at Slippery Rock women (4-4, 2-1 PSAC)
Location: SRU Tennis Courts (Slippery Rock, Pa.)
Date and Time: Thursday at 4 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
Slippery Rock enters the match with a 4-4 record and a 2-1 PSAC record. Most recently, the Rock beat Edinboro in a conference match by a 6-1 margin. SRU won all three doubles matches to capture the doubles point to start the day. Slippery Rock won at No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles with all victories coming in straight sets.

SERIES WITH THE ROCK
This is the first meeting of the decade between Saint Francis and Slippery Rock.
 

The Matchup: Saint Francis men (3-13, 1-3 NEC) at West Liberty men (3-4, 3-1 Mountain East)
Location: Edgar Martin Tennis Complex (West Liberty, W.Va.)
Date and Time: Friday at 2 p.m.
 
SCOUTING THE HILLTOPPERS
West Liberty currently holds a 3-4 record but is 3-1 against Mountain East opponents. WLU is scheduled to host Davis & Elkins College on Wednesday prior to hosting Saint Francis. The Hilltoppers won back-to-back conference matches before suffering a 6-1 loss against Cedarville last weekend. West Liberty won at No. 3 doubles and No. 4 singles against Cedarville.

SERIES WITH THE HILLTOPPERS
This is the first meeting of the decade between Saint Francis and West Liberty.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Flash women fell to Sacred Heart by a 6-1 margin. Nagisa Miyake earned the lone SFU point with a win at No. 5 singles in three sets. The Red Flash men lost to Sacred Heart by a 5-2 margin. SFU earned the doubles point in addition to Sebastian Pinos winning his No. 1 singles match in straight sets.
 
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Players Mentioned

Nagisa Miyake

Nagisa Miyake

Freshman
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Sebastian Pinos

Sebastian Pinos

Senior
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Players Mentioned

Nagisa Miyake

Nagisa Miyake

Freshman
Marketing
Sebastian Pinos

Sebastian Pinos

Senior
Management Information Systems / Accounting