LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University men's and women's tennis returns home to face Mercyhurst on Tuesday, March 1 at 11 a.m. Men's tennis plays at the Ebensburg Tennis Center, while the women play at the Gorilla House Gym.
 
What You Need to Know
» Saint Francis University men's tennis vs. Mercyhurst
» Tuesday, March 1 at 11 a.m.
» Ebensburg Tennis Center in Ebensburg, Pa.
 
Men's Last Time Out
The Red Flash dropped a match at Lehigh 7-0. Marc Fuste had the closest margin of defeat in singles with his No. 4 loss 6-2, 2-6, 4-6. In doubles, Saint Francis dropped all-three matches, though the No. 2 match was a close 6-7 (4-7) defeat for Sebastian Pinos and Andrew Teixeira.  
 
Scouting Mercyhurst
Mercyhurst enters Tuesday's match with a 2-4 overall record, most recently a 6-1 loss to St. Bonaventure. The Lakers hold a 2-2 record at home, with back-to-back 7-0 sweeps of Salem on Feb. 18 and West Virginia State on Feb. 20.
 
All-Time vs. Mercyhurst
The Lakers hold a 2-0 all-time advantage over the Red Flash in the past two seasons. Mercyhurst started the matchup with a 7-0 victory in 2020 and followed it up with a 5-2 win in 2021. In the last meeting, Saint Francis earned the doubles point with win in No. 1 by Pinos and Teixeira and No. 3 by Jordi Garcia and Samuel Ghigiarelli. Ghigiarelli earned Saint Francis' only singles point with a 6-4, 5-7, 13-11 win in No. 6.
 
What You Need to Know
» Saint Francis University women's tennis vs. Mercyhurst
» Tuesday, March 1 at 11 a.m.
» Gorilla House Gym in Altoona, Pa.
 
Women's Last Time Out
The Red Flash dropped a match 4-2 to Lehigh on Sunday. Anoek Pruijmboom won her first appearance in No. 2 singles 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 7-5 and moved to 9-2 this season. Nagisa Miyake earned the other Red Flash victory 7-5, 6-2 in No. 5 singles.
 
Scouting Mercyhurst
The Lakers enter Tuesday's match with a 2-4 overall record and are 1-3 during the spring season. Their only win in the spring was a 6-0 shutout of Salem on Feb. 18. They defeated Division I member Binghamton on Oct. 23, 4-3. They most recently suffered a 5-2 loss to St. Bonaventure, who the Red Flash defeated on Feb. 13, 4-3.
 
All-Time vs. Mercyhurst
The Red Flash hold a 2-0 all-time advantage over the Lakers over the past two seasons. They earned a 4-3 victory in 2021 and a 5-2 victory in 2020. Current Saint Francis players Dominique Yeo, Anouk Ma-Ajong, Miyake and Romina Cutipa led the team to its last victory. Both matches were played in Erie, Pa.
 
Next
Saint Francis men and women each face Northern Kentucky, Xavier and Dayton between March 4-6.