LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University men's tennis will host the men's and women's senior day on Sunday, April 10 against Penn State and West Liberty.
Matt Blose,
Samuel Ghigiarelli,
Sebastian Pinos and
Daniel Vinces will be honored for the men and
Romina Cutipa and
Anouk Ma-Ajong will be honored for the women.
What You Need to Know
» Saint Francis University men's tennis vs. Penn State | West Liberty
» Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m. | 2 p.m.
» Ebensburg Tennis Center in Ebensburg, Pa.
Men's Last Time Out
The Red Flash took a narrow 4-3 loss at Sacred Heart and finished their final conference weekend with a 1-2 record. Saint Francis earned its only conference win of the season 6-1 against Wagner on April 2.
Marc Fuste finished the weekend with a 3-0 record in No. 2 singles and earned Northeast Conference Co-Player of the Week on April 5.
Scouting Penn State
Penn State holds a 2-2 Big Ten and 10-9 overall record entering the weekend. The Nittany Lions will face No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday before they travel to Saint Francis. Penn State enters the weekend with a three-match winning streak, which included a 7-0 win over NEC member Mount St. Mary's. The Nittany Lions are 0-5 this season against teams ranked in the top-70. Malik Bhatnagar leads the Nittany Lions with 12 matches in No. 1 singles and holds a 3-9 record.
All-Time vs. Penn State
Penn State won the only all-time meeting between the programs 5-1 on Feb. 16, 2020. During the match, Saint Francis participated five current players.
Scouting West Liberty
West Liberty is a member of the NCAA Division II and holds a 2-1 record in the Mountain East and 9-5 overall record. They enter the weekend on a three-match losing streak, which included a 4-3 loss to Mercyhurst, who the Red Flash defeated 5-2 on March 1. The Hilltoppers started their spring season with a five-match winning streak.
All-Time vs. West Liberty
Saint Francis defeated West Liberty in the only meeting between the programs 6-1 on April 9, 2021. All-five Red Flash wins in singles were by current players, led by Pinos' 6-4, 6-2 win in No. 1 singles.
Next
Men's and women's tennis look towards the NEC Championships that are scheduled to start on Thursday, April 14.
