HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Saint Francis University men's and women's tennis teams split their respective matches against Northern Kentucky on Saturday. 

The women's team's 4-2 victory over the Norse marked the program's first ever win over a Horizon League school, and the third win in a row for the Red Flash. It was their first road win of the season. 

The men's team's narrow 4-3 defeat to Northern Kentucky marked the end of their three match winning streak. 

Women's: Saint Francis 4, Northern Kentucky 2.  

Doubles 
The Red Flash claimed the doubles point with 6-2 and 6-3 wins from the No. 2 and 3 slots respectively. Reagen Mangan and Sara Jankovic, winners from the No. 2 slot, are now back to .500 on the year with an even 3-3 record as a pair. 

Kelly Dowuona and Kally Kadzinski continued their impressive start to the season with their seventh win in a row as a pair in the No. 3 spot. Dowuona collected her team-best 13th doubles win on the season and has won her last 12 combined singles and doubles matches.  

 
Singles 
Saint Francis took three on the six singles matches to secure their third consecutive win. 

Diana Zuba's win 7-6, 6-1 win from the No. 1 slot was the deciding point for the Red Flash and gave Zuba her 14th singles win of the season, a team best. Zuba has won her last three singles matches. 

Reagen Mangan's 6-2, 6-4 win in the No. 2 spot was her fourth in a row and improves her singles record to 9-6 on the season. 

Valeria Vinces also won her singles match with a 6-3, 6-0 victory in the No. 6 match. Vinces has now won three singles matches in a row and improved to 9-6 in singles on the season. 

Men's: Saint Francis 3, Northern Kentucky 4.  

Doubles 
The Red Flash fell short in both the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches against the Norse.  

The No. 2 match went unfinished after the conclusion of the No. 3 match. 

Singles 
Saint Francis claimed victory in three of the six singles matches. 

Gregory Troyan won his match in the No. 6 slot 6-3, 6-1, improving his singles record to 6-8 on the season.  

Alan Gonzalez made a sizable comeback in his 3-6, 7-6, 6-1 win from the No. 2 spot, saving four match points to keep himself alive and eventually earn the Red Flash a pivotal second singles point. The win marks Gonzalez's third in a row and his 12th singles victory on the season, a team best. 

Tyler Nguyen's 6-4, 7-6 win from the No. 2 slot leveled the match at 3-3 for Saint Francis amidst their come from behind effort. Nguyen improved his singles record to 10-5 on the season. 
 
Next 

Both Red Flash squads will head up the road to Dayton for a matchup with the University of Dayton Flyers. The men's match will start at 9:00 a.m. and the women's matches will start shortly after the conclusion of the men's matches.