Ebensburg, Pa. – Saint Francis University men's and women's tennis will return to action when they both host Lafayette for dual matches on Sunday, Feb. 23.

The men's match will be in Ebensburg and start at 1 p.m., while the women's match will be hosted in Altoona and start at noon.
 
Women's Tennis Quick Hits 
Saint Francis enters the match with an even 4-4 record and a perfect 3-0 start in conference play. The Red Flash are coming off of a 6-1 victory over Niagara on Feb. 9.

Diana Zuba, Dasha Chichkina and Kelly Dowuona are the top singles performers for the Red Flash so far this season. Zuba is 15-5 in singles, Chichkina is 13-5 and Dowuona is 14-8. Zuba and Dowuona have each won their last four singles matches.

Dowuona leads Saint Francis in doubles wins on the year at 15-7. Kally Kadzinski is right behind Dowuona in doubles wins with a 14-8 doubles record. Kadzinski also has hit double-digit wins in singles as well at 12-7.

Morgan Tuffs won her 10th singles match of the season and of her career with her singles win against Dayton on Feb. 8. The Calgary, Alberta native is 10-5 on the year.

Dowuona is second all-time in program history for total career wins with 92 victories to her name. If the Brampton, Ontario native hits the 100-win milestone, she would be just the second player in program history to do so. Alex Sachs holds the crown for most total wins in program history at 101. Dowuona is tied for fourth in program history for singles wins with 44 victories to her name. She is two wins away from taking sole possession of third place. She would surpass the Raksha Bode, who had 45 singles wins. Dowuona is the program's all-time leader in doubles wins with 48, surpassing Sach's total of 45 on Feb. 1 with a win over Binghamton.

Zuba hit the 50-total win milestone with her victory against Dayton on Feb. 1. The Marlboro, N.J. native is two wins away from 30 career singles wins and 25 career doubles wins. Kadzinski's next doubles win would see her reach 30 career doubles wins.
 
Scouting Lafayette
The Leopards are 1-2 on the season and will have played a fourth dual match before meeting the Red Flash. They play Duquesne on Feb. 22.
Olivia Boeckman, Hanna Ganchi and Alyssa Perdomo all return for the Leopards in 2025 after posting winning records a season ago.
 
All-Time vs. Lafayette
Saint Francis is 4-0 all-time against Lafayette, including a 7-0 sweep in their match last year.

Zuba, Dowuona, Sara Jankovic and Kadzinski all picked up singles victories in the top four spots against the Leopards. Dowuona, Kadzinski and Gretta Rhodes picked up doubles wins as well.
 
Men's Tennis Quick Hits 
Saint Francis enters the match at 1-6 after dropping their match to Penn State last week.

Kevin Titus Suresh leads Saint Francis in singles wins so far this season with a 10-5 record, becoming the first Red Flash player this season to hit double-digit singles wins. Alan Gonzalez also sits a match over .500 at 8-7 on the year.

Tyler Nguyen and Mathis Tremblay are the top doubles performers this season with 14 and 13 wins respectively. Nguyen and Gonzalez picked up a doubles win over the Nittany Lions last week in the no. 1 spot to help take the doubles point in that match. Gonzalez is 8-6 in doubles on the year. Kevin Kruzel also has a winning record in doubles at 7-5. Matt Kozar and Titus Suresh won the no. 3 doubles match against Penn State to lock down the doubles point.

Nguyen is currently 10th all-time in total career wins for the Red Flash with 59. Nguyen is fifth in program history for doubles wins with 38. The Fountain Valley, Calif. native needs just two more wins to enter fourth place.

Scouting Lafayette
The Leopards are 1-4 on the year and will have played a sixth dual match by the time they see Saint Francis. They play Duquesne on Feb. 22.

Arman Ganchi, Sam Gelber, Derrin Lerner and Nick McKenzie all return after being significant contributors for Lafayette a season ago.

All-Time vs. Lafayette
Saint Francis is 2-1 all-time against Lafayette. The last meeting came in 2017 and resulted in a 7-0 Red Flash win.

Next
Both Red Flash Tennis teams head down to Hilton Head Island, S.C. for three matches each from Mar. 3-6.