Hilton Head Island, S.C. – Saint Francis University men's and women's tennis head down to South Carolina for Spring Break from Mar. 3-6. Each team will compete in three dual matches during that stretch.
The men's team will play Marian (Ind.), Tiffin and Lake Superior State. The women will play Marian (Ind.), Tiffin and UNC Wilmington.
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Women's Tennis Quick HitsÂ
Saint Francis enters the match with a 5-4 overall record and 3-0 in conference play. Last time out the Red Flash defeated Lafayette in a tight 4-3 result.
Diana Zuba,Â
Dasha Chichkina andÂ
Kelly Dowuona are the top singles performers for the Red Flash so far this season. Zuba is 16-5 in singles, Chichkina is 14-5 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.Â
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 12-8 in singles and 14-9 in doubles.
Morgan Tuffs is off to a strong start to her collegiate career at 11-5 in singles this 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.
Kadzinski's next doubles win would see her reach 30 career doubles wins.
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Scouting Marian
Marian is 9-5 on the year overall, but 0-2 against Division I opponents. Marian lost 5-0 to Bellarmine and 5-2 to Butler earlier this season.
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All-Time vs. Marian
Monday's match will be the first ever meeting between Saint Francis and Marian.
Scouting Tiffin
The Dragons are 6-3 so far this season. Anaelle Lepinay is the top singles performer for Tiffin at 7-1 on the year. Emily Barrett has also performed well in singles at 6-2.
Barrett and Jemimah Choi are the doubles team with the best record for the Dragons at 5-2.Â
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All-Time vs. Tiffin
Tuesday's match will be the first meeting all-time between the two schools.
Scouting UNC Wilmington
The Seahawks are 1-2 on the season entering the week.Â
Elif Albayrak has gotten off to the best start of any UNC Wilmington player, sitting at 2-1 so far this season. Albayrak and Eda Arli are the best doubles team so far at 1-1 this season.
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All-Time vs. UNC Wilmington
The only previous meeting between the Red Flash and Seahawks came in the same location last year, with UNC Wilmington claiming the 6-1 victory. Zuba earned the lone Red Flash victory with a win in the no. 1 match.
Men's Tennis Quick HitsÂ
Saint Francis enters the match at 2-6Â after picking up a convincing 5-2 win over Lafayette last weekend.
Kevin Titus Suresh leads Saint Francis in singles wins so far this season with a 11-5 record.Â
Alan Gonzalez is also over .500 at 9-7 in singles
Tyler Nguyen has a 14-7 doubles record this year and picked up a win alongside Gonzalez against Lafayette last time out. Gonzalez is 9-6 in doubles this season.
Nguyen hit the 60-win milestone for his career with that win.
Scouting Marian
Marian is 7-7 on the year, but 0-2 against Division I opponents. Marian lost 4-0 to Butler and 6-1 to IU Indy earlier this season.
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All-Time vs. Marian
Monday's match will be the first time Saint Francis and Marian have ever met.
Scouting Tiffin
The Dragons are 4-6 this season. Martin Driesner holds the best singles record for Tiffin at 6-3 on the year.
Driesner and Romain Marionneau have the most doubles wins on the team with four as a pair.Â
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All-Time vs. Tiffin
Tuesday will be the first time Saint Francis and Tiffin have squared off.
Scouting Lake Superior State
The Lakers enter the week at a perfect 3-0 on the season.
Lake Superior State will play Tiffin, Morningside and Shawnee State before meeting the Red Flash on Thursday.
All-Time vs. Lake Superior State
The Red Flash and Lakers will play each other for the first time on Thursday.
Next
Both Red Flash Tennis teams head up to New York to resume conference play against Wagner and LIU on Mar. 15 and 16.