Ebensburg, Pa. – The Saint Francis University Women's Tennis team won their 10th match of the season and their third in a row with a 4-3 win over Bucknell on Saturday morning.
Saint Francis 4, Bucknell 3.
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DoublesÂ
The Red Flash claimed victory in the no. 1 and 2 doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead in the contest over Bucknell.
Diana Zuba and
Dasha Chichkina won the no. 1 match 6-4 to kick things off. Zuba and Chichkina are now an even 14-14 as a pair on the year. The duo are both 15-15 individually in doubles action this seaon.
Reagen Mangan and
Sara Jankovic won the no. 2 doubles match 6-4 to clinch the doubles point for Saint Francis. The duo is 11-7 when playing together this season. Mangan is now 12-9 in doubles on the year, while Jankovic is 14-10.
Kelly Dowuona and
Morgan Tuffs narrowly lost 7-6 (8-6) in the no. 3 doubles match.
SinglesÂ
Saint Francis won the no. 1, 2 and 5 singles matches to clinch the victory over the Bison.
Zuba defeated Whitney King in the no. 1 match in straight sets, claiming a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 win in the clash. Zuba is 21-6 now on the year in singles.
Chichkina worked to a 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3 win in the no. 2 singles match to put the Red Flash up 3-0. Chichkina improves to 18-7 in singles with her win.
Tuffs once again clinched a win for Saint Francis, this time from the no. 5 spot. The Calgary, Alberta native won her match 6-1, 7-5 and improved to 13-7 in singles on the year.
Flash Facts
Zuba has won three singles matches in a row and 10 of her last 11. The Marlboro, N.J. native also claimed career victories 59 and 60 with her wins against the Bison.
Jankovic sits just one win shy of 30 career doubles wins after her victory alongside Mangan.
Mangan and Jankovic are both approaching 50 career wins. Both of them currently sit at 48 wins.
The Red Flash have hit the double-digit win mark for the fifth time in program history. It is the third season in a row that they have accomplished that feat, a program first.