Ebensburg, Pa. – Saint Francis University women's tennis return to action this weekend for matches against Seton Hall and George Washington.
The match against Seton Hall is on Mar. 28 at 2 p.m., while the match against George Washington is on Mar. 29 at 11 a.m.
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Women's Tennis Quick HitsÂ
Saint Francis enters the match with a 10-5 overall record and a perfect 5-0 in conference play. Last time out the Red Flash defeated Bucknell is a 4-3 thriller to earn their third win in a row and reach the 10-win mark for the third consecutive year. Â
Diana Zuba,Â
Dasha Chichkina andÂ
Kelly Dowuona are the top singles performers for the Red Flash so far this season. Zuba is 21-6 in singles, Chichkina is 18-7 and Dowuona is 17-11.Â
Zuba has won 10 of her last 11 singles matches and was named an NEC Prime Performer on Mar. 27. Chichkina was named NEC Rookie of the Week on Mar. 27 as well.Â
Dowuona is second all-time in program history for total career wins with 97 victories to her name. If the Brampton, Ontario native hits the 100-win milestone, she would be 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 third in program history for singles wins with 47 victories to her name. 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.
Kally Kadzinski is 15-11 in singles on the year and 16-11 in doubles.
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Scouting Seton Hall
The Pirates are 10-7 on the year and have won their last two matches in a row against LIU and Providence. They are 1-4 in the Big East. Imogen Brooker leads Seton Hall in singles wins with a 17-9 record on the year. Tamsin Hart has a 13-7 record and Isabelle May is 14-7.
Hart is tied for the most doubles wins for the Pirates this season with a 10-6 record, while Niamh Campbell also has 10 wins at 10-10 on the year.
All-Time vs. Seton Hall
Friday will mark the first ever meeting between Saint Francis and Seton Hall. The Red Flash have played four Big East schools in program history, but have yet to find a win in any of those matches.
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Scouting George Washington
The Colonials are 6-7 on the season and 2-3 in the Atlantic 10. Solange Skeene is the top singles performer for George Washington at 7-4 on the year. Karen Verduzco also has tallied seven wins this season with a 7-6 record.
Madison Lee and Victoria Sasinka are the top doubles tandem for the Colonials this season with a 7-6 record. Alejandra Ramirez and Skeene are 6-4 as a pair on the year as well.
All-Time vs. George Washington
The Red Flash are 0-2 all time against the Colonials, with their previous two meetings occurring in 2007 and 2012.
Up Next
Saint Francis will return to NEC action when they host Stonehill on Apr. 5 at 10 a.m., The match will be played at Mansion Park in Altoona.