Pittsburgh, Pa. – The Saint Francis University men's and women's tennis teams both saw defeats against Duquesne on Sunday afternoon.

The men's team lost 5-2 and the women's team lost 4-3

Women's Tennis
Saint Francis 3, Duquesne 4.

Doubles
The Dukes won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead over the Red Flash. Diana Zuba and Dasha Chichkina lost 6-2 in the no. 1 match, Reagen Mangan and Sara Jankovic lost 6-4 in the no. 2 match, and the team of Sophia Cunningham and Morgan Tuffs lost 6-4 in the no. 3 match.

Singles
Saint Francis earned wins in the no. 4, 5 and 6 singles matches, but could not come up with the final point they needed for a win on the day.

Kelly Dowuona won 7-5 (7-5), 6-4 in the no. 4 match. The Brampton, Ontario native improves to 21-11 in singles on the year with her victory.

Kally Kadzinski earned a 0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8) win in the no. 5 match. The sophomore is now 19-11 in singles this season.

Jankovic won the no. 6 match 6-2, 6-3 to earn her eighth singles victory of the year.

Zuba and Chichkina dropped the no. 1 and 2 matches in three sets, while Mangan lost the no. 3 match 4-6, 4-6.
 

Men's Tennis
Saint Francis 2, Duquesne 5.

Doubles
The Dukes won the no. 1 and 2 doubles matches to earn the doubles point.

Alan Gonzalez and Kevin Titus Suresh did earn a 6-2 victory in the no. 3 match. The duo are now an even 2-2 when playing together this season. Gonzalez improves to 13-10 individually in doubles, while Titus Suresh moves to 12-11.

Singles
Saint Francis won the no. 4 and 5 singles matches to get themselves two points in the match.

Titus Suresh earned his second win of the day in a 1-6, 6-0, 7-5 result. The freshman is now 17-7 in singles this season.

Mathis Tremblay claimed the final Red Flash win of the match with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-4) win in the no. 4 slot. The Montreal, Quebec native is now 7-6 in singles this season.

Flash Facts

Tremblay won his 50th career match with his singles triumph.

Kadzinski and Dowuona have now each won four singles matches in a row.

Titus Suresh is now one win away from 30 career wins.

Up Next
The Red Flash are back on Friday, Apr. 11 when they play FDU. The match is scheduled for a 4 p.m. start and will be played in Hershey, Pa.