SOMERSET, N.J. – The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced the 2025 yearly award winners for men's and women's tennis on Friday morning. The Red Flash men's and women's teams combined to earn 14 total awards. The women's team took home eight awards, while the men's team . Diana Zuba, Dasha Chichkina, Reagen Mangan, Sara Jankovic, Morgan Tuffs, Kevin Titus Suresh, Tyler Nguyen, Mathis Tremblay and Alan Gonzalez all won yearly awards. 

Zuba earns the first ever Saint Francis women's tennis NEC Player of the Year award after a record-breaking 2024-25 campaign. The Marlboro, N.J., native finished the season with a 27-9 singles record. That win total is the most wins in a single season in the history of the Saint Francis women's tennis program. Zuba shattered the record of 23 wins, a mark which she set a season ago. She earned three NEC Player of the Week awards and eight NEC Prime Performer honors throughout the campaign. Zuba earned impressive wins over Buffalo, Dayton, Bucknell, Seton Hall and George Washington throughout the year, with all but the last of those wins coming from the no. 1 position. The most impressive win on Zuba's resume came in her final singles contest of the season against FDU's Namie Isago. Zuba emerged the victor in a battle between the NEC's top two singles players in the NEC final. The 2024 NEC Rookie of the Year wraps up her sophomore campaign with 50 career singles wins, a number that places her third in program history and six away from the record. 
 
Chichkina earns NEC Rookie of the Year after a record-breaking freshman season in Loretto. The Richboro, Pa., product went 24-8 in singles this season, eclipsing Zuba's record for most wins by a freshman in program history. Chichkina's 24 singles wins are tied for the second most in a season in program history. Chichkima lost just two singles matches against conference opponents all season, finishing 9-2 against NEC foes. Chichkina tallied 16 total weekly and monthly  awards over the course of the season, earning eight NEC Rookie of the Week/Month awards and eight NEC Prime Performer nods. After never having had a women's NEC Rookie of the Year winner prior to last season, Red Flash players have now won the award in back-to-back seasons. Chichkina was named the All-NEC Rookie Team as well.

Titus Suresh becomes the second Saint Francis player in a row to win men's tennis NEC Rookie of the Year and is the fourth winner in program history after earning the award in 2025. The Bengaluru, India native led the Red Flash in singles wins in 2024-25 with an 18-8 record on the year. Titus Suresh was named NEC Rookie of the Week twice and an NEC Prime Performer three times. He also went 13-13 in doubles on the season. Titus Suresh was named to the All-NEC Rookie Team as well.

Zuba and Chichkina were both named All-NEC First Team selections in both singles and doubles for their efforts in the 2024-25 season. The pair went 19-17 together in doubles on the year.

Nguyen and Tremblay earned All-NEC First Team Doubles recognition on the men's side for the second consecutive season. The no. 1 Red Flash doubles duo finished 15-8 together on the year and have a total record of 28-15 together over the past two seasons. The pair were the NEC's representative at ITA Conference Masters back in November after winning the NEC Individuals doubles tournament.

Titus Suresh, Nguyen and Gonzalez were named All-NEC Second Team Singles selections. Nguyen finished the season with a 7-11 singles record, playing exclusively from the no. 1 position. The Fountain Valley, Calif., product went 4-3 against conference opponents on the year. Gonzalez finished 15-12 in singles on the year, playing primarily from the no. 1 and 2 positions throughout the year. The Mission, Texas native went 7-4 against conference opponents in singles and won his match in the NEC quarterfinals against eventual champions Binghamton.

Jankovic and Mangan earned All-NEC Second Team Doubles honors for the second consecutive season. The duo went 17-10 in doubles together in 2024-25 and are 25-18 as a pair over the last two seasons. 

An impressive freshman season from Tuffs earned her an All-NEC Rookie Team selection. The Calgary, Alberta native finished 16-11 in singles on the year. The freshman earned important wins over Binghamton, Le Moyne, Dayton, Bucknell and Wagner.

The 14 total awards mark a program-best, topping the 13 from a year ago.