WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWÂ
>>The Saint Francis women's tennis team fell to the Duquesne Dukes, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Oxford Athletic Club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
>>The Red Flash drops to a record of 3-5 on the season.
>>Senior Kelly Dowuona won her second match of the weekend.
HOW IT HAPPENEDÂ Â
For the third straight match, Saint Francis clinched the critical doubles point, this time sweeping the Dukes in all three matches. On court one, the duo of freshman Helena Lynn and junior Reagen Mangan won their third consecutive match, beating their opponents, 7-5. On court two, Dowuona and freshman Gabriela Almanza engaged in a marathon match, pushing their opponents to a tiebreaker before winning, 7-6 (8-6). The nationally ranked team of Emma Marais and Sophia Cunningham finished off doubles action on court three, easily handling their opponents with a final score of 6-2.
In the singles portion of the scorebook, the Red Flash recorded only one win, thanks to Dowuona, the program leader in all-time wins, who earned a 6-3,6-3 victory.
NEXT TIME OUTÂ
The Saint Francis women's team is back in action Friday, Feb.13, as the Red Flash take on the Bucknell Bison at the Central PA Tennis Center in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, at 6 p.m.
RESULTSÂ Â
SinglesÂ
Mila Badics (WDUQ) def. Dasha Chichkina (WSFU) 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4)
Naomi Lalonde (WDUQ) def. Gabriela Almanza (WSFU) 6-4, 6-4
Kelly Dowuona (WSFU) def. Jasa Roka (WDUQ) 6-3, 6-3
Alexandra O'Brien (WDUQ) def. Helena Lynn (WSFU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
Denisse Guilarte (WDUQ) def. Reagen Mangan (WSFU) 6-3, 6-4
Taisia Yakunina (WDUQ) def. Morgan Tuffs (WSFU) 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
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DoublesÂ
Helena Lynn/Reagen Mangan (WSFU) def. Mila Badics/Jasa Roka (WDUQ) 7-5
Kelly Dowuona/Gabriela Almanza (WSFU) def. Taisia Yakunina/Alexandra O'Brien (WDUQ) 7-6 (8-6)
Emma Marais/Sophia Cunningham (WSFU) def. Naomi Lalonde/Denisse Guilarte (WDUQ) 6-2
