{"id":120301,"date":"2026-02-22T04:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/120301\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T04:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:50:08","slug":"saint-francis-defeats-lehigh-in-bethlehem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/120301\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Francis Defeats Lehigh in Bethlehem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, Pa. &#8211; Saturday evening, Saint Francis defeated Lehigh, 4-2. With the loss, the Mountain Hawks fell to 2-6 on the season. With the win, Saint Francis improved to 5-6 on the season.<br \/>\nThe match began with doubles action, where Saint Francis claimed the doubles point after <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/skye-yonehara\/19697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19697\" target=\"_blank\">Skye Yonehara<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/audrey-harrington\/19691\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19691\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Harrington<\/a> picked up a win on Court 3.<\/p>\n<p>In singles play, <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/maggie-forkner\/19690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19690\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Forkner<\/a> defeated Dasha Chichkina on Court 1, 6-4, 6-2. On Court 3, <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/giselle-vlassis\/19696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19696\" target=\"_blank\">Giselle Vlassis<\/a> earned a three-set win over Gabriela Almanza, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The Red Flash secured victories on Courts 2, 4 and 5 to clinch the match.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nLehigh is right back in action Sunday morning when it hosts Saint Joseph&#8217;s University at 10 a.m. at the Lewis Indoor Tennis Center.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSaint Francis 4 Lehigh 2<\/p>\n<p>Singles\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/maggie-forkner\/19690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19690\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Forkner<\/a> (Lehigh) def Dasha Chichkina (SFU) 6-4, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tKelly Dowuona (SFU) def <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/lena-dogadalski\/19725\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19725\" target=\"_blank\">Lena Dogadalski<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-0, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/giselle-vlassis\/19696\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19696\" target=\"_blank\">Giselle Vlassis<\/a> (Lehigh) def Gabriela Almanza (SFU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3&#13;<br \/>\n\tHelena Lynn (SFU) def <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/alice-ann-pantsari\/19724\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19724\" target=\"_blank\">Alice Ann Pantsari<\/a>\u00a0(Lehigh) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1&#13;<br \/>\n\tReagan Mangan (SFU) def <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/ronit-khromchenko\/19692\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19692\" target=\"_blank\">Ronit Khromchenko<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tTuffs Morgan (SFU) vs <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/skye-yonehara\/19697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19697\" target=\"_blank\">Skye Yonehara<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-4, 3-6, 4-1 unfinished\u00a0&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Order of finish 1,2,4,5,6,3<\/p>\n<p>Doubles\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\tDasha Chichkina \/ Helena Lynn (SFU) def <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/maggie-forkner\/19690\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19690\" target=\"_blank\">Maggie Forkner<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/hannah-letzer\/19693\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19693\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Letzer<\/a> (Lehigh) 6-2&#13;<br \/>\n\tKelly Dowuona \/ Gabriela Almanza (SFU) def <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/lena-dogadalski\/19725\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19725\" target=\"_blank\">Lena Dogadalski<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/ronit-khromchenko\/19692\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19692\" target=\"_blank\">Ronit Khromchenko<\/a> (Lehigh) 7-5\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/audrey-harrington\/19691\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19691\" target=\"_blank\">Audrey Harrington<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/lehighsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/skye-yonehara\/19697\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"19697\" target=\"_blank\">Skye Yonehara<\/a> (Lehigh) def Sophia Cunningham \/ Emma Marais (SFU) 6-2&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Order of finish 3,1,2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BETHLEHEM, Pa. &#8211; Saturday evening, Saint Francis defeated Lehigh, 4-2. 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