Saint Francis Defeats Lehigh in Bethlehem

Saturday, February 21

Bethlehem, Pa

3:00 PM

Lehigh University

Saint Francis University

2/21/2026 11:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - 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.

"Tough 2-5 loss against SFU. We competed hard on every court and put ourselves in position again, but losing the doubles point proved costly. I'm proud of the fight we showed, we'll reset quickly and get right back after it," said head coach Sophia Geier.

The match began with doubles action, where Saint Francis claimed the doubles point after Skye Yonehara and Audrey Harrington picked up a win on Court 3.

In singles play, Maggie Forkner defeated Dasha Chichkina on Court 1, 6-4, 6-2. On Court 3, Giselle Vlassis 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.

Up Next
Lehigh is right back in action Sunday morning when it hosts Saint Joseph's University at 10 a.m. at the Lewis Indoor Tennis Center.

Saint Francis 5 Lehigh 2

Singles

Maggie Forkner (Lehigh) def Dasha Chichkina (SFU) 6-4, 6-2
Kelly Dowuona (SFU) def Lena Dogadalski (Lehigh) 6-0, 6-2
Giselle Vlassis (Lehigh) def Gabriela Almanza (SFU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Helena Lynn (SFU) def Alice Ann Pantsari (Lehigh) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Reagan Mangan (SFU) def Ronit Khromchenko (Lehigh) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Tuffs Morgan (SFU) def Skye Yonehara (Lehigh) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1

Order of finish 1,2,4,5,3,6

Doubles

Dasha Chichkina / Helena Lynn (SFU) def Maggie Forkner / Hannah Letzer (Lehigh) 6-2
Kelly Dowuona / Gabriela Almanza (SFU) def Lena Dogadalski / Ronit Khromchenko (Lehigh) 7-5
Audrey Harrington / Skye Yonehara (Lehigh) def Sophia Cunningham / Emma Marais (SFU) 6-2