Chichkina had made an impact in her first season for Saint Francis U and is now a two-time NEC Rookie of the Month honoree. Competing at ITA Regionals, the Richboro, PA native scored straight set wins against Binghamton’s Loren Cuomo (7-5, 6-3) and Temple’s Maria Wang Martinez (6-3, 6-3), who was an All-Southland Conference selection at McNeese State last season. Chichkina and Zuba won one doubles match together in October against the Bearcats’ Cuomo and Natalia Aruj.