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Xavier University
Eastern Kentucky
Women's Tennis Falls Just Short at EKU
01.26.08 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 26, 2008
RICHMOND, Ky. - The Xavier women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels, 4-3, at EKU's Greg Adams Indoor Tennis Center Saturday evening. The Musketeers move to 3-1 overall while EKU is now 2-0.
The Colonels captured the first point of the match by winning two out of three doubles contests. Xavier's duo of freshmen Tifanie Treece and Christie Pleiman defeated Eastern Kentucky's Vera Heimeroth and Jemma Euers at No. 2, 8-3.
The Musketeers tried to battle out of the early deficit but the Colonels notched wins at the top three singles postions to pick up the one-point match victory. Junior Jeanette Feider and sophomores Jill Ducro and Kaitlyn Zinn each won their singles contest for XU.
Xavier will return to action next weekend as it travels first to Ypsilanti, Mich. to take on Eastern Michigan Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1 p.m. On Sunday, Feb. 3, the Musketeers will head over to Toledo for a match-up with the Toledo Rockets at 10 a.m.
Results:
Eastern Kentucky 4, Xavier 3
Singles
1. Svetlana Pimenova (EKU) def. Kara Courtney (XU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Alexandra Sitnikova (EKU) def. Tifanie Treece (XU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Meredith Giles (EKU) def. Aylin Seyalioglu (XU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Kaitlyn Zinn (XU) def. Vera Heimeroth (EKU) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0(6)
5. Jill Ducro (XU) def. Anouk Faure (EKU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Jeanette Feider (XU) def. Jemma Euers (EKU) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0(5)
Doubles
1. Pimenova/Sitnikova (EKU) def. Courtney/Ducro (XU) 8-6
2. Treece/ Christie Pleiman (XU) def. Heimeroth/Euers (EKU) 8-3
3. Giles/Faure (EKU) def. Zinn/Seyalioglu (XU) 9-8(5)
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