No. 2 Women’s Tennis Downs No. 7 Villanova, 4-0, To Advance In BIG EAST Championship

Friday, April 29

Cayce, S.C.

9 a.m.

Xavier University

Villanova

No. 2 Women’s Tennis Downs No. 7 Villanova, 4-0, To Advance In BIG EAST Championship

04.29.16 | Women's Tennis

Xavier is now 3-0 in quarterfinal matches during time in BIG EAST

By: Jessica Smith, Xavier Athletic Communications

CAYCE, S.C. – The Xavier women's tennis team came out swinging to earn its first win of the 2016 BIG EAST Championship against Villanova, 4-0.

With two doubles victories and wins from Alex Brinker, Sydney Liggins and Amina Ismail, Xavier advances to the semifinal.

SINGLES RESULTS

1. Sydney Liggins def. Tori Smith (VU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Cristina Di Lorenzo vs. Victoria Martinez (VU) 6-2, 3-3 DNF
3. Amina Ismail def. Lindsey Evans (VU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Alex Brinker def. Samantha Schafer (VU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sophia Abelson vs. Paulina Bajet (VU) 6-3, 2-4 DNF
6. Lauren Ghidotti vs. Alexandra Krogius (VU) 6-2, 3-4 DNF

Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3

DOUBLES RESULTS

1. Sydney Liggins/Amina Ismail vs. Tori Smith/Lindsey Evans (VU) 5-4 DNF
2. Cristina Di Lorenzo/Alex Brinker def. Victoria Martinez/Sydney King (VU) 6-2
3. Lauren Ghidotti/Sophia Abelson def. Paulina Bajet/Linley Busby (VU) 6-2

Order of Finish: 3, 2

INTERVIEW

RECORDS

Xavier improves to 18-5 on the season, 6-1 in BIG EAST action and 3-0 in BIG EAST Championship semifinal matches.

UP NEXT

Xavier will face St. John's in a rematch of last year's BIG EAST Championship semifinal match. First serve is set for 9 a.m. at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center.

When Xavier played St. John's last year, the Red Storm walked away with the victory, 4-3, after five hours of play.