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Xavier Women's Tennis Wins 4-3 Over Penn
02.18.18 | Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – Xavier women's tennis bounced back from its loss to Princeton on Saturday, defeating the Penn Quakers 4-3 to wrap up the weekend.
Head Coach Doug Matthews felt this match meant something, "This is a big program win. Penn is a great team and the Ivy League is a power tennis conference. I'm proud of how we have grown as a team so far, but we have high goals and we have more room to grow."
In singles, Penn took the No. 1 and No. 2 matches. Freshman Ahmeir Kyle battled but lost 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1, while senior Lauren Ghidotti took her opponent to a tiebreaker in the second set before losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) at No. 2. Junior Sophia Abelson came up with a big win at No. 3 singles, making quick work of her opponent 6-1, 6-1. Abelson improved to 6-2 on the season, as her six victories lead the Musketeers. At No. 4, sophomore Rachael Reichenbach battled back to win a big second set, but her opponent took the third set to win 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. The difference makers for the Musketeers were the No. 5 and No. 6 singles players, senior Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and sophomore Lauren Fitz-Randolph. Bagerbaseh won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 5 and Fitz-Randolph won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6.
In doubles, the Musketeers earned a key point winning two of three matches. At No. 1, the duo of Lauren Ghidotti and Sophia Abelson made quick work of their opponents winning 6-3, along with the team of Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and Zoe Manion. The No. 3 duo won their match, 6-2. Rachael Reichenbach and Ahmeir Kyle did not finished their match once Xavier secured the point it needed.
The depth of the Xavier team came up big today with wins in the bottom half of singles and doubles. Xavier comes back home on Friday, Feb. 23 for its second BIG EAST match of the year against Georgetown at 6:00 p.m. at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club.
Results from Penn
Singles
Lina Qostal (Penn) def. Ahmeir Kyle (Xavier) 6-1, 6-3
Ashely Zhu (Penn) def. Lauren Ghidotti (Xavier) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Sophia Abelson (Xavier) def. Jemina Rodriguez-Penito (Penn) 6-1, 6-1
Marta Kowalska (Penn) def. Rachael Reichenbach (Xavier) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Elizabeth Bagerbaseh (Xavier) def. OJ Singh (Penn) 6-4, 6-0
Lauren Fitz-Randolph (Xavier) def. Nicole Berkman (Penn) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
Lauren Ghidotti / Sophia Abelson (Xavier) def. Lina Qostal / Zhu (Penn) 6-3
Ahmeir Kyle / Rachael Reichenbach (Xavier) vs. Jemina Rodriguez-Benito / OJ Singh (Penn) 3-4 DNF
Elizabeth Bagerbaseh / Zoe Manion (Xavier) def. Marta Kowalska / Nicole Berkman (Penn) 6-2
Head Coach Doug Matthews felt this match meant something, "This is a big program win. Penn is a great team and the Ivy League is a power tennis conference. I'm proud of how we have grown as a team so far, but we have high goals and we have more room to grow."
In singles, Penn took the No. 1 and No. 2 matches. Freshman Ahmeir Kyle battled but lost 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1, while senior Lauren Ghidotti took her opponent to a tiebreaker in the second set before losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) at No. 2. Junior Sophia Abelson came up with a big win at No. 3 singles, making quick work of her opponent 6-1, 6-1. Abelson improved to 6-2 on the season, as her six victories lead the Musketeers. At No. 4, sophomore Rachael Reichenbach battled back to win a big second set, but her opponent took the third set to win 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. The difference makers for the Musketeers were the No. 5 and No. 6 singles players, senior Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and sophomore Lauren Fitz-Randolph. Bagerbaseh won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 5 and Fitz-Randolph won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6.
In doubles, the Musketeers earned a key point winning two of three matches. At No. 1, the duo of Lauren Ghidotti and Sophia Abelson made quick work of their opponents winning 6-3, along with the team of Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and Zoe Manion. The No. 3 duo won their match, 6-2. Rachael Reichenbach and Ahmeir Kyle did not finished their match once Xavier secured the point it needed.
The depth of the Xavier team came up big today with wins in the bottom half of singles and doubles. Xavier comes back home on Friday, Feb. 23 for its second BIG EAST match of the year against Georgetown at 6:00 p.m. at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club.
Results from Penn
Singles
Lina Qostal (Penn) def. Ahmeir Kyle (Xavier) 6-1, 6-3
Ashely Zhu (Penn) def. Lauren Ghidotti (Xavier) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Sophia Abelson (Xavier) def. Jemina Rodriguez-Penito (Penn) 6-1, 6-1
Marta Kowalska (Penn) def. Rachael Reichenbach (Xavier) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Elizabeth Bagerbaseh (Xavier) def. OJ Singh (Penn) 6-4, 6-0
Lauren Fitz-Randolph (Xavier) def. Nicole Berkman (Penn) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
Lauren Ghidotti / Sophia Abelson (Xavier) def. Lina Qostal / Zhu (Penn) 6-3
Ahmeir Kyle / Rachael Reichenbach (Xavier) vs. Jemina Rodriguez-Benito / OJ Singh (Penn) 3-4 DNF
Elizabeth Bagerbaseh / Zoe Manion (Xavier) def. Marta Kowalska / Nicole Berkman (Penn) 6-2
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