Women's Tennis Celebrates Senior Day on Friday Against Seton Hall

Friday, April 20

Cincinnati, Ohio

3 PM

Xavier University

Seton Hall

Women's Tennis Celebrates Senior Day on Friday Against Seton Hall

04.19.18 | Women's Tennis

Lauren Ghidotti and Elizabeth Bagerbaseh will compete in their final home meet for Musketeers

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis (11-9; 4-1 BIG EAST) closes out its home schedule on Friday, April 20 when the Musketeers host the Seton Hall Pirates at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility at 3:00 p.m. Xavier will celebrate a pair of seniors, Lauren Ghidotti and Elizabeth Bagerbaseh, playing in their final home match of their Xavier careers.

SETON HALL PREVIEW

The Musketeers face a Pirates team that comes in at 6-9 overall in dual matches and 2-2 in BIG EAST play. SHU is coming off a split over a pair of conference foes last weekend, falling to Marquette, 4-1, before coming back to pick up the 4-3 win over Villanova.

Heading into the final weekend of action before the BIG EAST Championship, the match with Seton Hall is crucial for the Musketeers, who are currently one of three teams with a 4-1 record in conference play. St. John's, which Xavier will not play in the regular season, and Marquette, who topped the Musketeers in a tight 4-3 battle two weekends ago, also stand at 4-1.

PROMOTIONS

Free cookies for the first 100 students who join us for the match at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility on the north end of Xavier's campus.

ELIZABETH.BAGERBASEH

Originally from London, England, Elizabeth Bagerbaseh joined the Musketeers this season from Central Florida. In her senior season for the Musketeers, she has posted a singles record of 23-10, including a 10-4 at No. 5.

Playing with Zoe Manion in No. 3 doubles, Bagerbaseh has posted a record of 6-5 for the season, going 3-2 in BIG EAST matches so far.

At Central Florida, she was part of the starting lineup as a junior. She finished 2016-17 with 10-7 singles record playing primarily in the No. 5 slot. In doubles, she finished 5-12, playing primarily No.3.

Prior to Central Florida, Bagerbaseh played two seasons at Tyler Junior college where she helped the Apaches finish runners-up at the NJCAA Women's DI Tournament.

Bagerbaseh earned 2015 ITA NJCAA All-America honors and was ranked as high as No. 8 nationally in the ITA NJCAA National Doubles Rankings.

Bagerbaseh was named the BIG EAST Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 4 2018.

LAUREN.GHIDOTTI

Ghidotti, a native of Dublin, Ohio, has been a steady force for the Musketeers over her four year career. She won at least 20 singles matches in each of her first three years, and currently stands at 18 wins during her senior season.

As a junior she led the Musketeers with 20 wins, including going 5-0 in BIG EAST play.

As a sophomore, Ghidotti collected 21 wins, including going undefeated in BIG EAST Championship play. Her 7-5, 6-3 win over DePaul's Jaret Fisher clinched the BIG EAST Championship for the Musketeers.

As a freshman, she led the Musketeers with 25 wins, playing primarily in the No. 5 spot. She finished the season on a 12-match win streak and recorded a .807 winning percentage.

She currently holds a record of 84-41 in singles play for her Xavier career.

Ghidotti has played a key role in Xavier's No. 1 doubles pair for each of the past two years as well, going 14-7 with Cristina Di Lorenzo in the spot as a junior, finishing 17-12 in doubles play overall.

This season, partnered with Sophia Abelson, Ghidotti is 21-8, including a 13-4 record in the No. 1 spot and a 3-1 record in BIG EAST play.

Ghidotti is a two-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team honoree.

UP NEXT

After facing Seton Hall, Xavier will head out on the road to close out the regular season on Sunday, April 22 at DePaul. The Musketeers and the Blue Demons will face off at 3:00 p.m. ET.

After facing DePaul, Xavier will await its seeding for the BIG EAST Tournament, held from April 26-29 in Cayce, S.C.