Women's Tennis Picks Up Win over North Texas

Saturday, January 19

Iowa City, Iowa

9 AM

Xavier University

North Texas (at Iowa)

Photo by: John A. Carlos II

01.19.19 | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

Musketeers head to Bloomington to take on IU next Saturday

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Xavier women's tennis picked up the first win of the spring season, topping North Texas, 5-2, at the University of Iowa on Saturday. Xavier took the early lead with the doubles points and the first singles win but the Mean Green pulled even at 2-2 before the Musketeers closed out the win.

"This is an incredible win for our program," said head coach Doug Matthews. "North Texas has a great team and starts three impressive seniors. For us to pull this match off after finishing late last night and playing early this morning shows the toughness this team is capable of. I could not be any more proud of us right now.

THE MATCH

In doubles play, North Texas took the early lead, taking the No. 1 spot with a 6-1 win over Anna Letto and Sophia Abelson. Xavier countered with a 6-4 win in the No. 2 spot for Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas. With the doubles point on the line, Hunter Roper and Rachael Reichenbach went to multiple tie breakers in the No. 3 spot, clinching the 7-6 (7-4) win and the doubles point for the Musketeers.

In singles play, Xavier's lead went to 2-0 after Kyle picked up her second win of the day, in the No. 1 spot, in two sets, 6-4, 7-5, over North Texas' Maria Kononova.

North Texas cut back in the Xavier's lead, 2-1, with a a 6-3, 6-4 win over Reichenbach in the No. 3 spot, then pulled into a 2-2 draw with the Musketeers, taking the point in the No. 2 spot with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Abelson.

Roper put the Musketeers back ahead, 3-2, with a 7-5 6-3 win in the No. 5 spot. After multiple tie breakers in the second set, Thomas grabbed the fourth point to seal the win, 6-4, 7-6 (9-7) in the No. 4 spot.

Kaitlin Ruether took the No.6 spot, 6-4, 7-5, to set the final score at 5-2 for the Musketeers.

RESULTS: IOWA

Singles

1. Kyle, Ahmeir (XUWT) def. Kononova, Maria (NT) 6-4, 7-5
2. Kutubidze, Tamuna (NT) def. Abelson, Sophia (XUWT) 6-4, 7-5
3. Surapaneni, Nidhi (NT) def. Reichenbach, Rachael (XUWT) 6-3, 6-4
4. Thomas, Emily (XUWT) def. Liang, Minying (NT) 6-4, 7-6 (9-7)
5. Roper, Hunter (XUWT) def. Heczey, Alexandra (NT) 7-5, 6-3
6. Ruether, Kaitlin (XUWT) def. Sasaki, Haruka (NT) 6-4, 7-5

Doubles

1. Kononova, Maria/Liang, Minying (NT) def. Letto, Anna/Abelson, Sophia (XUWT) 6-1
2. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XUWT) def. Babic, Ivana/Heczey, Alexandra (NT) 6-4
3. Roper, Hunter/Reichenbach, Rachael (XUWT) def. Surapaneni, Nidhi/Kutubidze, Tamuna (NT) 7-6 (7-4)

Match Notes:
North Texas 0-1
Xavier Musketeers 1-1

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,2,5,4,6)

UP NEXT

The Musketeers return to the road on Saturday, January 26 when Xavier travels to Bloomington, Ind. to face the Indiana Hoosiers at 11:00 a.m.