Women's Tennis Falls at Michigan State

Friday, February 1

East Lansing, Mich.

1 PM

Xavier University

Michigan State

02.01.19 | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results (PDF)

Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas pick up singles wins over the Spartans

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

EAST LANSING, Mich. - In a third match against a Big Ten opponent early in the season, Xavier women's tennis picked up a pair of singles wins, but fell, 5-2, to Michigan State. The Musketeers moved to 2-2 on the season.

THE MATCH

Michigan State took the doubles point, winning the No. 2 spot, 6-2, over Sophia Abelson and Kaitlin Ruether, and securing the point in the No. 1 spot, 6-2 over Emily Thomas and Ahmeir Kyle. Rachael Reichenbach and Hunter Roper trailed, 5-2 in the No. 3 spot when the point was decided.

MSU went ahead, 2-0, with a 6-1, 6-2 win in the No. 6 spot over Kaitlin Ruether, and extended the lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Hunter Roper in the No. 5 spot.

Emily Thomas, in the No. 3 spot, won in two sets, 6-2, 6-3, to get a point back and make the score 3-1.

MSU grabbed the deciding fourth point in the No. 2 spot, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), over Sophia Abelson.

In the No. 1 spot, Ahmeir Kyle came back to win back-to-back sets after falling in the first set, finishing with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win to move the score to 4-2.

In the No. 4 spot, Rachael Reichenbach fell in the first set, 7-6, after going 7-5 on tie breakers, and won the second set, 6-4. With the match decided, Reichenbach and MSU's Maja Pietrowicz went to a tie breaker, where Reichenbach fell 10-2.

RESULTS: MICHIGAN STATE

Singles
1. Kyle, Ahmeir (XU) def. Lauren Lemonds (MSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Samantha Memije (MSU) def. Abelson, Sophia (XU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Thomas, Emily (XU) def. Emily Metcalf (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Maja Pietrowicz (MSU) def. Reichenbach, Rachael (XU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 10-2
5. Davina Nguyen (MSU) def. Roper, Hunter (XU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Nicole Stephens (MSU) def. Ruether, Kaitlin (XU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
1. Emily Metcalf/Maja Pietrowicz (MSU) def. Thomas, Emily/Kyle, Ahmeir (XU) 6-2
2. Samantha Memije/Nicole Stephens (MSU) def. Abelson, Sophia/Ruether, Kaitlin (XU) 6-2
3. Lauren Lemonds/Davina Nguyen (MSU) vs. Reichenbach, Rachael/Roper, Hunter (XU) 5-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
Xavier 2-2
Michigan State 3-2

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

UP NEXT

The Musketeers head to Villanova, Pa. next Friday to face BIG EAST foe Villanova at 11:00 a.m.