Women’s Tennis to Take on Miami (Ohio) in Home Opener

Sunday, February 17

Cincinnati, Ohio

5 PM

Xavier University

Miami

Women’s Tennis to Take on Miami (Ohio) in Home Opener

02.16.19 | Women's Tennis

By: Brandon Eckman, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier women's tennis will look to build off their two-match winning streak on Sunday, February 17, when they take on Miami (Ohio) in their first home match of the season. The contest is set to begin at 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club.

THE OPPONENT: MIAMI (OHIO)

The RedHawks finished the 2017-18 spring season with a 12-9 record and added eight wins in Mid-American Conference play.
Xavier defeated Miami last year by a score of 4-3.
Lauren Ghidotti, Rachael Reichenbach, Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and Lauren Fitz-Randolph all finished with singles wins against Miami last season.
The RedHawks are 1-4 this season, suffering losses to Kentucky, Louisville, Harvard and James Madison.
Miami's only win this season came against Boston University on Jan. 26.
Miami is coached by Ricardo Rosas.

UP NEXT

The Musketeers will be back in action on Friday, February 22 when they take on Wright State. The match in Dayton, OH will begin at 7:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT: GEORGETOWN

Xavier defeated Georgetown on the road on Sunday, 4-0, in their second straight BIG EAST Conference win.
Xavier took the doubles point with wins in the No. 2 spot for Sophia Abelson and Kaitlin Ruether, 6-3, and in the No. 3 spot for Hunter Roper and Rachael Reichenbach, 6-4.
Xavier then collected three singles wins to secure the victory.
Sophia Abelson defeated Georgetown in the No. 1 spot, 6-2, 6-1.
Kaitlin Ruether won the No. 5 spot, 6-1, 6-1, while teammate Natalie Moyer grabbed a victory in the No. 6 spot, 6-2, 6-1, securing the 4-0 Musketeer win.
In the No. 2 spot, Emily Thomas was tied 6-6 when the match was decided..

KYLE CLAIMS WEEKLY AWARD

After the opening weekend of dual play, Xavier women's tennis sophomore Ahmeir Kyle was named the BIG EAST Tennis Female Athlete of the Week. Kyle went 3-1 in Xavier's opening weekend where the Musketeers split with Iowa and North Texas.
To open the session against Iowa, Kyle and partner Emily Thomas took the 6-3 win in the No. 2 doubles. In singles play, Kyle won the opening set in the No. 1 spot, 6-4, before falling in the final two sets in what would be a 7-0 loss for the Musketeers.
Against North Texas, Kyle, again partnered with Thomas in the No. 2 spot, won the set, 6-4, evening the score after Xavier fell in the No. 1 spot. The Musketeers would claim the No. 3 spot to take the doubles point.
In singles play, Kyle quickly put the Musketeers ahead 2-0, taking the No. 1 spot in two sets, 6-4, 7-5, for the first result in singles play. Xavier went on to win the match, 5-2.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier's roster is deep and balanced, featuring a number of upperclassmen, including a pair of seniors, Sophia Abelson and Zoe Manion, and a pair of juniors, Lauren Fitz-Randolph and Rachael Reichenbach.
The Musketeers also return a pair of talented sophomores who made an immediate impact during their freshman seasons, Ahmeir Kyle and Kaitlin Ruether.
Head coach Doug Matthews also added a four-person freshman class, Anna Letto, Natalie Moyer, Hunter Roper and Emily Thomas.
Xavier is 4-2 so far this season.

FALL HIGHLIGHTS

Xavier women's tennis opened up fall play at the Greater Cincinnati Invitational held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Returnees Lauren Fitz-Randolph and Kaitlin Ruether were joined by newcomers Anna Letto and Natalie Moyer for three rounds of singles and doubles play. Xavier's women collected 11 wins, with each of its four competitors going 2-1 in singles play, plus three doubles wins.
At the Purdue Invite, Xavier women's tennis collected four flight championships, including three singles flights and the Gold Doubles Draw championships. Kaitlin Ruether posted a 7-0 mark on the weekend, winning both her singles and doubles flights.
At the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, Xavier women's tennis collected 20 singles wins, the B-Flight Championship and an appearance in the quarterfinals of the main draw. Lauren Fitz-Randolph collected five of those wins on her way to winning the B-Flight, beating competitors from IUPUI, Tennessee, Memphis and Miami in two sets each on her way to the championship match of the 64- competitor bracket.
A the UC Tennis Pam Whitehead Invitational, Xavier women's tennis came away with the top two doubles finishes and a pair of team wins in the hidden dual format. Xavier fell to host Cincinnati, and picked up team wins over Chattanooga and Illinois Chicago. Xavier went 9-2 in doubles play and 11-9 in singles play.