Women's Tennis Looks to Extend Win Streak This Weekend

CINCINNATI – Xavier women's tennis returns to action this weekend with three home matches on Friday, March 1, Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3. The Musketeers will look to build off their four-match winning streak as they take on Dayton, East Tennessee State and Cornell at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club. The Match against Dayton is set to begin at 6:00 p.m., followed by a match with ETSU the following day at 4:30 p.m. Xavier will then close out the weekend with a 9:00 a.m. match against the Cornell Big Red.

THE OPPONENT: DAYTON

Dayton finished last season at 14-9 overall with a 3-1 mark in the Atlantic 10. UD fell in the Quarterfinals of the A10 Championship.
Last season, Musketeers picked up a convincing 7-0 win over the Flyers in Dayton, with Ahmeir Kyle, Lauren Ghidotti, Sophia Abelson, Rachael Reichenbach, Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and Lauren Fitz-Randolph picking up singles win, and Ghidott/Abelson and Bagerbaseh/Manion winning their doubles match to take the doubles point.
The Flyers are 2-6 so far this season, picking up wins against Saint Francis and Valparaiso.
Dayton is coached by Erica Echko.

THE OPPONENT: ETSU

ETSU finished 2017-18 at 13-11 overall and 5-2 in SoCon matches.
The Bucs' season came to an end in the championship match of the SoCon tournament, falling to the No. 1 seed Furman, 4-1.
The Musketeers and the Bucs have not faced each other in the past five seasons.
The Bucs are 5-5 so far this season and have an undefeated record at home.
ETSU is coached by Ricardo Rojas.

THE OPPONENT: CORNELL

Cornell went 7-13 last season, including a 1-6 mark in the Ivy League.
The Musketeers did not face off with Cornell last season, but this is the third straight season, in which Xavier will face an Ivy League team, with three total matches.
Cornell is 3-6 overall this season so far, and all three of their wins have come at home. The Big Red are winless at neutral sites this season.
Cornell defeated Army, Colorado and Binghamton earlier this season.
Cornell is coached by Mike Stevens in his eighth season.

LAST TIME OUT: WRIGHT STATE

Xavier moved its winning streak to four with a 5-2 road win at Wright State on February 22.
The Musketeers took the doubles point with a victory in the No. 1 spot, 6-3, for Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas. Rachael Reichenbach and Hunter Roper took the No. 3 doubles spot win, 6-1, securing the point for Xavier.
Xavier took singles victories in the Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 6 spots.
Abelson took the No. 1 spot for Xavier, winning 7-6, 6-2. Reichenbach won the No. 3 spot, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Kaitlin Ruether then took a two-set win in the No. 5 spot, 6-1, 6-4.
Natalie Moyer took the final victory for the Musketeers, winning the No. 6 spot in two sets, 6-2, 7-6 (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 6-2 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.

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