Xavier University Athletics
Sunday, February 10
Washington, D.C.
12 PM
Xavier University
at
Georgetown
Women's Tennis Continues Road Trip at Georgetown
02.09.19 | Women's Tennis
CINCINNATI – Xavier women's tennis moves along in its spring 2019 action on Sunday, February 10 when the Musketeers travel to Georgetown University to face the Hoyas in their second Big East Conference match of the season. The contest is set to begin at 12:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
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THE OPPONENT: GEORGETOWN |
- The Hoyas finished last season with a 6-13 record and went 1-2 in conference play.
- Xavier defeated Georgetown last season 5-2, contributing to the Hoyas' 0-4 start to the 2017-18 season.
- Georgetown is 1-3 so far this season, defeating Butler in their first Big East matchup on Jan. 25.
- Georgetown suffered early losses to Army, DePaul and Maryland.
- The Hoyas are led by three seniors: Risa Nakagawa, Cecilia Lynham and Sydney Goodson.
- Georgetown is coached by Courtney Dolehide.
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UP NEXT |
- The Musketeers will be back in action on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 5:00 p.m. in a home match against Miami (Ohio) at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club.
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LAST TIME OUT: VILLANOVA |
- Xavier defeated Villanova on the road Friday, 7-0, picking up their third win of the season.
- Xavier took the doubles point as Rachael Reichenbach and Hunter Roper took the No. 3 spot victory, 6-1. Teammates Sophia Abelson and Kaitlin Ruether secured the point with a 6-3 victory in the No. 2 spot. Emily Thomas and Ahmeir Kyle were tied with Villanova, 4-4, when the point was decided.
- After taking the 1-0 lead, Xavier took all five singles points in two set matches.
- Ahmeir Kyle took the No. 1 spot, 7-5, 6-1 over Lexi DeNucci. In the No. 2 spot, Sophia Abelson won 6-2, 6-4 and Emily Thomas continued the streak with a 6-3, 6-3 victory in the No. 3 spot over Lindsey Evans of Villanova.
- Rachael Reichenbach opened up play in the No. 4 spot with a 6-0 win over Alexandra Vesikallio, then secured the point with a 7-5 win in the second set.
- Hunter Roper defeated Olivia Kapp, 6-1, 7-5, in the No. 5 spot, and teammate Kaitlin Ruether closed out the match for the Musketeers with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Carina Burdick.
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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.
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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 3-2 so far this season.
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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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