Xavier University Athletics
Saturday, March 23
Cincinnati, Ohio
4 PM
Xavier University
vs
Marquette
Women’s Tennis Returns Home for Match with Golden Eagles
03.22.19 | Women's Tennis
CINCINNATI –Xavier women's tennis is back in action on Saturday, March 23 when they return home for a BIG EAST matchup with Marquette. The Musketeers will look to remain perfect at home this season with the match taking place at the Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club. The match is set to begin at 4:00 p.m.
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THE OPPONENT: MARQUETTE |
- Marquette finished 12-10 last season, advancing to the Semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship where they fell to DePaul, 4-2.
- Last season, Marquette picked up a 4-3 win against Xavier. The Musketeers took the No. 3 spot but dropped the doubles point, and collected wins in the No. 1 spot (Kyle), No. 4 spot (Reichenbach) and No. 5 spot (Bagerbaseh). Sophia Abelson played to a tiebreaker in the third set of the No. 3 spot, but fell to secure the win for the Golden Eagles.
- The Golden Eagles are 8-6 so far this season and are 1-0 against BIG EAST Conference opponents this season after defeating Creighton, 4-0, on March 2.
- Marquette's seven roster spots are filled by foreign athletes from France, Canada, Netherlands, Australia and Serbia.
- Marquette is coached by Jody Bronson.
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LAST TIME OUT: ROCKHURST |
- Xavier moved to 14-2 on the season in their 12th straight win, beating Rockhurst, 6-1, on March 15.
- Xavier collected the doubles point with a 6-1 win in the No. 1 spot for Sophia Abelson and Kaitlin Ruether. The win for Abelson and Ruether is their 12th straight as a pair. Natalie Moyer and Zoe Manion followed with a 6-4 victory in the No. 2 spot, and teammates Anna Letto and Lauren Fitz-Randolph paired up for a 6-1 win in the No. 3 spot.
- In singles, Sophia Abelson started off the afternoon with a 6-1, 7-5 win in the No.1 spot. In the No. 2 spot, Emily Thomas extended Xavier's lead to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. Hunter Roper continued the Musketeers' success with a 6-3, 6-1 win in the No. 3 singles spot.
- Xavier picked up two more two-set wins in the match courtesy of Anna Letto and Lauren Fitz-Randolph. In the No. 4 spot, Letto defeated Rockhurst 6-0, 6-0, while teammate Fitz-Randolph followed with a 6-1, 6-1 win to give Xavier their sixth point.
- Natalie Moyer was the only Musketeer to fall in the match, losing a hard-fought battle 6-4, 6-7 (8), 9-11, in the No. 4 spot.
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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 14-2 so far this season and have a 12-match winning streak dating back to Feb. 8.
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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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