Xavier University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Highland Heights, Ky.
7 PM
Xavier University
at
Northern Kentucky
Women's Tennis Seeks Eighth Straight Win at Northern Kentucky
03.07.19 | Women's Tennis
CINCINNATI – Xavier women's tennis returns to action this weekend as they hit the road on Friday, March 8 to take on Northern Kentucky. The Musketeers will look to extend their win-streak to nine-straight matches and capture their fifth road victory of the season. The match, which is set to take place in Highland Heights, KY, will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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THE OPPONENT: NKU |
- NKU finished 2017-18 at 7-11 overall and 4-5 in Horizon League play. The Norse's season ended in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Championship.
- Xavier swept the Norse, 7-0, last season. After taking the doubles points with wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, Xavier swept the singles, all in two sets.
- NKU is 4-4 so far this season, most recently defeating Western Kentucky on February 22.
- NKU is 3-1 at home this season.
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LAST TIME OUT: CORNELL |
- Xavier continued their winning ways on Sunday, March 3 when they defeated Cornell, 5-2, for their eighth straight victory.
- In doubles, the Musketeers jumped out to a 1-0 lead after securing two victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. In the No. 2 spot, Sophia Abelson and Kaitlin Ruether picked up a 6-3 win as teammates Hunter Roper and Rachael Reichenbach secured the point with a 6-3 advantage over Cornell in the No. 3 spot. Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas were trailing Cornell, 4-5, in the No. 1 spot when the doubles point was decided.
- Xavier continued their success in singles play, grabbing four wins over the Big Red. In the No. 1 spot, Ahmeir Kyle secured a 6-3, 7-5 victory as teammate Sophia Abelson defeated Cornell's Mariko Linuma, 7-6, 6-2 (1-0) in the No. 2 spot.
- In the No. 3 spot, Emily Thomas continued the Musketeers' consistency, taking the victory, 6-3, 6-2, over Maria Adiaconitei. Kaitlin Ruether scored Xavier's fifth point after taking a two-set victory in the No. 6 spot, 6-2, 6-3.
- Cornell's two points came in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, defeating Xavier's Rachael Reichenbach, 6-4, 7-6 (3-0) and Hunter Roper, 3-6, 7-6 (0-4), 11-9.
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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 9-2 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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