Women's Tennis Defeats Dayton, Falls to Mississippi State, at Home on Sunday

Sunday, January 19

Cincinnati, Ohio

10 AM

Xavier University

Mississippi State

Women's Tennis Defeats Dayton, Falls to Mississippi State, at Home on Sunday

01.19.20 | Women's Tennis

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By: Brandon Eckman, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI – Xavier women's tennis returned to action on Sunday in home matches against Mississippi State and Dayton. The Musketeers fell in their first match against Mississippi State, 5-2. In their second match, the Musketeers defeated Dayton, 6-1.

THE MATCH: MISSISSIPPI STATE

Xavier began doubles play with a loss in the No. 1 spot as Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas fell, 6-3. Mississippi State secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Anna Letto and Kaitlin Ruether, 6-3. In the No. 2 spot, Emma Antonaki and Alexandra Mikhailuk defeated Rachael Reichenbach and Anna Roggenburk, 6-3.

In singles play, Kaitlin Ruether fell in the No. 5 spot, 6-3, 6-1. Ahmeir Kyle then picked up a point for the Musketeers after a 6-1, 7-6 win in the No. 1 spot. Next, in the No. 3 spot, Magda Adaloglou defeated Emily Thomas, 6-2, 6-3.

In the No. 4 singles spot, Rachael Reichenbach fell, 6-4, 7-5. Anna Letto fell in the No. 6 spot, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Freshman Anna Roggenburk ended the match on a positive note for the Musketeers, grabbing a 6-4, 7-6 win in the No. 2 spot.

RESULTS: MISSISSIPPI STATE

Mississippi State 5, Xavier 2

Singles Competition
1. Kyle, Ahmeir (XUW) def. Emma Antonaki (MS) 6-1, 7-6
2. Roggenburk, Anna (XUW) def. Tamara Racine (MS) 6-4, 7-6
3. Magda Adaloglou (MS) def. Thomas, Emily (XUW) 6-2, 6-3
4. Alexandra Mikhailuk (MS) def. Reichenbach, Rachael (XUW) 6-4, 7-5
5. Valeria Nikolaev (MS) def. Ruether, Kaitlin (XUW) 6-3, 6-1
6. Marta Falceto (MS) def. Letto, Anna (XUW) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2

Doubles Competition
1. Magda Adaloglou/Tamara Racine (MS) def. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XUW) 6-3
2. Emma Antonaki/Alexandra Mikhailuk (MS) def. Reichenbach, Rachael/Roggenburk, Anna (XUW) 6-3 3. Marta Falceto/Sara Lizariturry (MS) def. Letto, Anna/Ruether, Kaitlin (XUW) 6-3

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,1,3,4,6,2)

THE MATCH: DAYTON

Xavier grabbed the doubles point after sweeping the Flyers. In the. No. 1 spot, Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas defeated Dayton, 6-0. Kaitlin Ruether and Natalie Moyer won the No. 2 spot, 6-3, while Anna Roggenburk and Lauren Fitz-Randolph defeated the Flyers, 5-4.

Roggenburk opened singles play for the Musketeers with a 6-1, 6-0 win in the No. 1 spot. In the No. 2 spot, Emily Thomas gave Xavier their third point with a 6-0, 6-3 win. Next, in the No. 3 spot, Kaitlin Ruether defeated Emily Zargham, 6-2, 6-0.

In the No. 5 spot, Anna Letto defeated Natalie Allen, 6-2, 6-1, while Natalie Moyer picked up a 7-6 (0-5), 7-5 win in the No. 4 spot. Dayton's only point came in the No. 6 spot, as they defeated Lauren Fitz-Randolph, 6-2, 6-4.

RESULTS: DAYTON

Xavier 6, Dayton 1
Singles Competition
1. Roggenburk, Anna (XUW) def. Pleiman, Kelly (UD) 6-1, 6-0
2. Thomas, Emily (XUW) def. Kompa, Paige (UD) 6-0, 6-3
3. Ruether, Kaitlin (XUW) def. Zargham, Emily (UD) 6-2, 6-0
4. Moyer, Natalie (XUW) def. Wojcikiewicz, Erica (UD) 7-6 (0-5), 7-5 5. Letto, Anna (XUW) def. Allen, Natalie (UD) 6-2, 6-1

6. Ghidotti, Claire (UD) def. Fitz-Randolph, Lauren1 (XUW) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles Competition
1. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XUW) def. Allen, Natalie/Kompa, Paige (UD) 6-0
2. Ruether, Kaitlin/Moyer, Natalie (XUW) def. Hamilton, Elizabeth/Pleiman, Kelly (UD) 6-3
3. Roggenburk, Anna/Fitz-Randolph, Lauren1 (XUW) def. Delaney, Anna/Wojcikiewicz, Erica (UD) 5-4

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,2,3,5,6,4)

UP NEXT

The Musketeers will return to action at home on Friday, January 31 as they take on Northern Kentucky. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Club.