Men's Tennis Returns to Action at Marquette

CINCINNATI – Xavier men's tennis returns to action on Saturday, February 29th as they take on Marquette. The match is set to begin at 6 p.m. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

THE OPPONENT: MARQUETTE

Marquette finished the 2018-19 season with a 15-9 record and went 8-1 at home. The Golden Eagles finished 5-2 in BIG EAST Conference play.
Last season, Marquette defeated Xavier, 4-0.
The Golden Eagles fell in the final round of the BIG EAST Championships to St. John's, 3-4.
Marquette has begun the 2020 season with a 5-4 overall record.
This will be the Golden Eagles' first BIG EAST matchup of the season

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier men's tennis fell in their second home match of the weekend to George Washington, 5-2, last Saturday afternoon
Xavier went ahead 1-0 with the doubles point after Brett Winters and Matthew Graft secured a 6-4 win in the No. 1 spot and Srdan Pejic and Shashank Reddy picked up a 6-2 win in the No. 3 spot. Michael Lee and Jan Vrba were defeated, 6-4, in the No. 2 spot.
In singles, Xavier's only point came courtesy of Reddy as he defeated George Washington on the No. 4 spot, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. Winters fell in the No. 1 spot, 6-1, 6-7 (4-6), 7-5. In the No. 2 spot, Pejic fell, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 and Graft fell in the No. 3 spot, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0. In the No. 5 spot, Aaron Thompson was defeated, 6-0, 6-3, and Michael Lee was defeated 7-5, 6-2 in the No. 6 spot to close out the match.

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Matthew Graft

Michael Lee

Srdan Pejic

Shashank Reddy

Aaron Thompson

Jan Vrba

Brett Winters