Xavier University Athletics
Sunday, February 14
Blacksburg, Va.
12 PM
Xavier University
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Virginia Tech
Women's Tennis Falls at Virginia Tech
02.14.21 | Women's Tennis
BLACKSBURG, Va. - Xavier women's tennis suffered its first setback of the season, falling 5-2 at Virginia Tech on Sunday afternoon. The Musketeers moved to 3-1 on the season.
The Musketeers are back in action next weekend with a pair of home matches at Eastern Hills, hosting Miami (Ohio) on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:00 p.m., then returning to action on Saturday, Feb. 20 against Bowling Green, set to start at 4:30 p.m.
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Xavier fell behind 1-0 after Virginia Tech took the doubles point, winning the No. 1 spot over Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas, 6-2, and the No. 2 spot over Anna Roggenburk and Kat Lyman, 6-1. Kaitlin Ruether and Imani Graham were trailing 5-3 when the point was decided.
Virginia Tech went ahead 2-0 with the first singles decision, taking the No. 2 spot against Anna Roggenburk, 6-3, 6-4. Xavier responded with a win in the No. 1 spot with a come-back win for Ahmeir Kyle, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 to pull within one, 2-1.
Xavier fell behind 3-1 with a 6-3, 7-5 win in the No. 6 spot over Lucy Octave. Xavier responded with a win in the No. 3 spot for Kat Lyman, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, to pull back within one, 3-2.
Virginia Tech took the final two points, securing the win in the No. 5 spot over Kaitlin Ruether in two tightly contested sets, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (9-7), and then grabbing the final point in the No. 4 spot over Imani Graham, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4.
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Virginia Tech 5, Xavier 2
Singles competition
1. Kyle, Ahmeir (XU-W) def. Nika Kozar (VT) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. Roggenburk, Anna (XU-W) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lyman, Kat (XU-W) def. Sabina Richtrova (VT) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
4. Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Graham, Imani (XU-W) 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
5. Katie Andreini (VT) def. Ruether, Kaitlin (XU-W) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (9-7)
6. Erika Cheng (VT) def. Octave, Lucy (XU-W) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Nina Sorkin/Nika Kozar (VT) def. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XU-W) 6-2
2. Katie Andreini/Erika Cheng (VT) def. Roggenburk, Anna/Lyman, Kat (XU-W) 6-1
3. Sabina Richtrova/Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) vs. Ruether, Kaitlin/Graham, Imani (XU-W) 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes: Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,6,3,5,4)
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The Musketeers are back in action next weekend with a pair of home matches at Eastern Hills, hosting Miami (Ohio) on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:00 p.m., then returning to action on Saturday, Feb. 20 against Bowling Green, set to start at 4:30 p.m.
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 THE MATCH |
Xavier fell behind 1-0 after Virginia Tech took the doubles point, winning the No. 1 spot over Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas, 6-2, and the No. 2 spot over Anna Roggenburk and Kat Lyman, 6-1. Kaitlin Ruether and Imani Graham were trailing 5-3 when the point was decided.
Virginia Tech went ahead 2-0 with the first singles decision, taking the No. 2 spot against Anna Roggenburk, 6-3, 6-4. Xavier responded with a win in the No. 1 spot with a come-back win for Ahmeir Kyle, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 to pull within one, 2-1.
Xavier fell behind 3-1 with a 6-3, 7-5 win in the No. 6 spot over Lucy Octave. Xavier responded with a win in the No. 3 spot for Kat Lyman, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, to pull back within one, 3-2.
Virginia Tech took the final two points, securing the win in the No. 5 spot over Kaitlin Ruether in two tightly contested sets, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (9-7), and then grabbing the final point in the No. 4 spot over Imani Graham, 2-6, 7-6, 6-4.
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 RESULTS |
Singles competition
1. Kyle, Ahmeir (XU-W) def. Nika Kozar (VT) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) def. Roggenburk, Anna (XU-W) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lyman, Kat (XU-W) def. Sabina Richtrova (VT) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
4. Nina Sorkin (VT) def. Graham, Imani (XU-W) 2-6, 7-6, 6-4
5. Katie Andreini (VT) def. Ruether, Kaitlin (XU-W) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (9-7)
6. Erika Cheng (VT) def. Octave, Lucy (XU-W) 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Nina Sorkin/Nika Kozar (VT) def. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XU-W) 6-2
2. Katie Andreini/Erika Cheng (VT) def. Roggenburk, Anna/Lyman, Kat (XU-W) 6-1
3. Sabina Richtrova/Tamara Barad Itzhaki (VT) vs. Ruether, Kaitlin/Graham, Imani (XU-W) 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes: Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,1,6,3,5,4)
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
166
Nika Kozar / 0 [VT]
613
#2 Singles Match
12
34
Tamara Barad Itzhaki / 0 [VT]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
656
Sabina Richtrova / 0 [VT]
173
#4 Singles Match
123
664
Nina Sorkin / 0 [VT]
276
#5 Singles Match
12
66
Katie Andreini / 0 [VT]
77
#6 Singles Match
12
35
Erika Cheng / 0 [VT]
67
Order of Finish:
2,1,6,3,5,4
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