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Sunday, March 21
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Women's Tennis Picks Up 4-3 Win at UC for a 2-0 Weekend
03.21.21 | Women's Tennis
CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis picked up a second win for the weekend, and a sixth straight win overall, topping Cincinnati, 4-3, on UC's campus on Sunday afternoon. The Musketeers are now 9-1 on the season.
The Musketeers are back in action on Friday, facing RV Louisville in Louisville at noon, then returning home to host Memphis on Saturday.
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In doubles action, Cincinnati secured the first double's decision, 6-1, in the No. 1 spot against Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas, but the Musketeers took the final two to secure the point. Kaitlin Ruether and Kat Lyman took the No. 2 spot, 6-3, and then Anna Roggenburk and Imani Graham took a 6-4 win in the No. 3 spot to seal the point.
Xavier made it a 2-0 lead with a win for Emily Thomas in the No. 6 singles spot, 6-2, 6-0 and went ahead 3-0 with Kat Lyman's 10th singles win of the season, a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the No. 2 spot. Lyman is undefeated in singles action for the year.
Cincinnati chipped into the Xavier lead with a win in the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 6-4, over Ahmeir Kyle, but the Musketeers secured the win with a come-back win for Anna Roggenburk in the No. 3 spot, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, to make it 4-1 in favor of the Musketeers. The win was Roggenburk's fifth straight singles victory and eighth for 2021.
UC took the final two decisions, a 7-6 (5-0), 4-6, 1-0 (6-0) win in No. 5 singles against Kaitlin Ruether, and a 6-7 (0-6), 6-2, 1-0 (7-0) win in No. 4 singles against Imani Graham.
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Singles competition
1. Ioana Guna (CIN) def. Kyle, Ahmeir (XU-W) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lyman, Kat (XU-W) def. Cassie McLay (CIN) 6-2, 6-0
3. Roggenburk, Anna (XU-W) def. Maria Santilli (CIN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Graham, Imani (XU-W) 6-7 (0-6), 6-2, 1-0 (7-0)
5. Kelli Niehaus (CIN) def. Ruether, Kaitlin (XU-W) 7-6 (5-0), 4-6, 1-0 (6-0)
6. Thomas, Emily (XU-W) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Alexia Coutino/Cassie McLay (CIN) def. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XU-W) 6-1
2. Ruether, Kaitlin/Lyman, Kat (XU-W) def. Kim Gintrand/Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-3
3. Roggenburk, Anna/Graham, Imani (XU-W) def. Emma Miceli/Kelli Niehaus (CIN) 6-4
Match Notes: Xavier 8-1 Cincinnati 2-7
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,2,1,3,5,4)
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The Musketeers are back in action on Friday, facing RV Louisville in Louisville at noon, then returning home to host Memphis on Saturday.
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 THE MATCH |
In doubles action, Cincinnati secured the first double's decision, 6-1, in the No. 1 spot against Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas, but the Musketeers took the final two to secure the point. Kaitlin Ruether and Kat Lyman took the No. 2 spot, 6-3, and then Anna Roggenburk and Imani Graham took a 6-4 win in the No. 3 spot to seal the point.
Xavier made it a 2-0 lead with a win for Emily Thomas in the No. 6 singles spot, 6-2, 6-0 and went ahead 3-0 with Kat Lyman's 10th singles win of the season, a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the No. 2 spot. Lyman is undefeated in singles action for the year.
Cincinnati chipped into the Xavier lead with a win in the No. 1 spot, 6-4, 6-4, over Ahmeir Kyle, but the Musketeers secured the win with a come-back win for Anna Roggenburk in the No. 3 spot, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, to make it 4-1 in favor of the Musketeers. The win was Roggenburk's fifth straight singles victory and eighth for 2021.
UC took the final two decisions, a 7-6 (5-0), 4-6, 1-0 (6-0) win in No. 5 singles against Kaitlin Ruether, and a 6-7 (0-6), 6-2, 1-0 (7-0) win in No. 4 singles against Imani Graham.
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 RESULTS |
1. Ioana Guna (CIN) def. Kyle, Ahmeir (XU-W) 6-4, 6-4
2. Lyman, Kat (XU-W) def. Cassie McLay (CIN) 6-2, 6-0
3. Roggenburk, Anna (XU-W) def. Maria Santilli (CIN) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Emma Miceli (CIN) def. Graham, Imani (XU-W) 6-7 (0-6), 6-2, 1-0 (7-0)
5. Kelli Niehaus (CIN) def. Ruether, Kaitlin (XU-W) 7-6 (5-0), 4-6, 1-0 (6-0)
6. Thomas, Emily (XU-W) def. Alexia Coutino (CIN) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Alexia Coutino/Cassie McLay (CIN) def. Kyle, Ahmeir/Thomas, Emily (XU-W) 6-1
2. Ruether, Kaitlin/Lyman, Kat (XU-W) def. Kim Gintrand/Ioana Guna (CIN) 6-3
3. Roggenburk, Anna/Graham, Imani (XU-W) def. Emma Miceli/Kelli Niehaus (CIN) 6-4
Match Notes: Xavier 8-1 Cincinnati 2-7
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,2,1,3,5,4)
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 PHOTOS |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
44
Ioana Guna / 0 [CIN]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Cassie McLay / 0 [CIN]
20
#3 Singles Match
123
166
Maria Santilli / 0 [CIN]
632
#4 Singles Match
123
720
Emma Miceli / 0 [CIN]
661
#5 Singles Match
123
660
Kelli Niehaus / 0 [CIN]
741
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Alexia Coutino / 0 [CIN]
20
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,3,5,4
Players Mentioned
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