Women's Tennis Announces Spring Schedule for 2022

CINCINNATI – Xavier women's tennis announced its spring dual slate for 2022 this week. The Musketeers will face 20 opponents to prepare for the 2022 BIG EAST Championship, being held April 21-24, 2022, looking to defend the 2021 BIG EAST title and make a third trip to the NCAA Championships, set to begin on May 6, 2022.

vs. NKU
January 14 - 6 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

NKU went 7-6 overall last spring, and 4-4 in Horizon League play.
The Musketeers picked up a 5-2 win over the Norse last spring, taking the doubles point with a sweep of all three courts, and picking up wins on courts No. 1-4.

vs. Dayton
January 15 - 5 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

The Flyers went 5-14 last spring, with a 0-2 A10 record.
Dayton fell, 4-0, to Duquesne in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship.
The Musketeers took a 7-0 win over the Flyers in Dayton last spring.

at Purdue
January 22 - 12 PM
West Lafayette, Ind.

Purdue went 6-11 last fall, playing to 6-10 in an All-Big Ten regular season.
The Boilermakers fell, 4-3, in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Xavier last faced Purdue in the spring opener in 2020, falling 6-1 in West Lafayette, Ind.

at Memphis
January 28
Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis went 6-14 last season, with a 1-4 record in AAC play.
The Tigers fell 4-1 in the first round of the AAC Championship to No. 46 Tulsa.
Xavier fell 5-2 last season to the Tigers, with the Musketeers taking the doubles point and Ahmeir Kyle taking the win in the No. 1 spot over No. 72 Sophie Abrams.

vs. South Florida (at Memphis)
January 29
Memphis, Tenn.

South Florida went 8-15 last season, with a 1-3 record in AAC matches.
The Bulls beat UC in the first round of the AAC Tournament, 4-1, before falling to No. 8 ranked Central Florida, 4-1, in the quarterfinals.
This is the first match-up between the two programs.

vs. Virginia Tech
February 4 - 6 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

Virginia Tech went 7-17 overall last season, including a 7-4 record in non-conference play.
The Hokies beat Clemson 4-2 in the first round of the ACC Championships before falling to Georgia Tech in the second round.
Xavier fell 5-2 to the Hokies last spring, with singles wins for Ahmeir Kyle in the No. 1 spot and Kat Lyman in the No. 3 spot.

vs. Michigan State
February 6 - 4 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

The Spartans went 7-12 overall and 6-11 in an all-Big Ten regular season
MSU picked up a 4-1 over Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament before falling to No. 6 Ohio State, 4-0, in the second round.
Xavier last faced MSU in 2020, a 4-1 win for the Spartans. Xavier picked up a point in doubles actions.

vs. Penn State
February 11 - 6 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

The Nittany Lions went 10-8 overall and 10-7 in a Big Ten only regular season.
After earning a first round bye, PSU fell to Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
This is the first match-up between the two schools.

vs. ETSU
February 25 - 6 PM
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

The Bucs went 13-10 last season, with a 7-2 record in Southern Conference action.
ETSU picked up a 4-0 win over Wofford in the Semifinals of the SoCon Tournament before falling to No. 1 seeded Furman in the championship match.
Xavier last faced ETSU in 2019, a 4-3 win for the Musketeers.

at Indiana
February 27 - 11 AM
Bloomington, Ind.

The Hoosiers went 1-16 with a 1-15 record in an all-Big Ten regular season.
IU fell 5-2 to Minnesota in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Xavier last faced IU in Spring 2020, a 4-0 win for the Hoosiers.

vs. St. Francis
March 5
Cincinnati, Ohio (Eastern Hills Indoor)

St. Francis went 6-11 overall last season, with a 2-3 record in NEC play.
This is the first match-up between the two programs.

at Ohio State
March 13
Columbus, Ohio

The Buckeyes went 23-4 overall, playing to 15-1 in a Big Ten only regular season and earning a top-10 national ranking.
Ohio State went on to beat Michigan State, Iowa and Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament to win the title and an automatic berth to the NCAA Championship.
The Buckeyes took wins over UIC (4-0) in the first round, and Vanderbilt (4-3) in the second round before falling to Texas (4-1) in the Round of 16.
The two programs last faced off in 2015-16, a 6-1 win for the Buckeyes in Columbus.

at Louisville
March 18
Louisville, Ky.

Cardinals went 9-13 overall last year and 3-10 in ACC play.
UofL topped Boston College 4-1 in the first round of the ACC Championships before falling 4-0 to Duke to end the season.
Louisville took the meeting last season, 4-3. Xavier picked up the doubles points, and singles wins in the No. 1 spot for Ahmeir Kyle and the No. 2 spot for Kat Lyman.

At Miami (Ohio)
March 20
Oxford, Ohio

Miami went 10-13 overall and 4-10 in MAC play last season.
Xavier took a 5-2 win in last season's meeting, taking singles wins in the No. 2-5 spots.

vs. Cincinnati
March 26 - 2 PM (outside) / 5 PM (EHI)
Cincinnati, Ohio

The Bearcats went 6-10 overall and 0-4 in conference action.
Cincinnati fell 4-1 to USF in the first round of the AAC Championships.
Xavier took a 4-3 win in last season's match against the Bearcats. The Musketeers picked up the doubles point, and singles wins on the No. 2, 3 and 6 courts.

vs. Cleveland State
March 27 - 3 PM (outside) / 5 PM (EHI)
Cincinnati, Ohio

The Vikings went 8-12 overall and 6-6 in Horizon League play.
CSU fell 4-1 to UIC in the Horizon League Semfinals.
Xavier took a 7-0 win in the last match-up in 2019-20. Current Musketeers Ahmeir Kyle and Anna Roggenburk took singles wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively.

at Charlotte
April 3
Charlotte, N.C.

The 49ers went 21-7 overall and 2-1 in C-USA play last spring.
Charlotte took a 4-0 win over La Tech in the opening round of the Conference USA Championships, then fell to Florida Atlantic, 4-1, in the second round.
Xavier last faced Charlotte in the 2011 Atlantic 10 tournament, falling 4-1.

vs. Butler
April 10 - 3 PM (outside) / 5 PM (EHI)
Cincinnati, Ohio

The Bulldogs went 6-10 overall and 1-2 in BIG EAST play last season.
Butler took a 4-0 win over Seton Hall in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship before falling 4-0 to DePaul in the quarterfinals.
Xavier took the win, 4-3, in last season's match-up with the Bulldogs, winning the No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 singles spots.

at Marquette
April 15
Milwaukee, Wisc.

The Golden Eagles went 6-8 overall last season and 0-3 in BIG EAST play.
MU took a 4-0 win over Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament first round before Marquette's season came to an end when Xavier took a 4-0 win in the quarterfinals. Xavier took the doubles point, then wins on the No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles courts.
Xavier also picked up the win in the regular season match-up, 5-2, taking the doubles points and singles courts No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5.

at DePaul
April 16
Chicago, Ill.

The Blue Demons finished 11-5 overall land 3-1 in BIG EAST play.
DU used wins against Butler (4-0) and Villanova (4-1) in the BIG EAST Tournament to advance to the championship match.
DePaul's season came to an end in the BIG EAST Championship match when Xavier took a 4-1 win to take the BIG EAST title. Xavier took the doubles point and the first two singles decisions, on the No. 3 and No. 4 court before DePaul picked up a point. Kat Lyman secured the win on the No. 2 singles court.
Xavier also took the win in the regular season match, 4-3, taking the doubles point and the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 singles courts.

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