Women's Tennis Wraps Up Action at Buckeye Invite

Friday, October 14

Columbus, Ohio

Xavier University

Buckeye Invite

Women's Tennis Wraps Up Action at Buckeye Invite

10.16.22 | Women's Tennis

Four Musketeers combine for six wins in hidden dual

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Xavier wrapped up action at Buckeye Invite on Sunday, with Imani Graham, Kat Lyman, Blessing Nwaozuzu and Abigail Siminski combining to collect six wins playing a hidden dual format, with two double matches and four singles matches each day.

On day one, Xavier collected three wins, with Abigail Siminski and Blessing Nwaozuzu combining to pick up a 6-2 win over Alina Lebedeva and Danielle Alamo of Penn State to start the day in doubles play.

Imani Graham and Kat Lyman each picked up a singles win on day one, with Graham defeating Ohio State's Lucia Marzal, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, and Lyman Taking a 6-2, 7-5 win over Karly Friedland of Penn State.

On day two, Graham and Lyman combined to pick up a doubles win over Penn State's Karly Friedland and Olivia Dorner, 7-6 (6). In singles play, Nwaozuzu picked up a 6-1, 7-5 win over Karly Friedland of Penn State.

Kat Lyman picked up a second singles win for the weekend on the final day, topping Ohio State's Danielle Willson, 7-5, 6-3.

The Musketeers will wrap up the fall schedule at the ITA Fall Regional, held at Tennessee, running Oct. 20-24.

XAVIER RESULTS
Day One
Doubles
Lucia Marzal/Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Imani Graham/Kat Lyman (XU), 7-6 (4)
Abigail Siminski/Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU) def. Alina Lebedeva/Danielle Alamo (Penn State), 6-2

Singles
Danielle Willson (OSU) def. Abigail Siminski (XU), 6-2, 6-3
Imani Graham (XU) def. Lucia Marzal (OSU), 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Kat Lyman (XU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU), 6-2, 7-5
Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU), 6-3, 6-4

Day Two
Doubles
Imani Graham/Kat Lyman (XU) def. Karly Friedland/Olivia Dorner (PSU), 7-6 (6)
Yvonna Zuffova/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Blessing Nwaozuzu/Abigail Siminski (XU), 6-3

Singles
Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Abigail Siminski (XU), 6-4, 6-3
Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Kat Lyman (XU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU), 6-1, 7-5
Yvonna Zuffova (PSU) def. Imani Graham (XU), 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (11)

SUNDAY
Doubles
Danielle Willson/Madeline Atway (OSU) def. Imani Graham/Kat Lyman (XU), 6-4
Kathleen Jones/Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Abigail Siminski/Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU), 6-4

Singles
Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Imani Graham (XU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Madeline Atway (OSU) def. Abigail Siminski (XU), 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
Kat Lyman (XU) def. Danielle Willson (OSU), 7-5, 6-3
Dani Schoenly (OSU) def. Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU), 6-2, 6-1