Women's Tennis Wraps Up Fall Tournament Schedule at ITA Ohio Valley Regional

Thursday, October 20

Knoxville, Tenn.

Xavier University

ITA Fall Regional

Women's Tennis Wraps Up Fall Tournament Schedule at ITA Ohio Valley Regional

10.24.22 | Women's Tennis

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Xavier women's tennis traveled to University of Tennessee last weekend to take part in the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championship. The Musketeers combined to collect 18 wins and were one of four schools among the 24 schools competing to have more than two student-athletes advance in the Main Singles Draw.

Abigail Siminski advanced to the Round of 16 in the main singles draw, collecting wins over Ball State's Jessica Braun, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, and Vanderbilt's Marcella Cruz, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, along the way.

Kat Lyman advanced to the Round of 32, picking up a 6-4, 7-5 win over Monique Woog of Memphis. Imani Graham topped Indiana's Lauren Lemonds, 6-0, 6-2, in the first round of the Main Singles Bracket. Abby Nugent also advanced to the Round of 32 with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Emilia Alfaro of ETSU.

With all brackets combined, the Musketeers collected 15 wins in singles play.

The duos of Imani Graham and Kat Lyman as well as Abby Nugent and Abigail Siminski also took part in the Main Doubles Draw. Xavier's doubles teams collected three wins during the tournament.

SINGLES
Qualifying Singles
Emily Flowers def. Sasha Parkhomenk (EKU) 6-1, 6-0
Abby Nugent def. Warona Mdlulwa (TSU) 6-3, 6-0
Emily Flowers def. Sara Garakani (MTSU) 6-4, 6-3
Abby Nugent def. Makayla Mills (UK) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4

Main Singles
Round of 64
Abigail Siminski def. Jessica Braun (BSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Kat Lyman def. Monique Woog (UM) 6-4, 7-5
Anessa Lee (VU) def. Blessing Nwaozuzu 6-4, 6-2
Imani Graham def. Lauren Lemonds (IU) 6-0, 6-2
Carlota Molina (UK) def. Emily Flowers 7-6 (3), 6-4
Abby Nugent def. Emilia Alfaro (ETSU) 6-1, 6-4

Round of 32
Abigail Siminski def. Marcella Cruz (VU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
Daria Kuczer (Tenn.) def Kat Lyman 6-1, 6-1
Carmen Gallardo Guevara (Pur.) def Imani Graham 7-6 (2), 6-4
Celia-Belle Mohr (VU) def. Abby Nugent 6-3, 6-4

Round of 16
Rebeka Mertena (Tenn.) def. Abigail Siminski 6-0, 6-0

Consolation Bracket
Emily Flowers def. Micah Pierce (UM) 6-1, 6-2
Tara Katarina Milic (Pur.) def. Blessing Nwaozuzu 6-4, 6-3

B-Flight
Paulina Franco Martinessi def. Naomi Van Bose (TSU) 6-1, 6-4
Paulina Franco Martinessi def. Emma Dell (IUPUI) 4-6, 7-6 (6), 10-6

Saturday Extra Singles
Elenora Molinaro (Tenn.) def. Abigail Siminski 6-4, 6-2
Daniela Rivera (ETSU) def. Paulina Franco Martinessi 6-4, 6-0
Blessing Nwaozuzu def. Taylor Trondson (Bel.) 6-4, 6-3
Imani Graham def Xiaowei Hu (IU) 6-2, 6-0
Emily Flowers def. Lauren Lemonds (IU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
Kennedy Gibbs (Pur.) def. Abby Nugent 7-5, 6-4

DOUBLES
Qualifying Doubles
Flowers/Franco Martinessi def. Schuhamer/Beavin (BU) 8-1
Hlahola/Zholdakova (Bel.) def. Flowers/Franco Martinessi 8-4

Main Doubles
Torrealba/Cheng (APSU) def. Nugent/Siminski 8-7(6)
Celia-Belle/Stammel (VU) def. Graham/Lyman 8-1

B-Flight Doubles
Flowers/Franco Martinessi def. Kothakota/Rinaldi (NKU) 8-5
Flowers/Franco Martinessi def. Staiculescu/Mejic (IU) 8-7 (4)

Friday Extra Doubles
Rivera/Alfaro (ETSU) def. Nugent/Siminski 8-5
Zalukar/Valentinsson (Miami) def. Graham/Lyman 8-7 (6)