Men's Tennis Heads to East Lansing, Mich., for a Pair of Matches

Thursday, March 17

East Lansing, Mich.

6 PM

Xavier University

Niagara

Men's Tennis Heads to East Lansing, Mich., for a Pair of Matches

03.16.22 | Men's Tennis

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's tennis heads to East Lansing, Mich., this weekend where the Musketeers will face Niagara on Thursday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m. and Michigan State on Friday, March 18 at noon.

Following the trip to Michigan, Xavier will return home to host Villanova on Friday, March 25 at 1:30 p.m.

NIAGARA

Niagara enters the match at 7-4 overall, coming off a 6-1 win over St. Bonaventure.
The Purple Eagles went 3-8 last season with an 0-6 record in the MAAC.
NU did compete in a conference tournament.
This is the first match-up between the two programs.

MSU

The Spartans are 11-5 on the season, coming off a 4-2 win over Princeton.
The Spartans went 6-14 overall and 5-13 in a Big Ten only regular season.
MSU took a 4-2 win over Iowa in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament before falling 4-0 to Ohio State.
Xavier last faced MSU in 2018-19, falling 4-2 in the season opener.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier men's tennis erased a 2-0 deficit to pick up a 5-2 win over BIG EAST foe Creighton, winning a third straight match on Monday, March 7.
In doubles action, Creighton picked up a 6-2 win over Charlie Temming and Shashank Reddy on the No. 3 court, then secured the point with a 6-4 win over Diego Nava and Ryan Cahill on the No. 1 court.
The Bluejays made it a 2-0 lead with the first singles decision, a 6-1, 6-0 win on the No. 5 court against Marco Pennelli.
Charlie Temming picked up the first Xavier point, taking a 6-4, 6-2 win on court No. 4, and Diego Nava tied he match at 2-2 with a 6-3, 6-4 win on the No. 1 court, moving him to 9-0 on the season.
Xavier moved in front 3-2 with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 on No. 3 for Ryan Cahill before Brett Winters clinched the match on No. 2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, making it 4-2 Xavier.
Caden Kammerer picked up the final decision, a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win in No. 6 singles to set the final score at 5-2 in favor of the Musketeers.

THE MUSKETEERS

The Musketeers returned eight letter-winners from last season, including Brett Winters, who competed primarily in Xavier's No. 1 singles spot, as well as regular singles players Cambell Nakayama, Shashank Reddy and Aaron Thompson. Dominic Macaluso, Pascal Mosberger and Jake Zipoli also return for Xavier.
Xavier added five newcomers, including a three-person freshman class, Ryan Cahill, Marco Pennelli and Charlie Temming.
The Musketeers newcomers also included a pair of transfers, Nick Loudermilk from College of Charleston and Diego Nava from Loyola Marymount.