Women's Tennis to Host DePaul and Wichita State this Weekend

Friday, March 31

Cincinnati, Ohio

2:00 PM

Xavier University

DePaul

Women's Tennis to Host DePaul and Wichita State this Weekend

03.30.23 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers face Blue Demons on Friday, Shockers on Saturday

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis is set to play a pair of home matches, hosting DePaul on Friday, March 31, set for a 2:00 p.m. start at Eastern Hills. The Musketeers return to the court on Saturday, hosting Wichita State, set for a 5:00 p.m. start at Eastern Hills.

Next weekend, Xavier will host BIG EAST opponent UConn on Friday, April 7, set for a 1:00 p.m. start at Xavier.

DEPAUL

The Blue Demons are 9-6 on the season with a 4-0 record in BIG EAST play.
DePaul went 9-9 overall last season with a 4-3 record in BIG EAST play.
The Blue Demons used wins over Butler (4-2) and St. John's (4-2) to advance to the BIG EAST Championship match where DePaul fell to Xavier.
The Musketeers went 2-0 against the Blue Demons last season, taking a 4-3 win in the regular season in Chicago, and then securing the BIG EAST Championship with a 4-0 win in Cayce, S.C.

WICHITA STATE

Wichita State is 9-8, enters the weekend on a two-match win streak, and will face Cincinnati on Friday.
The Shockers went 8-13 last season and earned the No. 10 seed to the AAC Tournament.
WSU fell 5-1 to Cincinnati in the first round of the AAC Championship.
Xavier last faced Wichita State in March 2020, falling 5-2 at Eastern Hills.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier women's tennis traveled across town, taking a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats on Sunday afternoon to move to 8-6 on the season.
In doubles, Xavier took the win on the No. 2 court, 6-3 for Imani Graham and Anna Roggenburk, but the Bearcats secured the point with a 6-4 win on No. 1 against Kat Lyman and Abby Nugent and a 7-6 win over Emily Flowers and Paulina Franco Martinessi on the No. 3 court.
Xavier pulled even with the first singles result, with Abigail Siminski taking a 6-1, 6-1 win on No. 4.
The Musketeers moved in front with a 6-2, 6-1 win for Imani Graham on No. 1 and made it a 3-1 lead with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 for Abby Nugent on court No. 3.
Xavier secure the match with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win for Kat Lyman on court No. 4.
Cincinnati picked up results on No. 5 against Blessing Nwaozuzu. 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), and No. 6 against Emily Flowers, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.

THE MUSKETEERS

For the week of Feb. 27, Xavier moved in the ITA team rankings, coming in at No. 71.
The Musketeers wrapped up the 2022 spring season at 14-10 overall, brought home the program's third overall and second-straight BIG EAST Championship and earned Xavier's third bid to the NCAA Championships.
Five letterwinners return from last season's BIG EAST Championship squad, including All-BIG EAST selection Imani Graham, Kat Lyman, Anna Roggenburk, Blessing Nwaozuzu and Bella Kirby.
Xavier also added four-person freshmen class, Emily Flowers, Paulina Franco Martinessi, Abby Nugent and Abigail Siminski.