Abby Nugent and Clara Owen Earn Bid to NCAA Individual Championships

Thursday, November 7

Rome, Ga.

Xavier University

ITA Conference Masters Championships

Abby Nugent and Clara Owen Earn Bid to NCAA Individual Championships

11.16.24 | Women's Tennis

NCAA Bracket

Duo finished runners-up at ITA Conference Masters

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

ROME, Ga. - Xavier women's tennis doubles team Clara Owen and Abby Nugent qualified for the NCAA Individual Championships after earning a spot in the finals of the ITA Conference Masters Championships over the weekend.

The pair is set to open up play at the NCAA Individual Championships on Wednesday, Nov. 20 against Carson Tanguilig and Susanna Maltby of North Carolina.

The pair opened the weekend with a 7-5, 6-4, over Kolarevic and Nguyen from Fordham and moved on to the Quarterfinals with a 6-4, 1-6, 10-4 win over Rivera and Caceres from ETSU.

In the quarterfinals, Owen and Nugent took a 6-4, 6-1 win over South Carolina State's Chursina and Semlali to move on to the Semis, where they took a come-back 2-6, 6-2, 10-4 win over Mohr and Webster of Vanderbilt to earn a spot in the finals, clinching a bid to the NCAA Individual Championships.

In the finals, the pair fell 6-3, 6-1 to Dada-Mascoll and Romanichen of Appalachian State.

The pair now move on to compete at the the NCAA Championships in Waco, Texas, running Nov. 19-24 at Baylor University. The brackets will be announced on Saturday, Nov. 16.

Madeleine Rexroat also took part in the ITA Confence Masters Championships, competing in singles. She led 6-3, 4-6, 4-2 in the opening round when it was retired duo to her opponent, Noelia Lorca of Tarleton State, being injured to advance to the round of 16. She fell, 6-3, 6-4, to Cal's Katja Wiesholm.