Women's Tennis Travels to EKU, Michigan State this Weekend

Friday, February 16

Richmond, Ky.

6 PM

Xavier University

Eastern Kentucky

Women's Tennis Travels to EKU, Michigan State this Weekend

02.15.24 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers face Colonels on Friday at 3 PM, Spartans on Sunday 11 AM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis remains on the road this weekend, traveling south to face Eastern Kentucky on Friday, Feb. 16, set for a 6:00 p.m. start in Richmond. The Musketeers then travel north, heading to East Lansing, Mich., to face the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday, February 19, set for an 11:00 a.m. start.

The Musketeers are 5-2 on the season and enter the weekend on a four-match win streak after sweeping UConn, 7-0, and topping Boston College, 4-3, on the road last weekend.

OPPONENT INFO - EASTERN KENTUCKY

The Colonels are 6-5 on the season with wins over Western Kentucky, Tennessee State, Union College (Ky.), NKU, Cambellsville and Lindsey Wilson. EKU will face Dayton on Friday ahead of the match with Xavier.
EKU went 5-19 overall and 1-7 in ASUN Play, falling to Kennesaw State, 4-0, in the first round of the league tournament.
Xavier took the 6-1 win in the last match-up between the two programs in 2018. The Musketeers enter the season with an eight-game winning streak.

OPPONENT INFO - MICHIGAN STATE

The Spartans are 5-2 with wins over Missouri, Dartmouth, Toledo, Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan. MSU is currently on a four-match win streak and will face Southern Cal on Friday.
MSU went 9-14 overall and 2-9 in Big Ten matches last season. The Spartans fell to Rutgers, 5-1, in the Big Ten Tournament First Round.
Xavier took the 4-3 win over Spartans in last season's match-up.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Next weekend, Xavier returns to Cincinnati for a pair of matches, hosting Cincinnati at Eastern Hills on Friday, February 23 at 5:00 p.m.
The Musketeers will also Cornell on Saturday, Feb. 24, set for a 3:00 p.m. start at Eastern Hills.

WEEKLY AWARDS

After going 2-0 in the No. 1 doubles spot on a 2-0 weekend for Xavier women's tennis, Imani Graham and Anna Roggenburk were named the BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week by the league office on Monday.
In Xavier's 7-0 sweep of UConn on Saturday, Graham, a senior from St. Johns, Fla., and Roggenburk, a redshirt senior from Avon Lake, Ohio, took a 6-4 win over the Huskies' Olivia Wright and Maria Constantinou to help Xavier take the doubles point.
On Sunday against Boston College, the pair helped Xavier come back to take the doubles point after the Eagles took the first decision, winning the No. 1 court, 6-3, to help Xavier to the 4-3 win. The Musketeers have now won four straight matches.
The pair are now 6-1 on the season and have won five in a row all in the No. 1 spot for the Musketeers. This is their second BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week honor of the season.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier wrapped up a 2-0 weekend last Sunday with a 4-3 win over Boston College on the road
In doubles, Boston College picked up the first result, taking the No. 2 court, 6-1, over Abby Nugent and Ellie Brotherton. Imani Graham and Anna Roggenburk pulled the Musketeers even with a 6-3 win on the No. 1 court. Emily Flowers and Sofia Mazzucato secured the point with a 6-4 win on the No. 3 court.
In singles play, Anna Roggenburk made it a 2-0 Xavier lead, taking the No. 2 court 6-1, 6-2. Boston College picked up back-to-back wins, on No. 3 singles against Abby Nugent, 6-2, 6-2, and on No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-0, against Imani Graham to tie the match at 2-2.
The Eagles moved ahead 3-2 with a 6-1, 6-1 win on the No. 4 court against Abigail Siminski, 6-1, 6-1.
Sofia Mazzucato took a 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 win on the the No. 5 court to tie the match at 3-3.
Emily Flowers took a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 win on the No. 6 court to clinch the match for the Musketeers, setting the final score at 4-3.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier returns six from last year's squad that brought home the program's third-straight, and fourth overall, BIG EAST Championship and earned Xavier's fourth bid to the NCAA Championships.
The 2022-23 Musketeers finished the season 14-8 overall with a 6-0 record against BIG EAST opponents.
Among Xavier's returnees are 2023 BIG EAST Player of the Year, Imani Graham, and BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, Abby Nugent.
Anna Roggenburk, Blessing Nwaozuzu, Emily Flowers and Abigail Siminski also return for the Musketeers.
Xavier added a pair of freshmen, Ellie Brotherton and Sofia Mazzucato.
The Musketeers also added Elizabeth Pendergast, a transfer from Cincinnati, who joined the program in the 2024 spring semester.