Women's Tennis Set To Host UC, Cornell at Eastern Hills

Friday, February 23

Cincinnati, Ohio

5 PM

Xavier University

Cincinnati

Women's Tennis Set To Host UC, Cornell at Eastern Hills

02.22.24 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers face Bearcats on Friday at 5 PM, Big Red on Saturday at 3 PM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis is set for a pair of home matches, hosting Cincinnati at Eastern Hills on Friday, February 23 at 5:00 p.m. The Musketeers then return to host Cornell on Saturday, Feb. 24, set for a 3:00 p.m. start at Eastern Hills.

The Musketeers are 6-3 on the season after splitting matches with EKU and Michigan State last weekend.

OPPONENT INFO - Cincinnati

Cincinnati enters the match at 5-1, with wins over Chicago State, Southern Indiana, Western Illinois, Duquesne and Eastern Illinois, with the loan setback coming against Miami (Ohio)
The Bearcats went 8-14 overall with an 0-4 record in AAC play. UC fell, 4-0, to Memphis in the First Round of the AAC Championships.
Xavier took a 4-3 win in last season's match-up and enters the spring with a four-match win streak.

OPPONENT INFO - cornell

Cornell is 3-6 on the season with wins over Fordham, Niagara and Marist.
The Big Red went 5-16 overall and 1-6 in Ivy League play last season.
Xavier took a 5-2 win in the last match-up between the two programs in 2019.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Next weekend, Xavier heads to Cleveland to face Cleveland State on Saturday, March 2, set for a 1:00 p.m. start.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier women's tennis fell 5-2 at Michigan State on Sunday afternoon, ending a five-match win streak and moving the Musketeers to 6-3 on the season.
In doubles, MSU took the first decision, topping Abby Nugent and Ellie Brotherton, 6-1. Anna Roggenburk and Imani Graham combined to take the No. 1 court, 6-3, and Emily Flowers and Sofia Mazzucato took a 7-5 win on the No. 3 court to take the point.
Xavier took a 2-0 lead with a 7-5, 6-3 win for Sofia Mazzucato on the No. 5 court. A 6-2, 7-5 MSU win on the No. 2 court against Anna Roggenburk and a 6-4, 6-3 win against Abigail Siminski on the No. 4 court pulled the Spartans even at 2-2.
The Spartans took the 3-2 lead on a 6-4, 7-5 win against Emily Flowers on the No. 6 court, and then clinched the match at 4-2 with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win over Abby Nugent on the No. 3 court.
MSU took the final decision, a 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 win on the No. 1 court against Imani Graham to set the final score at 5-2.

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.