Women's Tennis Heads To Tennessee to Face VCU, ETSU

Saturday, March 30

Johnson City, Tenn.

11:00 AM

Xavier University

VCU (at ETSU)

Women's Tennis Heads To Tennessee to Face VCU, ETSU

03.27.24 | Women's Tennis

Musketeers face Rams Saturday at ETSU, then Bucs on Sunday

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis travels to Johnson City, Tenn., for a pair of matches this weekend, facing VCU on Saturday, March 30, set for an 11:00 a.m. start and then facing ETSU on Sunday, March 31, at 1:00 p.m., both set to be played at ETSU.

The Musketeers are 12-4 on the season after sweeping Louisville 7-0 last weekend.

VCU INFO

The Rams are 12-4 on the season with a 4-0 record in A10 play.
VCU went 9-13 overall and 4-0 in A10 play last season, taking 4-3 wins over Saint Louis and Richmond in the A10 Quarterfinals and Semifinals, respectively, before falling 4-1 to Fordham in the Championship match.
Xavier fell 4-0 in the last match-up between the two programs, the 2013 A10 Championship match.

ETSU INFO

ETSU is 10-6 on the season with a 5-0 record in SoCon play.
ETSU finished with a 19-8 record overall and a 6-1 record in SoCon play. The Bucs picked up 4-0 wins over Western Carolina, Wofford and Furman to win the SoCon Championship and NCAA bid.
ETSU was faced Vanderbilt at Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, falling 4-0.
Xavier fell 4-3 in the last match-up between the two programs in 2022.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier hosts Dayton next weekend at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility on Saturday, April 6, set for a 2:00 p.m. start.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier picks up its 12th win of the season after taking a 7-0 win at Louisville on Saturday afternoon, moving to 12-4 on the season.
In doubles play, Louisville picked up the first decision, taking a 6-4 win over Anna Roggenburk and Imani Graham on the No. 1 court, while Emily Flowers and Sofia Mazzucato took the 6-2 win on court No. 3. The final court came down to tiebreakers on No. 2, where Ellie Brotherton and Abby Nugent took a 7-6 (3) win to secure the point.
Imani Graham made it a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-4 win on the No. 1 court and Abby Nugent extended the lead to 3-0 with a 6-4, 6-2 win on the No. 3 court. Emily Flowers clinched the win with a 7-6 (1), 6-0 win on the No. 6 court.
Anna Roggenburk made it a 5-0 Xavier lead taking a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 lead on the No. 2 court and Sofia Mazzucato won No. 5 court, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, for her 11th-straight win.
Abigail Siminski completed the sweep with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 win on the No. 3 court.

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.