Women's Tennis Faces Villanova at USTA National Tennis Campus

Thursday, March 7

Orlando, Fla.

3 PM

Xavier University

Villanova

Women's Tennis Faces Villanova at USTA National Tennis Campus

03.06.24 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers and Wildcats set to play at 3:00 p.m.

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

ORLANDO, Fla. - Xavier women's tennis faces BIG EAST foe Villanova on Thursday, March 7 at the USTA National Tennis Campus in Florida, set for a 3:00 p.m. start.

Xavier is 9-3 on the season after sweeping Cleveland State last weekend for the Musketeers' third-straight win.

OPPONENT INFO

Villanova is 2-7 with wins over Providence and Howard. VU will face Creighton and Stonehill on Wednesday in Orlando.
The Wildcats went 8-14 overall last season with a 1-5 record against BIG EAST schools during the regular season. VU fell, 4-0, to Marquette in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament.
Xavier enters the season on a five-match win streak against the Wildcats after taking a 7-0 win in the last match-up, played in 2019.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier is next in action on Sunday, March 17, hosting Butler at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility at 2:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

Xavier women's tennis picked up a third-straight win, topping Cleveland State, 7-0, on Saturday.
In doubles action, Imani Graham and Anna Roggenburk picked up their 10th straight win in No. 1 doubles, taking the first decision 6-2. CSU took a 7-5 win on the No. 3 court against Emily Flowers and Blessing Nwaozuzu, but Abby Nugent and Ellie Brotherton took a 7-6 (4) win on the No. 2 court to take the point for the Musketeers.
Emily Flowers made it a 2-0 Xavier lead with a 6-1, 6-3 win on the No. 6 court. Abby Nugent took court No. 3, 6-0, 7-6 (2) to push the Musketeers' lead to 3-0.
Abigail Siminski clinched the match for Xavier with a 6-0, 6-3 win on the No. 4 court.
Imani Graham took the No. 1 court, 6-3, 7-5. Sofia Mazzucato won her eighth-straight singles match with a 6-2, 7-5 win on the No. 5 court. Anna Roggenburk picked up the final decision, taking court No. 2 6-4, 2-6, 11-9.

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.