Men's Tennis Set to Play Georgetown in BIG EAST Quarterfinals

Friday, April 19

Cayce, S.C.

9:00 AM

Xavier University

Georgetown (Quarterfinals)

Men's Tennis Set to Play Georgetown in BIG EAST Quarterfinals

04.17.24 | Men's Tennis

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Musketeers and Hoyas set to face off at 9 AM on Friday

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier men's tennis travels to Cayce, S.C., to take part in the 2024 BIG EAST Championships, Presented by JEEP. The Musketeers earned the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 seeded Georgetown on Friday, April 19, at the Cayce Tennis and Fitness Center.

The Quarterfinal match between the Musketeers and the Hoyas is scheduled for a 9:00 a.m. start and the winner will advance to play the winner of DePaul/Villanova in the Semifinals on Saturday.

Xavier enters the postseason at 4-17 overall and 2-4 against BIG EAST teams.

TOURNAMENT INFO

The 2024 BIG EAST Tennis Championships Presented by JEEP returns to the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center in Cayce, S.C., from April 18-21.
The Men's and Women's Championship rounds will be streamed live on FloSports.
Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center will host the championship for the eighth consecutive year. The facility offers 30 lighted world-class courts with a championship-sized stadium court that has a viewing capacity of approximately 500 spectators. There are seven dedicated 38' courts for 8 & Under Tennis. Courts are complete with a small central gazebo, iced water coolers and electrical outlets on every court for ball-machine use.
Seeds for the championships were determined by a committee that reviews each team's regular-season schedule, ITA rankings, results against BIG EAST and common non-conference opponents and wins/losses against ranked foes.
There is no charge for admission. Merchandise will be available for purchase through Shop.BIGEAST.com.

Men's Seeding

St. John's
DePaul
Georgetown
Creighton
Butler
Xavier
Villanova
Marquette

Men's Schedule
Friday, 4/19, 9 a.m., Quarterfinals
#1 St. John's vs. #8 Marquette
#2 DePaul vs. #7 Villanova
#3 Georgetown vs. #6 Xavier
Friday, 4/19, 12:45 p.m., Quarterfinals
#4 Creighton vs. #5 Butler
Saturday, 4/20, 9 a.m., Semifinals
St. John's/Marquette winner vs. Creighton/Butler winner
DePaul/Villanova winner vs. Georgetown/Xavier winner
Sunday, 4/21, 9 a.m., Championship Match | Watch
RESULTS: https://ioncourt.com/leagues/2024-big-east-mens-tennis-championship

OPPONENT INFO

The Hoyas are 14-7 overall and 4-3 in BIG EAST play, with wins over Creighton, Marquette, Xavier and Villanova, and losses to Butler, DePaul and St. John's
The two teams faced each other on March 30 in College falling 4-3 in a match that came down to a three-set decision on the No. 1 singles court.
The Hoyas took the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Ryan Cahill and Charlie Temming on the No. 1 court and a 6-3 win over Pascal Mosberger and Cristian Gonzalez on the No. 2 court.
Xavier picked up a two-set win on the No. 5 court for Cristian Gonzalez, 6-3, 6-2, while Georgetown picked up two singles courts in two sets, taking the No. 3 court, 6-2, 6-4, against Marco Pennelli, and the No. 4 court 6-1, 7-5, against Charlie Temming.
Pascal Mosberger battled back after falling in the first set on the No. 2 court to take the 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) win, and Jorge Santamaria picked up a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win on the No. 6 court to give Xavier three points.
Georgetown took a three-set win on the No. 1 court, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, against Ryan Cahill to pick up a fourth point.
The Hoyas went 12-9 overall last season with a 4-2 record against BIG EAST teams during the regular season. The Hoyas advanced with a win over Xavier before falling to St. John's in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals. Georgetown took a 4-1 win over the Musketeers in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals last season.

LAST TIME OUT

Two Musketeers picked up singles wins but Xavier men's tennis fell, 5-2, to DePaul on Saturday evening.
In doubles play, DePaul picked up 6-2 wins over Ryan Cahill and Pascal Mosberger on court No. 1 and over Jorge Santamaria and Charlie Temming on court No. 2 to clinch the point.
DePaul took a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-2 win on No. 2 over Pascal Mosberger and made it 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-3 win against Ryan Cahill on No. 1 singles.
Charlie Temming took a 7-6 (6), 6-3 win on the No. 4 court to get the Musketeers on the board at 3-1.
DePaul clinched the win with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Cristian Gonzalez on the No. 5 court, leading 4-1.
A 3-6, 6-4,6-4 on the No. 3 court against Charlie Temming made it a 5-1 DePaul lead.
Jorge Santamaria won on No. 6 singles, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4, to set the final score at 5-2.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier returns six letterwinners from last year's squad that finished the season at 12-9 overall.
The 2022-23 season marked a second-straight season with 12 wins, the first time the program had back-to-back 10-plus win season since the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
The Musketeer returners include Ryan Cahill, Pascal Mosberger, Marco Pennelli, Jorge Santamaria, Charlie Temming and Kyle Totorica.
Xavier also added a pair of freshmen, Alex Adamec and Cristian Gonzalez.