Women's Tennis Travel to Ann Arbor for Michigan Invitational

Friday, January 16

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Xavier University

Michigan Invite

Women's Tennis Travel to Ann Arbor for Michigan Invitational

01.14.26 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers take on players from Michigan, Ohio State and Old Dominion

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis travels north for to take part in the Michigan Invitational, set to begin on Friday, Jan. 16 and run through Sunday, Jan. 18 at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Musketeers will take on players from No. 7 Michigan, No. 13 Ohio State and Old Dominion.

TOURNAMENT INFO

There is no team scoring (win or loss) at the event, with everyone competing individually.
Each team will play three rounds of doubles and three rounds of singles.
There will be up to eight flights in singles and four flights in doubles per round.
Each team will play one round of singles and one round of doubles per day.
The third set will be played to completion in singles.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, Jan. 16
10 a.m. Singles -- Ohio State vs. Old Dominion
1 p.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Ohio State, Old Dominion vs. Xavier
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Xavier

Saturday, Jan. 17
10 a.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Xavier, Ohio State vs. Old Dominion
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Old Dominion, Ohio State vs. Xavier

Sunday, Jan. 18
10 a.m. Doubles -- Michigan vs. Old Dominion, Ohio State vs. Xavier
Singles to Follow -- Michigan vs. Ohio State, Old Dominion vs. Xavier

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers open dual action next weekend, traveling to Purdue on Saturday, Jan. 24, set for a noon start in West Lafayette, Ind.
Xavier then travels to Urbana-Champaign, Ill. to take on Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 25, set for a 1:00 p.m. ET start.

THE MUSKETEERS

Xavier returns eight players from last season's BIG EAST Championship winning squad, including senior Abby Nugent, a 2025 All-BIG EAST First Team selection, and 2025 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year and All-BIG EAST Second Team selection Madeleine Rexroat.
Sophomore Clara Owen, who partnered with Nugent as one of the top doubles team in the country, returns, as well as seniors Abigail Siminski and Emily Flowers, juniors Ellie Brotherton and Sofia Mazzucato, and sophomore Natalie Smitek.
The Musketeers added freshman Ella DeFord, a five-star recruit from Mount Pleasant, S.C., to the roster.
Xavier finished the 2025 dual season at 14-9 and won the program's fifth-straight and sixth overall BIG EAST Championship, earning the program's sixth bid to the NCAA Championships.