Women's Tennis Travels to East Lansing to Face Michigan State and Gonzaga

Friday, February 6

East Lansing, Mich.

4 PM

Xavier University

Michigan State

Women's Tennis Travels to East Lansing to Face Michigan State and Gonzaga

02.05.26 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers face Spartans on Friday at 4 PM, Bulldogs on Saturday at 1 PM

By: Hayley Schletker, Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis travels to East Lansing, Mich., to take part in a pair of matches, starting with Michigan State on Friday, Feb. 6, set for a 4:00 p.m. start.Xavier returns to the MSU Indoor Tennis Center to face Gonzaga on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1:00 p.m.

MICHIGAN STATE

The Spartans are 2-0 on the season after picking up a pair of 4-0 wins, over Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan, on Feb. 1.
MSU went 13-12 overall last season and 5-8 in Big Ten play, falling to Southern Cal in the opening round fo the Big Ten Tournament.
The two programs played last season, with MSU taking a 4-3 win in East Lansing. Xavier picked up three points in singles action with Abby Nugent winning on No 2, Madeleine Rexroat winning court No. 3, and Emily Flowers taking court No. 4. Nugent also partnered with Clara Owen to win No. 1 doubles.

GONZAGA

The Bulldogs enter the match at 3-0 after opening the season with sweeps of Eastern Washington and Montana, and taking a 4-0 win over Colorado State.
Gonzaga went 11-10 last season, with a 3-3 record in WCC play, falling to LMU in the first round of the WCC Championships.
The two programs last faced each other in Feb. 2020, with Gonzaga taking a 4-3 win, also played in East Lansing.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

The Musketeers are set for a pair of matches next weekend, starting with a road trip to Lexington, Ky., to face Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 14, set for a 10:00 a.m. start.
Xavier returns to the courts on Sunday, Feb. 15, hosting Northern Kentucky at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, set for 2:00 p.m. 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.