Women's Tennis to Play Creighton, UPenn in Orlando on Wednesday

Wednesday, March 11

Orlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)

11:30 AM

Xavier University

Creighton

Women's Tennis to Play Creighton, UPenn in Orlando on Wednesday

03.10.26 | Women's Tennis

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Musketeers take on Bluejays at 11:30 AM, Quakers at 6:30 PM

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier women's tennis travels to Orlando, Fla., to face a pair of opponents at the USTA National Campus on Wednesday, March 11. The Musketeers get the day started with BIG EAST opponent Creighton, set for a 11:30 a.m. start, and then wrap up the day against UPenn at 6:30 p.m.

CREIGHTON

The Bluejays are 10-3 on the season with a 2-1 record against BIG EAST teams, taking wins over Marquette and Providence and falling to DePaul.
Creighton went 11-8 overall and 1-2 in BIG EAST matches last season, earning the No. 8 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. The Bluejays fell to No. 9 seeded Seton Hall.
The two programs last faced each other in the 2023 BIG EAST Championship match, with Xavier taking a 4-0 win to take the conference title.

UPENN

The Quakers are 6-6 on the season, with wins over Villanova, Saint Joseph's, Drexel, Dartmouth, Columbia and Lehigh.
Penn went 12-9 last season with a 5-2 record in Ivy League play.
The two programs last faced each other in the 2020 season, with UPenn taking a 5-1 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Xavier returns to action on Thursday, March 19, hosting Arizona at 3:30 p.m.
The Musketeers return to the courts on Sunday, March 22, hosting Cleveland State at 1:00 p.m.

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.