Xavier University Athletics
Women's Tennis Sweeps BIG EAST Weekly Awards
04.06.26 | Women's Tennis
Rexroat earns Singles Player of the Week; Nugent and Owen named Doubles Team of the Week for Fourth Time
NEW YORK - Xavier women's tennis swept the BIG EAST Weekly Awards on the women's side after picking up a pair of conference wins over the weekend. Madeleine Rexroat was named BIG EAST Singles Player of the Week, while Abby Nugent and Clara Owen repeated as Doubles Team of the Week after topping Marquette and DePaul, making it five-straight wins and keeping the Musketeers undefeated in conference play.
Rexroat, a sophomore from Milton, Ga., went 2-0 in the No. 2 singles spot over the weekend. She picked up the first singles decision in the 7-0 sweep of Marquette, making it a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win on the No. 2 court. Against DePaul, Rexroat came back to take a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win on court No. 2, clinching the 4-3 win, DePaul's first loss in conference action.Â
Rexroat, ranked No. 121 in the most recent ITA Singles Rankings, now has 10 singles wins on the season. This is her second honor of the season, also earning Singles Player of the Week on 2/23.
Nugent, a senior from Springboro, Ohio, and Owen, a sophomore from Dayton. Ohio, went 2-0 in No. 1 doubles spot as the Musketeers went 2-0 against BIG EAST teams. In 7-0 sweep at Marquette, the duo combined to take a 6-3 win in No. 1 doubles to clinch the point. At DePaul, the pair took a 6-1 win on the No. 1 doubles court.
The duo has won nine in a row and have 12 wins on the season. This is the second-straight week the pair has picked up the honor and the fourth time this season, also earning it the weeks of of 2/9, 3/16 and 3/30.
Xavier wraps up the regular season on Saturday, April 11, hosting Butler for Senior Day.
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Rexroat, a sophomore from Milton, Ga., went 2-0 in the No. 2 singles spot over the weekend. She picked up the first singles decision in the 7-0 sweep of Marquette, making it a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win on the No. 2 court. Against DePaul, Rexroat came back to take a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win on court No. 2, clinching the 4-3 win, DePaul's first loss in conference action.Â
Rexroat, ranked No. 121 in the most recent ITA Singles Rankings, now has 10 singles wins on the season. This is her second honor of the season, also earning Singles Player of the Week on 2/23.
Nugent, a senior from Springboro, Ohio, and Owen, a sophomore from Dayton. Ohio, went 2-0 in No. 1 doubles spot as the Musketeers went 2-0 against BIG EAST teams. In 7-0 sweep at Marquette, the duo combined to take a 6-3 win in No. 1 doubles to clinch the point. At DePaul, the pair took a 6-1 win on the No. 1 doubles court.
The duo has won nine in a row and have 12 wins on the season. This is the second-straight week the pair has picked up the honor and the fourth time this season, also earning it the weeks of of 2/9, 3/16 and 3/30.
Xavier wraps up the regular season on Saturday, April 11, hosting Butler for Senior Day.
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