Blessing Nwaozuzu

Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Orange, Ohio
High School:
Orange

2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023-24: Posted an overall record of 13-9 for the year, with a 7-5 mark in singles play and a 6-4 mark in doubles play, helping Xavier win an fourth-straight BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Appearance...Picked up a win in the No 6 singles spot in Xavier's 7-0 sweep of Dayton...Went 1-2 overall in doubles win in dual action...Picked up a win over NKU playing with Abigail Siminski in the No. 3 spot...Finished her Xavier career with an overall record of 61-56, with a 40-35 mark in singles and a 21-21 mark in doubles.

2022-23: Finished with an overall combined record of 25-25, going 16-14 in singles and 9-11 in doubles...In dual play, collected 14 combined wins to help Xavier to a third-straight BIG EAST Championship and NCAA bid...Had eight singles wins playing primarily in the No. 5 and 6 spots, including picking up wins over BIG EAST opponents UConn and Marquette, with the win over the Golden Eagles coming in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament...Also had singles wins against NKU, Dayton, Miami (Ohio), Illinois State, Southern Indiana and Memphis...Had six doubles wins, primarily in the No. 3 spot...Helped Xavier clinch the doubles points in BIG EAST Tournament wins over Marquette and St. John's...Also picked up doubles wins over DePaul and Marquette in the regular season.

2021-22: Finished with a 19-19 overall record, going 14-13 in singles play and 5-6 in doubles...In dual play, had six singles wins, including three in the No. 4 spot... Won in the No. 6 spot in the BIG EAST Championship match against DePaul, helping Xavier take the 4-0 win and secure the program's second-straight league title and NCAA bid... Also had singles wins at Indiana and in BIG EAST play against Butler...Picked up a doubles win against Dayton.

2020-21: (No Fall Tournaments due to COVID-19) Helped the Musketeers to a 17-4 overall record, with a 6-0 record against BIG EAST teams on the way to the program's second BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Tournament berth... Picked up three wins in singles play, playing in the No. 6 spot, helping Xavier to wins over Eastern Michigan, Lipscomb and Dayton...went 1-0 in doubles play, partnered with Lucy Octave, helping Xavier pick up the doubles point in the regular season match against Marquette.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: A 4-star recruit from Orange, Ohio (Orange High School)...Ranked as high as No. 61 nationally according to tennisrecruiting.net during her prep career... Was a 2019 Midwest L2 Open Champion and was CVC Conference Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019...WAS a three-time Ohio High School State Qualifier...Placed fourth in Ohio in 2018.