Abby Nugent

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Springboro, Ohio
High School:
Ohio Connections Academy

2024 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team

2023-24: Finished 33-29 overall for her sophomore season, with a 15-53 record in singles and a 18-14 record in doubles...Went 11-9 in singles play during the dual season, with an 11-8 mark in the No. 3 spot, helping Xavier to a fourth-straight BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Appearance...Had a 2-1 record in BIG EAST play...Picked up wins on the No. 3 spot against Marquette, UConn and DePaul in BIG EAST Championship, earning the tournament's Most Outstanding Player honor...Had a 12-8 mark for doubles in dual play, playing in the No. 2 spot with Abby Nugent...Pair went 5-0 in BIG EAST with wins over UConn, Villanova, Butler, Marquette and DePaul...Pair helped Xavier take the doubles point in win over No. 57 VCU.

2022-23: Finished her rookie season at 34-19 overall, with a 17-11 record in singles play and 17-8 in doubles play...Helped Xavier to third-straight BIG EAST Championship and NCAA Tournament...Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors and a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team after going 10-6 in singles play and 11-5 in doubles in the regular season...Among her wins in singles, primarily played at No. 3, were victories over DePaul, Michigan State, Cincinnati and Indiana...Played 19 matches at No. 1 doubles, paired with Kat Lyman...duo collected wins over BIG EAST opponents DePaul, Creighton and St. John's, as well as Penn State, Purdue, JMU and Memphis.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: Came to Xavier from Springboro, Ohio and graduated from Ohio Connections Academy...Won the 2019 OHSAA Division I Singles State Championship in 2019 while competing with Springboro High School, going 8-0 in the regular season, earning Ohio Athlete of the Year honors...Was also a 16s National Level 2 winner and Winter National quarterfinalist....Was a five-star recruit on TennisRecruiting.net and has earned a national ranking as high as No. 32 in 2021.