Clara Owen

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio
High School:
Centerville

2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024-25 ITA Conference Masters Championship Doubles Runners-Up
2024-25 NCAA Doubles Championship Appearance

2024-25: Earned a spot in the ITA Conference Masters for doubles, partnered with Abby Nugent, with a Finals appearance at ITA Ohio Valley Regional, taking wins over Indiana, Austin Peay, Tennessee and ETSU to get to the Semifinals...Duo became first Xavier women's tennis players to compete in the doubles draw at the NCAA Individual Championships. ...Defeated Tennessee’s Suarez and Britez Risso to earn a spot in the Championship...Advanced to the Finals of ITA Conference Masters with wins over teams from Fordham, ETSU, South Carolina State and Vandy...She has a 4-0 record in singles play this fall, and an 11-3 mark in doubles, partnered with Abby Nugent for all 14 matches...Went 9-3 in singles play in dual matches, with a 3-2 mark in BIG EAST play...Partnered with Nugent for 16 wins in the No. 1 doubles spot in the dual season, going 6-0 in the regular season against BIG EAST teams and picked up a pair of wins in the BIG EAST Tournament...Duo earned a program-best ranking in either doubles or singles in December 2024, coming in at No. 17 in the ITA Doubles Rankings.

PRIOR TO XAVIER: A four-star recruit from Dayton, Ohio, where she attended Centerville High School...Was rated as high as No. 96 in the country by TennisRecruiting.net this year...A two-time OHSAA doubles state champion at Centerville, and is a two-time bronze ball doubles champion.