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Xavier women’s golf in full swing, men’s golf feeling out grooves

By: Chris Behler ~Staff Writer~ its last two events at the Red Rocks and Rio Verde Invitational, the Xavier’s women’s golf team has embarked for Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. for the SDSU Farms Invitational from March 24-26. So far, the women are sitting in 16th place after the first day of play. Hosted by No. 45 San Diego State, the tournament also features nine squads ranked in the top 50 in Golfstat top 50: No. 1 USC, No. 2 UCLA, No. 6 Arizona State, No. 13 Stanford, No. 14 Oklahoma State, No. 21 Oregon, No. 26 Miami, No. 36 California … Continue reading Xavier women’s golf in full swing, men’s golf feeling out grooves

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Xavier tennis nets a strong weekend in Philadelphia

By: Chris Behler ~Staff Writer~ Xavier’s tennis program had a strong showing this past weekend in Philadelphia. Both the men’s and women’s teams beat the St. Joseph’s Hawks on Feb. 14 and the Temple Owls on Feb. 15. The men gave the Hawks a shellacking, winning all six singles matches and taking the doubles point in two games. After beating St. Joe’s 7-0, the Muskies went on to defeat Temple 6-1. They took the doubles point in two games, with seniors Mesa Mei and Jimmy Roebker leading the way with a win 6-2. It almost looked like Xavier would completely … Continue reading Xavier tennis nets a strong weekend in Philadelphia

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Men’s, women’s tennis bounces back with big wins

By: Chris Behler ~Staff Writer~ It has been a challenging start to the spring season for the Xavier men’s and women’s tennis teams. After losing to No. 40 ranked Indiana University 7-0 on Jan. 25 and to Miami (Ohio) 4-3 the following day, the Xavier women came back strong to best Abilene Christian (ACU) 5-2 this past Saturday. The women’s doubles team persevered for Xavier. After a 0-2 start on the season and a loss in the first doubles match of the third game in 2014, seniors Andrea Wolf and Allyson Westling defeated Nada Marjanovic and Emily Conrad of Abilene … Continue reading Men’s, women’s tennis bounces back with big wins