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Women’s tennis suffers an early blow

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By Jake Geiger, Staff Writer Xavier women’s tennis team were handed their first defeat this season against Big Ten power Purdue after a 7-0 defeat. The Musketeers now move to 2-1 in the early season.  The Musketeers began play with one win and two losses in the doubles slate. The win came from the No. 2 doubles team as redshirt sophomore Kat Lyman and graduate student Anne-Sophie Courteau defeated Purdue 6-3.  Both of Xavier’s losses in doubles were tight matches. The first doubles team of sophomores Anna Roggenburk and Imani Graham fell 6-4 while the third doubles team of sophomore … Continue reading Women’s tennis suffers an early blow

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Women’s tennis improves to 3-0 in conference play

By: Isabel Smith ~Staff Writer~ Xavier women’s tennis wrapped up weekend play against two Big East teams on Sunday, defeating Providence 7-0 on March 25 and Seton Hall 5-2 on March 26. With the victories, the Musketeers extended their winning streak to four. The streak is the team’s longest of the year. The Musketeers began the weekend of play by shutting out the Friars. Senior Sydney Liggins, senior Cristina Di Lorenzo, junior Lauren Ghidotti, freshman Rachael Reichenbach, sophomore Sophia Abelson and sophomore Zoe Manion all won their respective singles matches. Di Lorenzo defeated her opponent 6-0, 6-0, taking the title … Continue reading Women’s tennis improves to 3-0 in conference play

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Tennis opens conference play

By: Isabel Smith ~Staff Writer~ Men’s tennis kicked off a busy weekend with a win over Georgetown last Friday in Washington, D.C. The Musketeers found victory on the road with their 5-2 win. The match marked Xavier’s first Big East competition of the spring season. In singles, redshirt senior Matt Bishop defeated Georgetown’s Peter Beatty 7-6(3), 6-0. Four other Musketeers won their respective singles matches. Senior Jeremy Schneider, sophomore Jack Dykema, sophomore Trent Smith and junior Gabriel Araujo defeated the Hoyas. In doubles, Bishop and Araujo took down Georgetown in their No. 1 match 7-5. The Musketeers continued road play … Continue reading Tennis opens conference play