By Riley Vance —

Women’s tennis (7-9, 3-7) defeated Xavier (9-2, 0-0) 4-3 Friday, March 26 at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Xavier took the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.

Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas (XU) defeated junior Rhea Verma and sophomore Andrea Di Palma 6-3 at the No. 1 spot.

Anna Roggenburk and Imani Graham (XU) clinched the doubles point for Xavier with a 7-6 win over junior Dina Chaika and senior Chelsea Sawyer.

No. 24 senior Raven Neely and sophomore Tatiana Simova took down Xavier’s Kaitlin Ruether and Kat Lyman 7-5 on court two.

Louisville quickly evened the score going into singles with a 6-1 6-1 win from Simova on court six.

Verma finished next with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Graham (XU).

The Cards took the lead at 3-1 as Sawyer defeated Roggenburk (XU) 6-4, 6-2 on court three.

The match was clinched on court five as Chaika took down Xavier’s Thomas 6-3, 6-3.

Xavier brought the score up to 4-3 with wins on the last remaining courts.

Kyle (XU) defeated No. 82 Di Palma 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 at the No. 1 spot, and No. 123 Lyman (XU) defeated Neely 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 at the No. 2 spot.

Women’s tennis hosts UT Martin Tuesday, March 30 at 1 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

 

Final Scores:

Singles

  1. Ahmeir Kyle (XU) def. #82 Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0
  2. #123 Kat Lyman (XU) def. Raven Neely (LOU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
  3. Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) def. Anna Roggenburk (XU) 6-4, 6-2
  4. Rhea Verma (LOU) def. Imani Graham (XU) 6-3, 6-0
  5. Dina Chaika (LOU) def. Emily Thomas (XU) 6-3, 6-3
  6. Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Kaitlin Ruether (XU) 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 3, 5, 1, 2

Doubles

  1. Ahmeir Kyle/Emily Thomas (XU) def. Rhea Verma/Andrea Di Palma (LOU) 6-3
  2. #24 Raven Neely/Tatiana Simova (LOU) def. Kaitlin Ruether/Kat Lyman (XU) 7-5
  3. Anna Roggenburk/Imani Graham (XU) def. Dina Chaika/Chelsea Sawyer (LOU) 7-6

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

 

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