Women's Tennis Travels to Xavier

Saturday, March 23

Cincinnati, OH

2 PM/4 PM CT

Marquette University

Xavier University

Photo by: Isaiah Gencuski

3/23/2019 5:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The Golden Eagles face their second BIG EAST foe

By: Communications

MILWAUKEE – The Marquette University women's tennis team (8-7) opens BIG EAST conference play on the road against Xavier (14-2) on Saturday, March 23 with first serve is slated for 2 p.m. Central time playing on an indoor court.

The Golden Eagles concluded spring break out west with three losses. In the final match of the trip, Lesley Foe and Milica Novakovic were on the board first with a 6-1 doubles victory. Fleur Eggink and Natalija Popovic secured the doubles point in the top position with a 6-4 win. San Jose State took the match by the narrowest of margins as five of the six singles courts went into third sets.

Xavier went undefeated in their spring break matches as the team rolled past Howard, Creighton, Seton Hall and Rockhurst. In the win over Rockhurst, the Musketeers tallied their 12^th straight win on the season.

Freshman Emily Thomas was named BIG EAST Tennis Athlete of the Week as she extended her singles winning streak to eight straight with a 4-0 week of play.

The Golden Eagles will continue BIG EAST conference play as the team travels to Chicago to face off against DePaul on March 29 with first serve slated for 7 p.m. Central time.