April 21, 2007

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The Xavier University women's tennis team defeated No. 9 seed Rhode Island, 4-1, on Saturday afternoon and earned the right to play No. 6 Duquesne in tomorrow's Atlantic 10 Championship fifth-place match at the Club 4 Life at 8 a.m.  With the win, the No. 5 seeded Musketeers improve to 16-7 on the year while Rhode Island ends its season with a 14-6 record. 

Kate Lohner and Jeanette Feider got XU off on the right foot with an 8-4 victory at No. 3 doubles and Jill Ducro and Annie Diedalis clinched the doubles point for Xavier with an 8-6 win in the No. 2 match. 

Sophomore Kara Courtney kept the momentum going for XU with a dominating 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2 singles and Kaitlyn Zinn won her No. 4 match shortly thereafter (6-4, 6-1). 

Jill Ducro secured the Musketeers' spot in tomorrow's fifth-place match with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Nyssa Peele.    

Singles

1. Lara Maurer (URI) def. Jackie Vilines (XU) - 6-3, 6-0

2. Kara Courtney (XU) def. Val Chacon (URI) - 6-1, 6-1

3. Jill Ducro (XU) def. Nyssa Peele (URI) - 6-3, 6-3

4. Kaitlyn Zinn (XU) def. Grace Hedstrom (URI) - 6-4, 6-1

5. Jeanette Feider (XU) vs. Amanda Barletta (URI) - 6-3, 4-6

6. Alicia Papa (XU) vs. Stef Catanzano (URI) - 6-3, 5-2

Doubles

1. Vilines/Courtney (XU) vs. Lara Mauer/Grace Hedstrom (URI) - 7-3

2. Ducro/Diedalis (XU) def. Chacon/Peele (URI) - 8-6

3. Lohner/Feider (XU) def. Barletta/Catanzano (URI) - 8-4

Xavier Musketeers Women's Tennis

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