Xavier Wraps Up Action at UC/Pam Whiltehead Invitational

CINCINNATI - Xavier wrapped up action at the UC/Pam Whiltehead Invitational on Saturday, collecting 16 total wins during the two-day event facing Cincinnati, Miami (Ohio) and Purdue.

The Musketeers swept the host Bearcats, collecting seven wins. Xavier went 2-0 in Friday's doubles action then 5-0 in singles play on Saturday.

Against Purdue, Xavier split doubles play 1-1, and picked up three more singles wins against the Boilermakers on Saturday, going 3-2.

Xavier went 5-0 against Miami in singles play on Friday, but went 0-2 in doubles action with the RedHawks on Saturday.

Three Musketeers, Blessing Nwaozuzu, Abby Nugent and Emily Flowers, went 3-0 in singles play for the weekend, while Abigail Siminski and Paulina Franco Martinessi both went 2-1.

XAVIER RESULTS
Day One 
Xavier vs Purdue Doubles
Abby Nugent/Abby Siminski (XU) def. Liz Norman/Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) 7-5
Rut Galindo/ Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) def. Paulina Franco Martinessi/Emily Flowers (XU) 7-6 (6)

Cincinnati vs. Xavier Doubles
Emily Flowers/Abigail Siminski (XU) def. Kelli Niehaus/Maria Santilli (UC) 6-4
Abby Nugent/Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU) def. Katie Ferguson/Natasha Opaciuch (UC) 6-4

Miami (OH) vs. Xavier Singles
Abigail Siminski (XU) def. Nishitha Saravanan (MIAMI (OH)) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (7)
Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU) def. Sara Zalukar (MIAMI (OH)) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (2)
Abby Nugent (XU) def. Emilia Valentinsson (MIAMI (OH)) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (5)
Emily Flowers (XU) def. Jutte Van Hansewyk (MIAMI (OH)) 6-2, 7-5
Paulina Franco Martinessi (XU) def. Sarah Dev (MIAMI (OH)) 6-3, 6-4

Day Two Results
Miami (OH) vs. Xavier Doubles
Catherine Denysiewicz-Slowek/Laura Rico (MIAMI (OH)) def. Emily Flowers/Paulina Franco Martinessi (XU) 7-6 (4)
Laura Rico/Catherine Dewysiewicz-Slowek (MIAMI (OH)) def. Abigail Siminski/Blessing Nwaozuzu 7-6 (3)

Purdue vs. Xavier Singles
Abby Nugent (XU) def. Kennedy Gibbs (PUR) 6-1, 7-5
Liz Norman (PUR) def. Abigail Siminski (XU) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (9)
Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU) def. Tara Katarina Milic (PUR) 6-3, 6-2
Emily Flowers (XU) def. Antonia Pareja (PUR) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 1-0 (6)
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Paulina Franco Martinessi (XU) 7-5, 6-2

Cincinnati vs. Xavier Singles
Abigail Siminski (XU) def. Cassie McLay (UC) 6-4, 6-1
Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU) def. Kelli Niehaus (UC) 7-5, 6-0
Abby Nugent (XU) def. Natasha Opaciuch (UC) 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Emily Flowers (XU) def. Katie Ferguson (UC) 6-2,7-5
Paulina Franco Martinessi (XU) def. Sofia Bruno (UC) 6-4, 6-1