CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team (3-5, 1-1 ACC) dominated the Xavier Musketeers (5-7, 0-1 Big East), 4-0, on Monday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center for the first match of the doubleheader.
The Hurricanes secured the doubles point for the advantage going into singles play, followed by three straight wins for the first win of the day.
Raquel Gonzalez and Xinyi Nong earned the impressive 6-0 shutout over No. 26 Abby Nugent and Clara Owen at the top court, before Jaquelyn Ogunwale and Aely Arai clinched the doubles point, 6-2, over Emily Flowers and Sofia Mazzucato on court three.
Ogunwale earned the first singles win of the day after a 6-0, 6-3 win over Nugent on court two, followed by a 6-0, 6-0 shutout against Pendergast at the top court. Gonzalez, ranked No. 95, then clinched the match for Miami after a 6-0, 6-3 win against Rexroat.
The Hurricanes are back later today to host Xavier at 2:30 p.m.
RESULTS
Doubles:
- Xinyi Nong/Raquel Gonzalez (UM) def. No. 26 Abby Nugent/Clara Owen (XAV), 6-0
- Alexa Noel/Maria Paula Vargas (UM) vs. Madeleine Rexroat/Elizabeth Pendergast (XAV), 5-3
- Jaquelyn Ogunwale/Aely Arai (UM) def. Emily Flowers/Sofia Mazzucato (XAV), 6-2
Singles:
- Alexa Noel (UM) def. Elizabeth Pendergast (XAV), 6-0, 6-0
- Jaquelyn Ogunwale (UM) def. Abby Nugent (XAV), 6-0, 6-3
- Raquel Gonzalez (UM) def. Madeleine Rexroat (XAV), 6-0, 6-3
- Aely Arai (UM) vs. Emily Flowers (XAV), 6-2, 1-2, unfinished
- Xinyi Nong (UM) vs. Clara Owen (XAV), 6-2, 5-1, unfinished
- Maria Paula Vargas (UM) vs. Abigail Siminski (XAV), 6-0, 2-3, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,1,3)
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