MILWAUKEE – Xavier women's tennis dropped a tightly-contested battle at Marquette, 4-3, for its first BIG EAST loss of the season. The loss, only the third for the Musketeers in the last 10 matches, moves Xavier to 11-7 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
Marquette took the doubles point, winning on No. 1 and No. 2 with both sets going to multiple tiebreakers. Elizabeth Bagerbaseh and Zoe Manion took the win on No. 3 doubles, 6-1.
The Golden Eagles pushed the lead to 2-0 after Kaitlin Ruether fell 6-1, 6-1 in the No.