Xavier Girls Tennis

Abu-Nameh wins 2 matches at state tennis

IOWA CITY – Sarah Abu-Nameh of Xavier compiled a 2-1 record at the Class 1A state tennis tournament Thursday in Iowa City and can finish as high as fifth place in the final rounds Friday.

Abu-Nameh began the day with a 6-0, 6-4 loss to Kally Peterson of Decorah in the opening round, but she bounced back with a pair of victories in the consolation bracket.

Abu-Nameh topped Kate Rietz of Ballard, 7-5, 6-0, and defeated Bry Ronca of Ballard, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 to stay alive in the tournament at the University of Iowa courts.

Abu-Nameh needs two more victories to finish in fifth place, beginning with a match against Jacqueline Ingram of Denison-Schleswig at 9:30 Friday morning.

Sarah Abu-Nameh makes state tennis

WATERLOO - Sarah Abu-Nameh of Xavier finished second at the Class 1A regional tennis tournament in Waterloo Thursday and qualified for the  state meet in Iowa City on June 1-3.

Abu-Nameh won three straight matches at the regional tournament, including a pair of upsets over seeded players.

Abu-Nameh topped No. 3 seed Franny Roche of Waterloo Columbus, 6-3,  6-7, 7-6 in the second round. She knocked off No. 2 seed Annika Koppes  of Iowa Falls, 6-3, 6-0 in the semifinals.

Abu-Nameh lost to No. 1 seed Olivia Fain of Waterloo Columbus, 6-0,  6-1, in the championship round. The winner and runner-up both advance  to the state tournament at the Hawkeye Tennis Center at the University of Iowa.

The Xavier doubles team of Nina Marquardt and Emily Jasper finished  third at the regional tournament. They won their first two matches before losing to the No. 1 seeds from Waterloo Columbus in the  semifinals.

Marquardt and Jasper defeated the No. 3 seeds from Dike-New Hartford  in the consolation match for third, 6-2, 6-4.

Camryn McPherson of Xavier finished fourth in singles competition with  a 2-2 record.

Xavier girls fall at tennis regional

INDEPENDENCE - The Xavier Saints lost to Dubuque Wahlert, 5-1, in the second round of the girls Class 1A regional tennis tournament Saturday.

The Saints blanked Independence in the opening round, 5-0.

Nina Marquardt defeated Jaden McGrath, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 1 singles when  the Saints topped Indpendence.

XAVIER 5, INDEPENDENCE 0
Singles

1. Nina Marquardt (X) def. Jaden McGrath, 6-1, 6-1
2. Emily Jasper (X) def. Abby Davis, 6-4, 6-2
3. Sarah Schirm (X) def. Heidi Lau, 6-0, 6-3
4. Maddie Abu-Nameh (X) def. Kelsey Cain, 6-1, 6-1
5. Sarah Abu-Nameh (X) def. Kylie Coonrad, 6-0, 6-0
6. Camryn McPherson (X) vs Madi Schroeder, 6-1, 4-0 (DNF)

DUBUQUE WAHLERT 5, XAVIER 1
Singles

1. Audrey Hinz (DW) def. Nina Marquardt, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
2. Meghann Long (DW) def. Emily Jasper, 7-5, 6-1
3. Anna Herrig (DW) def. Sarah Schirm, 6-3, 6-7, 10-6
4. Maddie Abu-Nameh (X) def. Abby McDonald, 6-0, 6-4
5. Carolyn Conlon (DW) def. Sarah Abu-Nameh, 4-6, 6-0, 10-1
6. Anna Freiburger (DW) over Camryn McPherson 6-2, 6-2

Xavier girls tennis falls to Hempstead

DUBUQUE - The Xavier girls tennis team lost to Dubuque Hempstead, 7-2,  in a Mississippi Valley Conference meet in Dubuque Tuesday.

Maddie Abu-Nameh of Xavier won her match at No. 4 singles against  Megan Oberfell, 10-6.

DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD 7, XAVIER 2
Singles

1. Joyce Sun (DH) def. Nina Marquardt, 10-1
2. Lauren Tressel (DH) def. Emily Jasper, 10-3
3. Erin Connolly (DH) def. Sarah Schirm, 10-2
4. Maddie Abu-Nameh (X) def. Megan Oberfell, 10-6
5. Elizabeth Wagner (DH) def. Sarah Abu-Nameh, 10-5
6. Kerry Houlihan (DH) def. Camryn McPherson, 11-9

Doubles

1. Sun/Tressel (DH) def. Marquardt/Jasper, 10-4
2. Connolly/Oberfell (DH) def. Schirm/M.Abu-Nameh, 10-5
3. McPherson/S.Abu-Nameh (X) def. Wagner/Houlihan, 10-4