Cardinals Outlasts Xavier 4-2

Saturday, March 7

Cincinnati, OH

3:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

Xavier

Berta Miret and Elena Noguero celebrate during the match against Florida State at Bass-Rudd Tennis Center on February 20

Photo by: Eli Dych | Louisville Athletics

March 07, 2026 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Nancy Worley

CINCINNATI --Powered by the play of Elena Noguero and Berta Miret, the University of Louisville women's tennis team beat Xavier 4-2 Saturday afternoon at the Camargo Racquet Club.

The Cardinals (8-4) dropped the doubles point, losing at the No. 1 and No. 3 slots but Miret and Noguero set the tone for singles with a 6-3 win over Ella DeFord and Madeleine Rexroat at No. 2.

Moving to singles, Germany Davis upset the No.104-ranked Rexroat 6-1, 6-3 to tie the score at one. Noguero rolled 6-2, 6-4 over Emily Flowers at No. 3. Xavier pushed back with a three-set win at No. 6 to tie the match at two all. UofL's Alice Otis gutted out a 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 win on court one for the third point. Miret clinched the match with another three set win, going 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 over Clara Owen for the match.

The loss moves Xavier to a 5-7 mark

Louisville has the rest of the weekend off and will host Middle Tennessee on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center.

Louisville 4, Xavier 2
Singles competition
1. Alice Otis (UOFL) def. Abby Nugent (XAV) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
2. Germany Davis (UOFL) def. #104 Madeleine Rexroat (XAV) 6-1, 6-3
3. Elena Noguero (UOFL) def. Emily Flowers (XAV) 6-2, 6-4
4. Ella DeFord (XAV) vs. Lika Peresypkina (UOFL) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, unfinished
5. Berta Miret (UOFL) def. Clara Owen (XAV) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Natalie Smitek (XAV) def. Rebekkah Gaines (UOFL) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Abby Nugent/Clara Owen (XAV) def. Lika Peresypkina/Alice Otis (UOFL) 6-2
2. Berta Miret/Elena Noguero (UOFL) def. Ella DeFord/Madeleine Rexroat (XAV) 6-3
3. Emily Flowers/Natalie Smitek (XAV) def. Germany Davis/Lucia Gallegos (UOFL) 6-4

Match Notes: Louisville 8-4 Xavier 5-7
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,3,6,1,5)