The Loyola men’s and women’s tennis team was defeated by No. 7 ranked Xavier University on Friday, Jan. 30.

Senior captain Meghan De Baroncelli faced Nour Abbes, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the division, in a singles match. De Baroncelli won two individual games but fell to Abbes 6-1. De Baroncelli also lost the doubles match paired with sophomore Alexa Mancuso to the team of Nour Abbes and Carmen Nelson.

The men also faced ranked opponents. Sophomore Trivesh Singh competed in the No. 1 singles spot but fell to No. 13 ranked Kyle Montrel. The team will face LSU Alexandria on Feb. 7 at the City Park Tennis Center.