Buckeye Invitational in Columbus this Weekend
10/11/2022 3:22:28 PM | Women's Tennis
Buckeye Invitational Results (as of 3:45 p.m.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s tennis team will host the Buckeye Invitational Friday through Sunday in Columbus. Matches will be either inside the Ty Tucker Tennis Center or outside at the Auer Tennis Complex. Friday’s matches will be inside.
Play is slated to start at noon Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission and parking are free. Watch HERE.
Joining Ohio State this weekend will be players from Penn State, Xavier, Michigan and Kentucky.
Each day will feature two doubles and four singles matches per team, set up in a hidden dual format. Each matchup will be on two courts and start with doubles, followed by singles.
Matchups
Friday (noon)
Ohio State vs. Penn State
Michigan vs. Kentucky
Xavier vs. OSU/PSU
Saturday (11 a.m.)
Ohio State vs. Michigan
Penn State vs. Xavier
Kentucky vs. OSU/PSU
Sunday (11 a.m.)
Ohio State vs. Xavier
Kentucky vs. Penn State
Michigan vs. OSU/PSU
Buckeye This and That
- Irina Cantos Siemers was selected by the officials and coaches as the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award at the ITA All-American Championships last week in Cary, N.C.
- On the court, Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff reached the doubles consolation final at ITA All-Americans, posting three wins in a row after dropping their opening match in the 32-team doubles draw.
- In singles, Cantos Siemers, the nation’s 10th-ranked player, won in the first round of the singles draw before falling in the second round. Ratliff posted a win in qualifying.
- Ratliff and Cantos Siemers lead the Buckeyes with four singles wins this fall, while Kolie Allen is next with three.
The Remaining Fall Slate
- Next week the ITA Midwest Regional Championships will be held in Ann Arbor, Mich., starting Oct. 20.
- Fall competition wraps up the first week of November. Buckeyes will compete in the ITA Fall Championships in San Diego, Calif., starting Nov. 2 and the ASU Thunderbird Invitationl in Tempe, Ariz., starting Nov. 4.
