Women’s Tennis Falls to Maryland – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/23/1998 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Ohio State’s women’s tennis team ended its four match road trip with a loss to no. 37 Maryland today. The loss evened the Buckeyes’ record at 4-4. Freshman Kristy Dascoli (Bradenton, Fla.) had her seven match winning streak snapped with a loss at the hands of Maryland’s Meg Griffin. Dascoli’s regular season record is now 7-1, 11-7 overall.
Although Ohio State finished the trip with a record of 1-3, two of it’s losses were to teams ranked in the ITA’s top 50. On Feb. 13, the Buckeyes dropped a 7-2 decision to 15th ranked Notre Dame.
Final Results: No. 37 Maryland (3-0) -8 Ohio State (4-4) -1
Singles Matches
1st Meg Griffin, Maryland def. Kristy Dascoli, Ohio State 6-2, 6-2
2nd Lorraine Bittles, Maryland def. Briana Harris, Ohio State 7-6, 7-5
3rd Thea Ivanisevic, Maryland def. Mandy Yeley, Ohio State 6-1, 6-2
4th Chrissie Terrill, Maryland def. Kadri Kanepi, Ohio State 6-1, 6-0
5th Stacy Walkowitz, Maryland def. Cara Whittingham, Ohio State 6-1, 6-2
6th Adrienne Pavelko, Maryland def. Carolina Nahuz, Ohio State 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Matches
1st Bittles-Griffin, Maryland def. Dascoli-Harris, Ohio State 8-4
2nd Yeley-Nahuz, Ohio State def. Terrill-Salam, Maryland 9-7
3rd Ivanisevic-Pavelko, Maryland def. Kanepi-Whittingham, Ohio State 8-3
Buckeye Notes:
* Ohio State’s all-time record against Maryland now stands at 1-1.
* The Buckeyes will return home next weekend for a pair of matches at the Jesse Owens West Tennis Center. Ohio State will face Indiana State on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 a.m., and Cincinnati later that same day at 1:30 p.m.
