Women’s Tennis Loses 4-3 decision to Illinois – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/19/1998 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 19, 1998
%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State womens tennis team fell to Illinois 4-3 for its second consecutive loss. The Buckeyes drop to 8-13 overall and 1-8 in the Big Ten, while the Fighting Illini improves to 7-11 and 3-4 in conference play.
%^$Illinois won the doubles point taking two of three doubles matches and an early 1-0 lead. Ohio State kept the match in reach with back-to-back wins by Kristy Dascoli (Fr., Bradenton, Fla.) and Briana Harris (Fr., Bradenton, Fla.). Dascoli continues to shine as a freshman picking up her 23rd win of the season.
%^$Monica Koplas (Jr., Scarborough, Ontario) tied the match for the Buckeyes at 3-3 beating Lisa Panique 6-3, 6-2 at the No. 6 position. The competition was then decided in the final match of the day between Carolina Nahuz (Sr., Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Allison Gottlieb from Illinois in the No. 5 spot. Gottlieb defeated Nahuz in two sets (7-5, 6-1) giving Illinois the win.
%^$Ohio State will be back in action on April 25 when the team travels to State College, Pa. to take on Penn State in its final meet of the season before the Big Ten Championships.%^$
%^$Illinois 4, Ohio State 3%^$Jesse Owens West%^$Columbus, Ohio
%^$Singles
%^$1st Kristy Dascoli, Ohio State def. Simone Kung, UI 6-1, 0-6, 6-4%^$2nd Briana Harris, Ohio State def. Stacy Schapiro, UI 5-7, 6-4, 6-3%^$3rd Carla Rosenberg, UI def. Mandy Yeley, Ohio State 7-5, 6-2%^$4th Megan Wise, UI def. Kadri Kanepi, Ohio State 7-6 (5), 6-2%^$5th Allison Gottlieb, UI def. Carolina Nahuz, Ohio State 7-5, 6-1%^$6th Monica Koplas, Ohio State def. Lisa Panique, UI 6-3, 6-2
%^$Doubles
%^$1st Dascoli-Harris, Ohio State def. Rosenberg-Kung, UI 8-3%^$2nd Gottlieb-Schapiro, UI def. Yeley-Nahuz, Ohio State 8-3%^$3rd Panique-Wise, UI def. Kanepi-Zimpfer, Ohio State 9-8 (7-4)
