Ohio State Blanks West Virginia 7-0 in Straight-Sets – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/22/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
February 22, 1999
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s tennis team captured its second shutout of the week against West Virginia (7-0) on Sunday in Pittsburgh, Pa. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Buckeyes posted a 9-0 victory over Ball State in straight-sets. Kristy Dascoli (So., Bradenton, Fla.), defeated Meghan Cornwall 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 1 singles position and Michelle Matko (Fr., Aurora, Ill.) posted a 6-3, 7-5 victory over West Virginia’s Jodi Firestone. Matko now has a 3-1 record at the No. 2 spot and a 10-6 overall record in singles.
The No. 12-ranked Dascoli and Harris defeated Cornwall and Firestone 8-3 and Matko and Monica Rincon (Fr., Lapeer, Mich.) topped Earles and Pintaric 8-4 to capture the 7-0 Buckeye win. The Buckeyes (5-3) begin their Big Ten schedule on Saturday, Feb. 27 against Michigan at 10 a.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 against Michigan State at 10 a.m. at the Jesse Owens West Recreation Center.
No. 59 Ohio State 7 West Virginia 0 Singles
1) Kristy Dascoli, Ohio State def. Meghan Cornwall, West Virginia 6-3, 6-3 2) Michelle Matko, Ohio State def. Jodi Firestone, West Virginia 6-3, 7-5 3) Briana Harris, Ohio State def. Ellie Earles, West Virginia 7-5, 6-0 4) Monica Rincon, Ohio State def. Shannon Price, West Virginia 6-4, 6-4 5) Laura Maloney, Ohio State def. Sarah Tritt, West Virginia 6-0, 6-0 6) Claudia Castro, Ohio State def. Emma Jeremieyczyk, West Virginia 6-0,7-6(4) Doubles
1) No. 12 Harris/Dascoli, Ohio State def. Cornwall/Firestone, West Virginia 8-3 2) Matko/Rincon, Ohio State def. Earles/Pintaric, West Virginia 8-4 3) Castro/Maloney, Ohio State def. Agustsson/Jeremieyczyk, West Virginia 8-1
