Buckeye Women’s Tennis Defeated By Miami, 7-2 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/24/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 24, 1999
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 26 Ohio State Buckeyes wrapped up its spring break trip with a loss to the No. 25 Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes, 7-2, Wednesday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. OSUs record drops to 10-5 (3-0 Big Ten) while Miami is now 10-7.
The lone bright spot on the day for the Buckeyes was Kristy Dascoli (So., Bradenton, Fla.). The 1998 NCAA Singles qualifier won her ninth consecutive match, defeating Miami’s 18th-ranked Lioudmila Skavronskaia 6-4, 6-2. In those nine matches, Dascoli has not only won but been flat-out dominant. She has won each by straight sets and has lost an average of only four games per match during the winning streak.
Unfortunately for Ohio State, Dascoli’s efforts were not enough to bring home a victory. Each of the other singles slots went the Hurricanes way. The only other point OSU was able to win was at No. 1 doubles, where the doubles team of Dascoli and Briana Harris (So., Bradenton, Fla.), ranked No. 15 in the nation, defeated Skavronskaia and Eva Jimenez, 8-4.
The end of the spring break trip signals the completion of OSUs non-conference schedule. The Buckeyes return home to take on Indiana, March 27.
Match Score
No. 26 Ohio State 2 No. 25 Miami 7 Individual Scores
Singles
No. 1 – Kristy Dascoli, Ohio State def. No. 18 Lioudmilla Skavronskaia, Miami 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 – Katia Bogomolova, Miami def. Michelle Matko, Ohio State 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 – Marcy Hora, Miami def. Briana Harris, Ohio State 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 – Eva Jimenez, Miami def. Monica Rincon, Ohio State 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 – Alanna Broderick, Miami def. Claudia Castro, Ohio State 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Meredith Laughlin, Miami def. Laura Maloney, Ohio State 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 – No. 15 Dascoli/Harris, Ohio State def. Skavronskaia/Jimenez, Miami 8-4
No. 2 – Bogomolova/Broderick, Miami def. Matko/Rincon, Ohio State 8-3
No. 3 – Hors/Cortina, Miami def. Castro/Kanepi, Ohio State 8-5
