Ohio State Women’s Tennis Falls to No. 22 Notre Dame, 7-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/28/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 28, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s tennis team (2-1; 0-0 Big Ten) went on the road for the first time this season and was defeated by No. 22 Notre Dame, 7-0, Saturday at the Eck Tennis Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.
At the No. 1 spot in singles, Caitlin O’Keefe (So., Troy, Mich./Troy) was defeated by No. 24-ranked Catrina Thompson, 6-2, 6-3. At No. 2, Angela DiPastina (Fr., Titusville, N.J.) was downed in two sets by No. 44-ranked Christian Thompson by a score of 6-2, 6-1. Sonia Ruzimovsky (Jr., Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech) squared off against Brook Buck at the No. 3 spot and was downed, 6-2, 6-2. At No. 4, Julie Blackmore (Fr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) was defeated by Kelcy Tefft, 6-2, 6-3. Kristin Messmer (Jr., Lutherville, Md./McDonogh) was downed, 6-2, 6-3, by Kristina Stastny at the No. 5 spot and at No. 6, Ciara Finucane (Jr., Dublin, Ireland/Georgia Southern) was defeated by Katie Potts, 6-3, 6-0.
In doubles, Blackmore and O’Keefe fell to No. 1-ranked Thompson and Thompson by a score of 8-1 at the No. 1 spot. At No. 2, DiPastina and Ruzimovsky were defeated by No. 35-ranked Buck and Tefft. In the final doubles match, Finucane and Messmer were downed by No. 45-ranked Connelly and Stastny, 8-5.
Next weekend the Buckeyes return home to begin a three-game home stand as they host the West Virginia Mountaineers at 2 p.m. Feb. 3 and the Missouri Tigers at 10 a.m. Feb. 5. Both matches will be held at Jesse Owens West Recreation Center in Columbus.
| #22 Notre Dame 7, Ohio State 0 Jan. 28, 2006 Eck Tennis Pavilion, South Bend, Ind. |
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| Singles | |
| 1. #24 Catrina Thompson (UND) def. Caitlin O’Keefe (OSU) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. #44 Christian Thompson (UND) def. Angela DiPastina (OSU) | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. Brook Buck (UND) def. Sonia Ruzimovsky (OSU) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Kelcy Tefft (UND) def. Julie Blackmore (OSU) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 5. Kristina Stastny (UND) def. Kristin Messmer (OSU) | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 6. Katie Potts (UND) def. Ciara Finucane (OSU) | 6-3, 6-0 |
| Doubles | |
| 1. #1 Thompson/Thompson (UND) def. Blackmore/O’Keefe (OSU) | 8-1 |
| 2. #35 Buck/Tefft (UND) def. DiPastina/Ruzimovsky (OSU) | 8-2 |
| 3. #45 Connelly/Stastny (UND) def. Finucane/Messmer (OSU) | 8-4 |
