Women’s Tennis Shuts Out Florida Gulf Coast, 7-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 19, 2007
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Coming off a victory over No. 16-ranked Wichita State earlier in the day, the Ohio State women’s tennis team rounded out action with a 7-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University Monday in Fort Myers, Fla. The Buckeyes swept the singles and doubles matches en route to their seventh shutout this season and their sixth-consecutive victory.
Ohio State now is 11-4 on the season (1-0 Big Ten). The Eagles, ranked 11th nationally in Division II, drop to 7-5.
The Buckeyes won all three doubles matches. The duo of Sonia Ruzimovsky (Sr., Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech) and Caitlin O’Keefe (Jr., Troy, Mich./Troy) downed Lydia Diaz Galindo and Pernille Sattari, 8-1, to open play at the No. 2 spot. The Ohio State tandem of Julie Blackmore (So., Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) and Ally Mueller (Fr., Roswell, Ga./New Braunfels (Texas) then clinched the doubles point with an 8-2 victory over Maria Maggiorini and Krista Polulak at the first position. At No. 3, seniors Kristin Messmer (Lutherville, Md./McDonogh) and Ciara Finucane (Dublin, Ireland/Georgia Southern) closed out play with an 8-6 win against Joanne Power and Brett Kinley.
Ohio State swept the six singles matches in straight sets. Christina Keesey (Fr., Northfield, Minn./Northfield) was the first off the court after a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Polulak at the third position. Julie Voss (Jr., San Angelo, Texas/St. Stephen’s Academy) beat Power (6-2, 6-1) to stay undefeated this spring (9-0). At No. 3 Ruzimovsky beat Kinley to earn the Buckeyes’ fourth point and the match win. Blackmore then downed Maggiorini at No. 1 (6-3, 6-1), Mueller defeated Sattari at No. 2 (6-2, 6-2) and O’Keefe beat Diaz Galindo at No. 5 (6-3, 6-1).
The Buckeyes return to Big Ten play with two road matches this weekend. The team will take on No. 47 Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Minneapolis and No. 52 Iowa at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Ohio State vs Florida Gulf Coast University Mar 19, 2007 at Fort Myers, Fla.
Ohio State 7, Florida Gulf Coast University 0
Singles competition 1. Julie Blackmore (OSU) def. Maria Maggiorini (FGCU) 6-3, 6-1 2. Ally Mueller (OSU) def. Pernille Sattari (FGCU) 6-2, 6-2 3. Christina Keesey (OSU) def. Krista Polulak (FGCU) 6-1, 6-1 4. Sonia Ruzimovsky (OSU) def. Brett Kinley (FGCU) 6-2, 6-0 5. Caitlin O’Keefe (OSU) def. Lydia Diaz Galindo (FGCU) 6-3, 6-1 6. Julie Voss (OSU) def. Joanne Power (FGCU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition 1. Julie Blackmore/Ally Mueller (OSU) def. Maria Maggiorini/Krista Polulak (FGCU) 8-2 2. Sonia Ruzimovsky/Caitlin O’Keefe (OSU) def. Lydia Diaz Galindo/Pernille Sattari (FGCU) 8-1 3. Ciara Finucane/Kristin Messmer (OSU) def. Joanne Power/Brett Kinley (FGCU) 8-6
Match Notes: Ohio State 11-4 (1-0 Big Ten) Florida Gulf Coast University 7-5 Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,6,4,1,2,5)
