Women’s Tennis Falls to Iowa in Big Ten Championship Quarterfinals, 4-2 – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/27/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 27, 2007
Box Score
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s tennis team was eliminated from the 2007 Big Ten Championship with a 4-2 loss to Iowa in the quarterfinals Friday in Minneapolis, Minn. The No. 5-seed Buckeyes won the doubles point in the match, but dropped four singles matches to the No. 4-seed Hawkeyes. The No. 46-ranked Buckeyes drop to 18-10 on the year. Iowa now is 12-9 and will face top-seed Northwestern in the semifinals Saturday.
The Buckeyes won at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles to clinch the doubles point. The No. 2 duo of Caitlin O’Keefe (Jr., Troy, Mich./Troy) and Sonia Ruzimovsky (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech) opened with an 8-3 victory Merel Beelen and Hillary Mintz. The tandem of Angela DiPastina (Titusville, N.J./Hun School of Princeton) and Christina Keesey (Northfield, Minn./Northfield) then downed Kayla Berry and Kelcie Klockenga, 8-6.
The Hawkeyes tied the match with Mintz’s victory over Keesey at No. 3 (6-0, 6-1), followed by Milica Veselinovic’s win over Julie Blackmore (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) at No. 1 (6-1, 6-3). O’Keefe won at No. 3 over Berry (6-4, 6-4) to tie the match at 2-all. Jacqueline Lee put Iowa back on top with a win against Ally Mueller (Fr., Roswell, Ga./New Braunfels (Texas) at No. 1 (7-6 (4), 6-4) and Beelen clinched the victory with a three-set victory over Ruzimovsky at the fourth spot (6-2, 2-6, 6-4).
The Buckeyes await a possible berth in the NCAA tournament. The 64-team field will be announced at about 2:45 p.m. ET May 1 on ESPNEWS.
Tennis Match Results
Ohio State vs Iowa
Apr 27, 2007 at Minneapolis, Minn.
#45 Iowa 4, #46 Ohio State 2
Singles competition
1. Jacqueline Lee (UI) def. Ally Mueller (OSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
2. Milica Veselinovic (UI) def. Julie Blackmore (OSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Hillary Mintz (UI) def. Christina Keesey (OSU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Merel Beelen (UI) def. Sonia Ruzimovsky (OSU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
5. Caitlin O’Keefe (OSU) def. Kayla Berry (UI) 6-4, 6-4
6. Kelcie Klockenga (UI) vs. Julie Voss (OSU) 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 3-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Jacqueline Lee/Milica Veselinovic (UI) vs. Julie Blackmore/Ally Mueller (OSU) 6-6, unfinished
2. Caitlin O’Keefe/Sonia Ruzimovsky (OSU) def. Merel Beelen/Hillary Mintz (UI) 8-3
3. Angela DiPastina/Christina Keesey (OSU) def. Kayla Berry/Kelcie Klockenga (UI) 8-6
Match Notes:
Ohio State 18-10 (6-4 Big Ten); National ranking #46
Iowa 12-9 (7-3 Big Ten); National ranking #45
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,5,1,4)
Big Ten Championship Quarterfinals
Iowa #4 Seed, Ohio State #5 Seed
