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No. 27 Ohio State Shuts Out No. 31 Tennessee, 7-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 13, 2015
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 27 Ohio State women’s tennis team (4-2, 0-0 B1G) shut out No. 31 Tennessee at Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tenn., to earn their second victory vs. a ranked opponent on the road this spring. The win marks the third shutout of the season for the Buckeyes and the first on the road as well as the second-straight victory vs. the Lady Volunteers.
The 25th-ranked sophomore tandem of Gabriella De Santis and Sandy Niehaus topped Tennessee’s No. 30-ranked tandem of Laurence Guevremont and Eve Repic, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Miho Kowase and freshman Olivia Sneed paired up on court three to defeat Tiffany Tavares and Ashlee Boles, 6-4, and clinch the doubles point for the Scarlet and Gray. The Buckeyes are 4-0 when winning the doubles point this spring.
No. 125 Niehaus notched the first singles win for Ohio State, posting a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court three vs. Victoria Olivarez. Sneed remains undefeated after taking down Boles, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 6, improving to 11-0 this season. Playing on court one for this first time this spring, sophomore Gabriella De Santis prevailed vs. Joanna Henderson, 7-5, 6-3, to seal the Buckeye victory.
Kowase tallied her team-high sixth victory this spring with a straight-set win vs. Tavares, 6-3, 6-3, on court five. Sophomore Ferny Angeles Paz posted her first dual match victory of the spring as she defeated Guevremont, 6-4, 6-4, on court four. After losing the first set, freshman Anna Sanford triumphed in three sets to secure the shutout for the Scarlet and Gray on court two, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.
The Buckeyes remain on the road and will play Georgia Tech at 1 p.m. Saturday in Atlanta, Ga.
Tennis Match Results
Ohio State vs Tennessee
Feb 13, 2015 at Knoxville, Tenn.
(Goodfriend Tennis Center)
#27 Ohio State 7, #31 Tennessee-W 0
Singles competition
1. Gabriella De Santis (OSU) def. Joanna Henderson (UT-W) 7-5, 6-3
2. Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Eve Repic (UT-W) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. #125 Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Victoria Olivarez (UT-W) 6-4, 6-3
4. Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU) def. Laurence Guevremont (UT-W) 6-4, 6-4
5. Miho Kowase (OSU) def. Tiffany Tavares (UT-W) 6-3, 6-3
6. Olivia Sneed (OSU) def. Ashlee Boles (UT-W) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #25 Gabriella De Santis/Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. #30 Laurence Guevremont/Eve Repic (UT-W) 6-1
2. Victoria Olivarez/Joanna Henderson (UT-W) vs. Grainne O’Neill/Anna Sanford (OSU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Miho Kowase/Olivia Sneed (OSU) def. Tiffany Tavares/Ashlee Boles (UT-W) 6-4
Match Notes:
Ohio State 4-2; National ranking #27
Tennessee-W 6-2; National ranking #31
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,6,1,5,4,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
3,6,1,5,4,2
