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No. 2 Buckeyes Post B1G Win at Rutgers, 7-0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/2/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 2, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The second-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team improved to 18-2 overall and 4-0 in Big Ten play after a 7-0 victory at Rutgers Saturday. All four of the Buckeyes’ B1G wins this season have been by 7-0 scores.
Against the Scarlet Knights, the Buckeyes won two of three doubles matches and swept all six singles matches. Juniors Gabriella Di Lorenzo, Ferny Angeles Paz and Sandy Niehaus and sophomore Anna Sanford all picked up singles and doubles wins vs. RU.
“We had a really good two weeks leading in to today’s match,” Melissa Schaub, Ohio State head coach, said. “Having the weekend off last week allowed us to make a big push with practices and individuals. We went in prepared and I am really happy with the day overall.”
The Buckeyes close the weekend with a noon match at Maryland in College Park, Md., Sunday. The team will then return home to host Iowa at 4 p.m. Friday, April 8, and take on Nebraska at noon Sunday, April 10. For up to date location information for Buckeye home matches, check the team’s Twitter account @OhioState_WTEN on match day.
Ohio State won the doubles matches on courts two and three to take a 1-0 lead at Rutgers. The tandem of De Santis and Niehaus posted a 6-1 win over Ksenija Tihomirova and Chloe Lee at No. 2, with Angeles Paz and Sanford downing Lindsey Kayati and Farris Cunningham, 6-3. At No. 1, the Buckeyes’ No. 54-ranked team of freshman Francesca Di Lorenzo and sophomore Olivia Sneed dropped its first match of the spring, ending its 17-match winning streak, with a 6-4 loss to Gina Li and Mariam Zein.
The Buckeyes did not drop a set in singles. No. 3-ranked Di Lorenzo won 6-3, 6-2 over Li on court one, with No. 99 Sanford downing Lee, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 2. On court three, De Santis posted a 7-5, 6-1 win over Tihomirova.
Angeles Paz, ranked No. 125, was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Zein on court four, posting her 10th consecutive victory. No. 58-ranked Niehaus dropped just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Kayati at No. 5 and Sneed won over Cunningham, 6-3, 6-1, on court six.
Di Lorenzo and Angeles Paz lead the Buckeyes with 24 overall wins this year, while Angeles Paz has a team-best 16 dual match victories, followed by Sneed and Di Lorenzo with 15.
Ohio State vs Rutgers
Apr 02, 2016 at East Brunswick, N.J.
(East Brunswick Racquet Club)
#2 Ohio State 7, Rutgers 0
Singles competition
1. #3 Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. Gina Li (RU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #99 Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Chloe Lee (RU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Gabriella De Santis (OSU) def. Ksenija Tihomirova (RU) 7-5, 6-1
4. #125 Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU) def. Mariam Zein (RU) 6-1, 6-1
5. #58 Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Lindsey Kayati (RU) 6-0, 6-1
6. #114 Olivia Sneed (OSU) def. Farris Cunningham (RU) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Gina Li/Mariam Zein (RU) def. #54 Francesca Di Lorenzo/Olivia Sneed (OSU) 6-4
2. Gabriella De Santis/Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Ksenija Tihomirova/Chloe Lee (RU) 6-1
3. Ferny Angeles Paz/Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Lindsey Kayati/Farris Cunningham (RU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Ohio State 18-2, 4-0 B1G; National ranking #2
Rutgers 6-10, 0-6 B1G
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
