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No. 6 Buckeyes Claim Share of B1G Title with 4-0 Win at Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 22, 2016
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 6-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team clinched a share of the Big Ten on Friday with a 4-0 victory at Indiana. The Buckeyes are 10-0 in conference play and can win an outright title with a victory on Sunday at Purdue. That match is scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
“It was a really tough match,” Melissa Schaub, the Buckeyes’ head coach, said. “Indiana fought us hard. We have some things we need to work on but we competed well out there.”
Against the Hoosiers, the Buckeyes won the doubles point with victories on courts one and two. In singles, junior Sandy Niehaus, freshman Francesca Di Lorenzo and sophomore Anna Sanford all won in straight sets for the Buckeyes’ ninth victory in a row. Ohio State is 56-0 in Big Ten singles matches this spring and has shut out its opponents in nine of 10 outings.
The tandem of juniors Gabriella De Santis and Niehaus posted its ninth win in a row for the first doubles win, downing Paula Gutierrez and Sarah McLean, 6-2, on court one. On court two, junior Miho Kowase and Sanford, ranked eighth nationally, picked up a 6-4 win over Kim Schmider and Stephanie Smith to clinch the doubles point. The Buckeye duo is 15-5 in dual matches this spring. The match on court three was abandoned with the tandem of Di Lorenzo and Sneed tied at five with its Hoosier counterpart.
Niehaus, ranked 75th, quickly won on court six over Schmider, 6-2, 6-4, for a 2-0 Buckeye lead. Niehaus is 10-0 in dual matches, with an 8-0 mark in B1G play. On court six, No. 4-ranked Di Lorenzo was a 6-3, 6-4 winner over No. 98 Gutierrez. The victory was Di Lorenzo’s 30th overall and her ninth in a row. She is a perfect 10-0 in the Big Ten. On court two, No. 114 Sanford clinched the win, downing Madison Appel, 7-5, 6-4. Sanford has won her last eight matches and notched her 20th overall victory this year.
The remaining singles matches were abandoned. On court four junior Ferny Angles Paz and Smith were tied at a set apiece, junior Miho Kowase was up a set and ahead in the second set on court five and De Santis was down a set on court three.
Ohio State vs Indiana
Apr 22, 2016 at Bloomington, Ind.
#6 Ohio State 4, Indiana 0
Singles competition
1. #4 Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. #98 Paula Gutierrez (IU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #114 Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Madison Appel (IU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Sarah McLean (IU) vs. #111 Gabriella De Santis (OSU) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
4. Stephanie Smith (IU) vs. Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU) 6-3, 3-6, unfinished
5. Danielle Wolf (IU) vs. Miho Kowase (OSU) 4-6, 3-5, unfinished
6. #75 Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Kim Schmider (IU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Gabriella De Santis/Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Paula Gutierrez/Sarah McLean (IU) 6-2
2. #8 Miho Kowase/Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Kim Schmider/Stephanie Smith (IU) 6-4
3. Madison Appel/Danielle Wolf (IU) vs. Francesca Di Lorenzo/Olivia Sneed (OSU) 5-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Ohio State 24-2, 10-0 B1G; National ranking #6
Indiana 14-10, 4-6 B1G
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,1,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
6,1,2
