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No. 2 Ohio State Downs Miami, 4-0, in the VTC
2/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 25, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team defeated Miami, 4-0, Saturday in the Varsity Tennis Center. The Buckeyes improve to 10-1 on the year, including 6-0 at home, while the Hurricanes fall to 2-4. Sophomore Francesca Di Lorenzo and senior Sandy Niehaus were victorious in both singles and doubles.
The Buckeyes gained the 1-0 advantage going into singles after clinching the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. Di Lorenzo posted the first singles victory on court one after dropping only one games against a Top 10 opponent. Sandy Niehaus and senior Miho Kowase both also posted straight set victories to secure the win for the Scarlet and Gray.
The Buckeyes will continue their home stand tomorrow vs. No. 10 Baylor at 11 a.m.
“It was a pretty good match today,” Melissa Schaub, Ohio State head coach, said. “We definitely started well in doubles which is big. We got the doubles point last year against Miami and won four first sets but then those guys came back and got the win against us. It feels good to keep things going today and get ready for a tough Baylor team tomorrow.”
In doubles, the No. 47-ranked Ohio State senior tandem of Sandy Niehaus and Gabriella De Santis were the first off the court after posting a 6-0 win over Maci Epstein and Silvia Fuentes on court two. On court one, the Buckeye pair of Di Lorenzo and junior Anna Sanford downed Sinead Lohan and Clara Tanielian 6-1 to clinch the doubles point for the team. The senior pair of Miho Kowase and Ferny Angeles Paz were up 3-1 on Ana Madcur and Estela Perez-Somarriba on court three when play was abandoned.
No. 1 Di Lorenzo downed No. 7 Lohan 6-0, 6-1 on court one for the first Buckeye singles victory. On court five, No. 84 Niehaus beat Madcur shortly afterwards, 6-0, 6-4. No. 42 Kowase notched a 6-2, 6-3 win over Dominika Paterova on court four to secure to team win.
No. 53 Sanford battled back from being down 4-2 in the first set against No. 76 Perez-Somarriba to take the first set to a tiebreak on court two. After going point for point, Perez-Somarriba claimed the tiebreak 12-10 right before the match was suspended. On three, No. 57 De Santis dropped the first set to No. 97 Epstein but came back to win the second 6-3 and was down 0-1 in the third when the match was called. No. 120 Angeles Paz was beating Fuentes 6-3, 4-1 on court six when the Buckeyes secured the victory.
#2 Ohio State 4, Miami 0
Singles
1. #1 Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. #7 Sinead Lohan (MIA) 6-0, 6-1
2. #53 Anna Sanford (OSU) vs. #76 E. Perez-Somarriba (MIA) 6-7 (10-12), unfinished
3. #57 Gabriella De Santis (OSU) vs. #97 Maci Epstein (MIA) 0-6, 6-3, 0-1, unfinished
4. #42 Miho Kowase (OSU) def. Dominika Paterova (MIA) 6-2, 6-3
5. #84 Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Ana Madcur (MIA) 6-0, 6-4
6. #120 Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU) vs. Silvia Fuentes (MIA) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
Doubles
1. Anna Sanford/Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. Sinead Lohan/Clara Tanielian (MIA) 6-1
2. #47 Sandy Niehaus/Gabriella De Santis (OSU) def. Maci Epstein/Silvia Fuentes (MIA) 6-0
3. Ferny Angeles Paz/Miho Kowase (OSU) vs. E. Perez-Somarriba/Ana Madcur (MIA) 3-1, unfinished
Match Notes:
Miami 2-4
Ohio State 10-1; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,5,4)
Official: Jerri Banks T-1:50 A-108
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,5,4
