No. 25 Buckeyes Take Down No. 10 Oklahoma State

Sunday, January 26

Stillwater, Okla.

Ohio State

Oklahoma State

No. 25 Buckeyes Take Down No. 10 Oklahoma State

1/26/2020 9:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 25-ranked Ohio State women's tennis team defeated No. 10 Oklahoma State, 4-3, in the ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match in Stillwater, Okla., Sunday. The Buckeyes earn a spot in the ITA Team Indoor Championship, set for Feb. 7-10 in Chicago, with the win.

This is the second year in a row Ohio State went on the road and won two matches on ITA Kickoff Weekend to advance to National Indoors. The Buckeyes will be making their fourth appearance in the 16-team tournament in the last five years.

Ohio State defeated No. 24 Wake Forest 4-0 in their first match of the season in the ITA Kickoff Weekend opening round Saturday. Oklahoma State is now 5-1 on the year.

Against the Cowgirls, the Buckeyes fell just short of claiming the doubles point. The teams split the first two doubles matches, with court one coming down to a tiebreaker, where Oklahoma State prevailed for the early 1-0 lead.

Danielle Wolf then notched a straight-set singles win to even the score at one. The remaining five matches all went to three sets. No. 58 Irina Cantos Siemers and No. 125 Kolie Allen secured wins to bring Ohio State the lead, 3-1. The Cowgirls won the next two matches to tie the score at 3-all. No. 11 Shiori Fukuda clinched the team victory for the Buckeyes, winning the final four games in the third set for the defeat of Oklahoma State's No. 16 Lisa Marie Rioux.

Quoting Coach Melissa Schaub

"We had to fight through a lot today. That was one of the toughest places we have ever played and Oklahoma State deserves a lot of credit. It was a hard-fought match on both sides. Shiori has worked so hard over the years and to see her come up with the win, under those circumstances, was amazing to watch."

Quoting redshirt senior Danielle Wolf
"Our team has worked so hard for this. Making it to National Indoors was a goal of ours and we are going to keep showing the country how tough this team is. We are all excited to get the opportunity to compete against more top teams and make a run in Chicago."

Quoting Buckeye redshirt junior Shiori Fukuda
"I don't even know where to start, but it was definitely one of the best moments I have ever had in my life. The score was tied 3-3 and the match was dependent on me. Obviously, I was very nervous, but I was able to enjoy that moment. I could not have done any of this without the team, coaches, [athletic trainer] Helen and Buckeye Nation. We can't wait to go to Chicago and play."

In Doubles

The tandem of redshirt senior Danielle Wolf and redshirt freshman Kathleen Jones was off court first, with a 6-0 win over Alana Wolfberg and Catherine Guliher. The tandem was 2-0 on the weekend to lead the Buckeyes.
The Cowgirls tied doubles with a 6-1 win on court one from No. 17-ranked Lisa Marie Rioux and Ayumi Miyamoto over Isabelle Boulais and Kolie Allen.
On court two, the Cowgirls clinched the doubles point, as Bunyawi Thamchaiwat and Lenka Stara defeated Ohio State's Irina Cantos Siemers and Shiori Fukuda, 7-6 (1).

In Singles

Wolf tied the score for the Buckeyes 1-1, winning 6-2, 6-1, over No. 92 Miyamoto.
To put the Buckeyes in the lead, No. 58 Cantos Siemers took down Dariya Detkovskaya, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
No. 125 Allen led the team to a 3-1 Buckeye advantage after defeating Alana Wolfberg, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
The Cowgirls deadlocked the score, rallying for three-set wins on courts six and two.
No. 11 Fukuda clinched Ohio State's team victory against No. 16-ranked Rioux. Fukuda captured the first set 6-4, with Rioux winning the second, 6-2. Rioux was ahead 3-2 in the third but Fukuda did not lose another game, closing out a 6-3 set victory for the singles win and sending the Buckeyes to the the ITA Team Indoor Championship. Fukuda was the lone Buckeye to go 2-0 in singles on the weekend.

Wolf wins 6-2, 6-1 over No. 92 Miyamoto on court three to tie the match at 1. #ITAKickoff pic.twitter.com/3xNbitLWoW

— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) January 26, 2020

Freshman Irina Cantos Siemers prevails on court five, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, for a 2-1 Buckeye lead.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/naq7GSsnGL

— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) January 26, 2020

Kolie Allen wins 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on court four to put the Buckeyes up 3-1. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/gp0edpMRJN

— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) January 26, 2020

The Buckeyes are heading to #ITAIndoors!

Shiori Fukuda wins in three sets on court one to clinch the 4-3 victory over No. 10 Oklahoma State!#GoBucks #ITAKickoff pic.twitter.com/kl6GKXZvYZ

— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) January 26, 2020

The Results
Ohio State vs Oklahoma State
Jan 26, 2020 at Stillwater, Okla.

#25 Ohio State 4, #10 Oklahoma State 3

Singles competition
1. #11 Shiori Fukuda (OSU) def. #16 Lisa Marie Rioux (OKST) 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
2. #29 Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (OKST) def. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. Danielle Wolf (OSU) def. #92 Ayumi Miyamoto (OKST) 6-2, 6-1
4. #125 Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Alana Wolfberg (OKST) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
5. #58 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Dariya Detkovskaya (OKST) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
6. Lenka Stara (OKST) def. Mary Beth Hurley (OSU) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. #17 Lisa Marie Rioux/Ayumi Miyamoto (OKST) def. Isabelle Boulais/Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-1
2. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat/Lenka Stara (OKST) def. Irina Cantos Siemers/Shiori Fukuda (OSU) 7-6 (7-1)
3. Kathleen Jones/Danielle Wolf (OSU) def. Alana Wolfberg/Catherine Gulihur (OKST) 6-0

Match Notes:
Ohio State 2-0; National ranking #25
Oklahoma State 5-1; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,5,4,6,2,1)
ITA Kickoff Weekend Championship Match