Ohio State
Syracuse (ITA Kickoff Weekend)
No. 13 Buckeyes Top Syracuse 4-0 in ITA Kickoff Opener
1/23/2021 1:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13-ranked Ohio State women's tennis team notched a win in its inaugural match in the new Ty Tucker Tennis Center, defeating Syracuse, 4-0, in an ITA Kickoff Weekend first round match.
Against Syracuse, Luna Dormet, Lisa Hofbauer and Lucia Marzal all posted wins in singles and doubles for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State (1-0) will take on the winner of the match between No. 10 Virginia (0-0) and Tennessee (3-0) at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Columbus site championship match. The consolation match will be at 10 a.m.
There are seven sites hosting ITA Kickoff Weekend matches, with each site winner advancing to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship Feb. 5-7 at Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls will complete the eight-team field.
There is no general public access to the matches in Columbus; live scoring and video are available for all six courts. In addition, Cracked Racquets is providing play-by-play commentary on its YouTube stream and switching from site to site to create the "RedZone of college tennis" throughout the weekend.
First point in the new building!
Buckeyes 1, Orange 0. #ITAKickoff #GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/DgSmz6kBmw
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) January 23, 2021
In Doubles
- Ohio State clinched the doubles point with 6-3 wins on courts one and three.
- The Orange took court two, 6-1.
- On court one, Buckeyes Luna Dormet and Lisa Hofbauer jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. Syracuse drew within 5-3, but the Buckeyes served it out, 6-3.
- On court three, the tandem of Irina Cantos Siemers and Lucia Marzal was down a break early got back on serve. The Buckeyes broke for a 5-3 lead and then held to seal the win, 6-3.
In Singles
- Newcomer Lisa Hofbauer, a graduate transfer, put the Buckeyes up 2-0, as she dropped just one game against Miranda Ramirez on court three, winning 6-0, 6-1.
- Senior Luna Dormet followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Polina Kozyreva on court five.
- On court four, redshirt sophomore Lucia Marzal, in her first dual match as a Buckeye, clinched the win. She won the first set vs. Sofya Treshcheva, 6-1. In the second set, Marzal prevailed in a tiebreaker (7-4).
- Freshman Tanisha Kashyap and sophomore Irina Cantos Siemers both won the first set in their matches on courts six and two, respectively. On court one, Kolie Allen had forced a third set. All three had their matches suspended when the team win was clinched.
Lucia Marzal clinches the Buckeye #ITAKickoff win!#GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/HQfuZ8aOgN
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) January 23, 2021
The Results
Syracuse vs Ohio State
Jan 23, 2021 at Columbus, Ohio
(Ty Tucker Tennis Center)
#13 Ohio State 4, Syracuse 0
Singles competition
- Kolie Allen (OSU) vs. Natalie Novotna (SU) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished
- #78 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) vs. #121 V. Kanapatskaya (SU) 6-2, 4-4, unfinished
- Lisa Hofbauer (OSU) def. Miranda Ramirez (SU) 6-0, 6-1
- Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Sofya Treshcheva (SU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
- Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Polina Kozyreva (SU) 6-1, 6-1
- Tanisha Kashyap (OSU) vs. Zeynep Erman (SU) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
- Luna Dormet/Lisa Hofbauer (OSU) def. V. Kanapatskaya/Natalie Novotna (SU) 6-3
- Polina Kozyreva/Sofya Treshcheva (SU) def. Kolie Allen/Kathleen Jones (OSU) 6-1
- Irina Cantos Siemers/Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Miranda Ramirez/Zeynep Erman (SU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Syracuse 0-1
Ohio State 1-0; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,4)
ITA Kickoff Weekend First Round
Official: Mark Anderson T-2:08 A-42
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,2,3,5,1,6
