Ohio State
Texas (NCAA Round of 16) **
No. 15 Buckeyes Fall to No. 2 Texas in NCAA Round of 16
5/16/2021 5:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women's tennis team ended its run in the NCAA tournament with a 4-1 loss to Texas Sunday afternoon at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. The Longhorns, the tournament's No. 2 seed, improve to 28-1 and advance to face No. 7 Florida State. Ohio State, the No. 15 seed, finishes its team season 23-4.
The loss ended a 15-match winning streak for the Buckeyes, who were the Big Ten regular season co-champion and claimed the Big Ten Tournament title. The 23 wins were the third-most in program history for Ohio State and the squad hosted NCAA first and second round matches for the third time. Ohio State was making a seventh-consecutive NCAA appearance and the 17th in program history.
Quoting head coach Melissa Schaub
"Texas is a very good team and they played too well for us today. At the same time, I couldn't be prouder of our team. We didn't play our best tennis but we fought and competed as hard as we could out there. We accomplished a lot this season during a very difficult year. We have a lot returning next year and I hope we can remember this feeling and try to build on it."
In Doubles
- The Buckeyes dropped the doubles point, with Texas winning on court one and court three.
- On court one, No. 19-ranked Kylie Collins and Lulu Sun topped No. 50-ranked Isabelle Boulais and Kolie Allen, 6-0. Boulais and Allen are 15-3 this spring.
- On court three, No. 47-ranked Charlotte Chavatipon and Peyton Stearns won the last three games, breaking for the match, against No. 80 Luna Dormet and Irina Cantos Siemers. Dormet and Cantos Siemers end their campaign 13-2.
- On court two, the Buckeye tandem of Lucia Marzal and Lisa Hofbauer was serving up 5-4 when their match vs. Fernanda Labrana and Anna Turati was abandoned.
In Singles
- The Longhorns pushed the lead to 2-0 as No. 62-ranked Sun defeated Allen 6-1, 6-1, on court three.
- 18-ranked Cantos Siemers put the Buckeyes on the board, as she rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 win over No. 37 Stearns on court one. Cantos Siemers claimed the final 10 games of the match for her 20th overall win of the year and her 17th in dual play.
- Texas notched a third point with a victory on court four, as No. 76 Chavatipon topped Hofbauer, 6-1, 6-4, breaking to win the match.
- The final point for Texas came from court two. Against Boulais, No. 35 Turati posted a 6-1 win in the first set. In the second set, Boulais was up a break (4-3) before back-to-back games from Turati put the Longhorn up 5-4. Boulais answered with a break to stay in the match and tie the score at five, but Turati broke back and then held for a 7-5 set win to clinch her match and the team victory.
- The match on court five between Marzal and No. 72 Collins was suspended in a third set. After Collins won the first set Marzal tied the match as she took the second set, 6-4, breaking to force the third. The final set was tied at two when the match was suspended. Marzal ended the year first on the team with 22 dual match wins (and just two dual match losses).
- On court six between Dormet and Malaika Rapolu, Dormet broke to force a tiebreaker in the first set. She was down early in the breaker but won the final three points to win 8-6. Rapolu dropped just one game in the second to set up a third set, which was just underway when play was stopped. Dormet was 19-1 in dual matches this year.
Up Next
- The NCAA singles and doubles championships will begin May 23 with the singles round of 64, with doubles starting May 24.
- Cantos Siemers has been selected for the singles championship and Boulais and Allen will compete for the doubles title.
The Results
Ohio State vs Texas
May 16, 2021 at Orlando, Fla.
(USTA National Campus)
#2 Texas 4, #16 Ohio State 1
Singles competition
- #18 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #37 Peyton Stearns (UT) 6-2, 6-0
- #35 Anna Turati (UT) def. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-1, 7-5
- #62 Lulu Sun (UT) def. Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-1, 6-1
- #76 Charlotte Chavatipon (UT) def. Lisa Hofbauer (OSU) 6-1, 6-4
- #72 Kylie Collins (UT) vs. Lucia Marzal (OSU) 6-2, 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
- Malaika Rapolu (UT) vs. Luna Dormet (OSU) 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
- #19 Kylie Collins/Lulu Sun (UT) def. #52 Kolie Allen/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-0
- Fernanda Labrana/Anna Turati (UT) vs. Lisa Hofbauer/Lucia Marzal (OSU) 4-5, unfinished
- #47 Charlotte Chavatipon/Peyton Stearns (UT) def. #80 Irina Cantos Siemers/Luna Dormet (OSU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Ohio State 23-4; National ranking #16
Texas 28-1; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,1,4,2)
2021 Division I NCAA Tournament – Third Round
Texas – #2 National Seed, Ohio State – #15 National Seed
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