Ohio State
Auburn (ITA National Team Indoor Championship)
No. 11 Ohio State Rallies to Down No. 14 Auburn, 4-3
2/13/2022 2:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Senior Lucia Marzal came back for a three-set singles victory, capping a 4-3 win for the Ohio State women's tennis team over No. 14 Auburn Sunday in consolation play of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wis.
Ohio State (4-3) dropped the doubles point against the Tigers. The teams split the first two singles matches, with Irina Cantos Siemers winning for Ohio State on court two. Auburn then pushed ahead 3-1 but the Buckeyes won the final three singles matches in three sets for the team win. Isabelle Boulais won on court one and Kolie Allen came from a set down on court four to tie the match. On court six, Lucia Marzal dropped the first set but won the second for a decisive third set. The Tiger took a 5-1 lead in the third, but Marzal won the final six games for the match and team win.
The Buckeyes were 2-1 at ITA Indoors. After dropping their first match against No. 2 North Carolina, Ohio State downed both Florida and Auburn, 4-3.
Quoting head coach Melissa Schaub
"After losing on Friday we showed a lot of fight to come back the last two days. Losing the doubles point and having to come back the way we did Saturday and today shows a lot about this team. We have things to get better at and I hope we can continue to do so and move forward. We play again Friday night so this will be a quick turnaround!"
In Doubles
- The Buckeyes dropped the doubles point, with Auburn winning on courts one and three.
- The No. 46-ranked Tiger tandem topped Kolie Allen and Isabelle Boulais 6-1 and Buckeyes Luna Dormet and Lucia Marzal fell 6-4 on court three.
In Singles
- Auburn took a 2-0 lead as No. 125 Carolyn Ansari defeated Buckeye freshman Sydni Ratliff, ranked 77th, 6-4, 6-2.
- 6-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers put the Buckeyes on the board with a straight-set win on court two. The Buckeye rolled through a first set tiebreaker, 7-1, and then used an early break en route to a 6-3 second set win.
- Auburn went ahead 3-1 when Georgie Axon came from a set down to defeat Buckeye freshman Shelly Bereznyak in three sets.
- The comeback started when No. 21-ranked Isabelle Boulais rallied on court one against No. 49 Selin Ovunc after dropping the first set in a tiebreak, 7-6 (6). She won the second set 6-4 and the third 6-3, taking the last three games.
- Kolie Allen tied the match with a three-set win over Adeline Flach on court four. They split the first sets, with the Buckeye winning the first. The third set went to a tiebreak, where Allen won, 7-5.
- On court six, No. 114 Lucia Marzal dropped her first set, 6-3, against Yu Chen. The Buckeye won the second, 6-3, to force a third. Chen jumped out to a 5-1 lead but Marzal battled back, winning the final six games to clinch the team victory.
What a victory for the Buckeyes!
Cantos Siemers in straight sets before three-set victories from Allen, Boulais and Marzal for a 4-3 win over Auburn! #GoBucks #ITAIndoors pic.twitter.com/yBskOPfdTO
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) February 13, 2022
Up Next
Ohio State will face Kentucky on the road Friday before hosting No. 5 Pepperdine at noon Feb. 27 in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. Admission is free to all regular season home matches.
The Results
Auburn vs Ohio State
Feb 13 at Madison, Wis.
(Nielsen Tennis Stadium)
#11 Ohio State 4, #14 Auburn 3
Singles competition
1. #21 Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. #49 Selin Ovunc (AUB) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-3
2. #6 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #116 Ariana Arseneault (AUB) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
3. #125 Carolyn Ansari (AUB) def. #77 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Adeline Flach (AUB) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Georgie Axon (AUB) def. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) 0-6, 6-4, 7-5
6. #114 Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Yu Chen (AUB) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. #48 Ariana Arseneault/Selin Ovunc (AUB) def. Kolie Allen/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-1
2. Irina Cantos Siemers/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) vs. Georgie Axon/Adeline Flach (AUB) 5-6, unfinished
3. Madeline Meredith/Carolyn Ansari (AUB) def. Luna Dormet/Lucia Marzal (OSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Auburn 8-2; National ranking #14
Ohio State 4-3; National ranking #11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,2,5,1,4,6)
ITA National Team Indoor Championship consolation
Players Mentioned
