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No. 11 Ohio State Posts Road Win at Kentucky
2/18/2022 9:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With five singles wins, the No. 11 Ohio State women's tennis team posted a 5-2 road win over Kentucky Friday in Lexington, Ky.
Ohio State (5-3) dropped the doubles point against the Wildcats (9-1), with the tandem of Sydni Ratliff and Isabelle Boulais notching a win for Ohio State. Irina Cantos Siemers, Ratliff and Kolie Allen pushed the Buckeyes to a 3-1 lead with straight set singles wins. After Kentucky made the score 3-2, Lucia Marzal clinched the win with a straight set victory and freshman Shelly Bereznyak closed out the day with a win on court five. Kentucky's facility has four courts, with the top four courts starting and Nos. 5 and 6 filling in as matches finished.
In Doubles
- The Wildcats won on courts two and three for the doubles point and 1-0 lead.
- Kathleen Jones and Irina Cantos Siemers fell on court two to Carla Girbau and Ellie Eades.
- The Buckeyes responded, with Sydni Ratliff and Isabelle Boulais winning 6-4 over Fiona Arrese and Florenica Urrutia. The Buckeyes were down 3-1 but won three games in a row to go ahead 4-3. The Wildcats won the next game, but Ohio State took the final two games for the match.
- Doubles was decided on court three, where Kolie Allen and Luna Dormet fell to Carlota Molina and Lidia Gonzalez, 6-4. The Buckeyes overcame an early break to tie the match at four, but Kentucky won the last two games.
In Singles
- 6-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers dropped just four games on court one against Carla Girbau to tie the match at one, downing the Wildcat, 6-3, 6-1.
- Freshman and No. 77-ranked Sydni Ratliff followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Fiona Arrese on court three. The Buckeyes won the last four games in the first and second sets.
- On court four, Kolie Allen was a 6-3, 6-4 winner against Florencia Urrutia to put the Buckeyes ahead 3-1. In the first set, she won the final five games and she had an early break in set two to lead to the win.
- Kentucky posted a win on court two, with Carlota Molina defeating No. 21 Isabelle Boulais, for a 3-2 match.
- 114 Lucia Marzal clinched the win, as she topped Ellie Eades in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, on court six.
- Freshman Shelly Bereznyak prevailed in a super tiebreak on court five for the final, downing Lidia Gonzalez. The Buckeyes won the first set but dropped the second. Bereznyak took control in the breaker, winning 10-4.
Up Next
Ohio State will host No. 5 Pepperdine at noon Feb. 27 in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. Admission is free to all regular season home matches and live video and scoring will be available.
The Results
Ohio State vs Kentucky
Feb 18, 2022 at Lexington, Ky.(Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center)
#11 Ohio State 5, Kentucky 2
Singles competition
1. #6 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Carla Girbau (UK) 6-3, 6-1
2. Carlota Molina (UK) def. #21 Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. #77 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Fiona Arrese (UK) 6-3, 6-2
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Florencia Urrutia (UK) 6-3, 6-4
5. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Lidia Gonzalez (UK) 6-2, 5-7, 10-4
6. #114 Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Ellie Eades (UK) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Sydni Ratliff/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Fiona Arrese/Florencia Urrutia (UK) 6-4
2. Carla Girbau/Ellie Eades (UK) def. Kathleen Jones/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) 6-2
3. Carlota Molina/Lidia Gonzalez (UK) def. Kolie Allen/Luna Dormet (OSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Ohio State 5-3; National ranking #11
Kentucky 9-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,4,2,6,5) Official: Tom Cloud
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