Ohio State
Xavier
No. 4 Buckeyes Win Sixth Consecutive Match, Down Xavier 6-1
3/12/2022 5:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 4 ranked Ohio State claimed its sixth consecutive victory with a solid 6-1 win over in-state rival Xavier on Saturday.
The win lifts the Buckeyes to 8-3 on the season and keeps the momentum rolling into a big upcoming week. Ohio State will play three matches on the road next week at No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday and then at Iowa and Nebraska over the weekend.
The doubles point was a bit of a grind for the Buckeyes but they got wins from Kathleen Jones and Shelly Bereznyak at No. 3 and from the 15th-ranked team of Sydni Ratliff and Irina Cantos to claim the point. In singles, OSU claimed five of the six first sets and would go on to five straight-set victories.
The Buckeyes remain undefeated at home at 4-0, and also improve to 4-0 all-time against Xavier, a series that dates back to 2006.
In Doubles
- The Buckeyes won the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.
- Kathleen Jones and Shelly Bereznyak teamed together for the first time this season and rolled to a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles.
- Sydni Ratliff and Irina Cantos then provided the clinching point with their 14th win of the season, beating Ahmeir Kyle and Emily Thomas 6-4.
- The No. 2 doubles match between Buckeyes Kolie Allen and Lucia Marzal and Xavier's Imani Graham and Anna Roggenburk stayed on serve through the first six games. Each team won big deuce points to hold serve early in the match. The Buckeyes got the first break to go ahead 4-3 and held for 5-3. After a Xavier hold, the match was halted at 5-4.
In Singles
- The Buckeyes won five of the six first sets and continued those wins into five straight-set victories.
- Irina Cantos showed solid form, winning quickly on court one 6-0, 6-2 over Ahmeir Kyle. The win was Cantos' 23rd of the season.
- The lead grew to 3-0 as Lucia Marzal beat Anna Smith 6-2, 6-2 at No. 5 singles. She is now 15-11 on the year and this was her first win at No. 5 singles this season.
- The match clinching point came from Sydni Ratliff at No. 2 singles as she blanked Imani Graham 6-0 in the first set and then cruised to a 6-3 victory in the second.
- Shelly Bereznyak got to double-digit singles wins on the season as she knocked-off Anna Roggenburk 6-3, 6-4 to give the Buckeyes a 5-0 lead.
- Madeline Atway beat Blessing Nwaozuzu by the same 6-3, 6-4 score on court six for the sixth Buckeye point of the match.
- The lone Xavier point came just a couple minutes later as Kat Lyman beat Kolie Allen 6-4, 6-3 on court three.
Up Next
Ohio State heads out on the road next week for three matches. The first will be at No. 23 Georgia on Wednesday before a pair of Big Ten road matches at Iowa on Friday and Nebraska next Sunday.
The Results
#4 Ohio State 6, Xavier 1
Singles
1. #4 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Ahmeir Kyle (XU-W) 6-0, 6-2
2. #43 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Imani Graham (XU-W) 6-0, 6-3
3. Kat Lyman (XU-W) def. Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Anna Roggenburk (XU-W) 6-3, 6-4
5. Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Anna Smith (XU-W) 6-2, 6-2
6. Madeline Atway (OSU) def. Blessing Nwaozuzu (XU-W) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. #15 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Ahmeir Kyle/Emily Thomas (XU-W) 6-4
2. Kolie Allen/Lucia Marzal (OSU) vs. Anna Roggenburk/Imani Graham (XU-W) 5-4, unfinished
3. Shelly Bereznyak/Kathleen Jones (OSU) def. Kat Lyman/Anne-Sophie Courteau (XU-W) 6-2
Match Notes:
Xavier 6-6
Ohio State 8-3; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,2,4,6,3)
Official: Marcus Lee T-2:21 A-187
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