Ohio State
Wisconsin (Big Ten Tournament Semifinals) **
No. 10 Buckeyes on to B1G Tournament Final with 4-0 Win over Wisconsin
4/30/2022 8:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Results | Ohio State Season Stats
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With a second straight shutout, the No. 10 Ohio State women's tennis team earned a spot in the Big Ten Tournament final. The No. 1 seed Buckeyes followed a 4-0 quarterfinal win over Minnesota Friday with a victory over Wisconsin by the same score Saturday in the semifinals.
Ohio State will take on No. 2 seed Michigan at 1 p.m. Sunday for the trophy. The match will be streamed through Big Ten Plus, with live scoring available. Links are on the tournament central site HERE. Ohio State has won the Big Ten Tournament title three times, in 2016, 2017 and 2021, defeating the Wolverines all three years. This will be the Buckeyes' sixth appearance in the tournament final.
The Buckeyes are now 20-4 on the year and have won their last 11 matches. Wisconsin, the No. 4 seed, drops to 17-9. Ohio State took the doubles point and notched three straight-set singles wins for the victory over the Badgers. Irina Cantos Siemers won in singles and doubles and Sydni Ratliff and Luna Dormet won in singles. Lucia Marzal paired with Cantos Siemers for a doubles win, with the duo of Kolie Allen and Isabelle Boulais also victorious.
Quoting head coach Melissa Schaub
"That was a tough match today. I'm really happy for Luna to get to clinch that match. She has struggled through some injuries but it means so much to our team to have her out there competing. Wisconsin has a very good team and we knew that we needed to be ready for them. We are excited to be back in the finals and know we need to be ready to give everything we have!"
It wasn't enough for just @OhioStateMTEN … @OhioStateWTEN also wanted to play for the @bigten title!
On to the 'Ship! pic.twitter.com/QM1nAf39Gq
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 30, 2022
In Doubles
- The Buckeyes captured the doubles point, with the point coming down to a tiebreak on court one.
- The tandem of Irina Cantos Siemers and Lucia Marzal jumped out to a 4-1 lead en route to a 6-3 victory over Taylor Cataldi and Ariel Johnson on court two.
- The other two matches went to a tiebreak.
- On court three, Ava Markham and Charmaine Seah defeated Luna Dormet and Sydni Ratliff, 7-2, in the tiebreak.
- On court one, Kolie Allen and Isabelle Boulais overcame an early break to even the match at four against No. 74-ranked Alina Mukhortova and Xinyu Cai. The Buckeyes rolled in the tiebreak, winning the final seven points to clinch the doubles point.
In Singles
- Three Buckeyes won in straight sets for the team victory.
- 8-ranked Cantos Siemers won the final four games against No. 96 Markham on court one to take the first set, 7-5, breaking on the no-ad point for the set. She had a four-game run to go ahead 5-2 in the second set and won 6-3 for the Buckeyes' second point. Cantos Siemers leads the Buckeyes with 33 overall wins this year, tying for the fifth-most wins in a single season.
- Ratliff won the first set against Cai on court one, 7-5, overcoming a 3-5 deficit with the final four games of the set. The Buckeye freshman, ranked 72nd, dropped just one game in the second set to put Ohio State a point away from the match victory.
- Dormet took on Seah on court six, winning the first set, 6-2. In the second, the players were even at three before Dormet took control and won the final three games to send Ohio State to the championship match.
- The final three matches were all close when play was suspended. On court two No. 37-ranked Boulais won the first set, 6-3, against Mukhortova but lost the second by the same score. Boulais was ahead 2-1 in the third. Allen on court four and Marzal on court five both dropped the first set. Allen was ahead 5-4 in the second and Marzal had just won the second 6-4 to force a third set.
The Results
Wisconsin vs Ohio State
Apr 30 at Iowa City, Iowa
(Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex)
#10 Ohio State 4, #43 Wisconsin 0
Singles competition
1. #8 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #96 Ava Markham (UW) 7-5, 6-3
2. #37 Isabelle Boulais (OSU) vs. Alina Mukhortova (UW) 6-3, 3-6, 2-1, unfinished
3. #72 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Xinyu Cai (UW) 7-5, 6-1
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) vs. Antonela Stoica (UW) 4-6, 5-4, unfinished
5. Lucia Marzal (OSU) vs. Taylor Cataldi (UW) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
6. Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Charmaine Seah (UW) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. Kolie Allen/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. #74 Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (UW) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Lucia Marzal/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi/Ariel Johnson (UW) 6-3
3. Ava Markham/Charmaine Seah (UW) def. Luna Dormet/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 7-6 (7-2)
Match Notes:
Wisconsin 17-9; National ranking #43
Ohio State 20-4; National ranking #10
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,3,6)
Big Ten Tournament Semifinals
OSU No. 1 seed, Wisconsin No. 4
T-2:50 A-61
Marzal and Cantos Siemers break to win court two, 6-3! pic.twitter.com/D0frRP1Rnp
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) April 30, 2022
Allen and Boulais roll in the tiebreak 7-1 to clinch the doubles point for the Buckeyes!
OSU 1, UW 0
On to singles … #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/6y1Ritp3f4
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) April 30, 2022
Irina Cantos Siemers with a win on court one and 2-0 Buckeye lead! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/PXWKuiW9DB
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) April 30, 2022
Sydni Ratliff puts the Buckeyes up 3-0! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/PdTICpAfus
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) April 30, 2022
Luna Dormet with a win on court six to clinch the match!
The Buckeyes are on to the Big Ten Tournament final!
OSU 4, UW 0#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/905kZioMA0
— Ohio State Women's Tennis (@OhioStateWTEN) April 30, 2022
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