Ohio State
Northwestern
No. 7 Buckeyes Down Northwestern, Improve to 6-0 in B1G
4/8/2022 9:22:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 7-ranked Ohio State women's tennis team is the last remaining unbeaten team in Big Ten play, as the Buckeyes downed Northwestern, 5-2, Friday afternoon in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. The Buckeyes are 6-0 in Big Ten play, with the Wildcats 6-1.
Ohio State is 13-4 overall this season and will close out the weekend with a noon match at Purdue Sunday.
Against Northwestern (11-6), the Buckeyes came from behind after losing the doubles point. Ohio State won five of the six first sets to take control and were able to close all five out. Irina Cantos Siemers, Isabelle Boulais, Sydni Ratliff, Kolie Allen and Luna Dormet all won in singles. Cantos Siemers and Lucia Marzal also paired up for a doubles victory.
Quoting Coach Melissa Schaub
"This win feels good. We knew Northwestern was going to be strong in doubles. I'm proud of the way we came out in singles after dropping a tough doubles point. You can't ask for much more against a good team to win five first sets. That was huge. It was great to have Luna back out there after she missed time with an injury. We are looking forward to Sunday's match against Purdue on the road."
In Doubles
- The Buckeyes won the first completed doubles match, but Northwestern took the other two for a 1-0 lead.
- The Ohio State duo of Irina Cantos Siemers and Lucia Marzal, on court two vs. Christina Hand and Briana Crowley, started the match down 4-1. The Buckeyes ended the match on a five-game run for a 6-4 victory.
- On court one, No. 78-ranked Clarissa Hand and Maria Shusharina won the final two games to defeat Buckeyes Kolie Allen and Sydni Ratliff, 6-4.
- The Wildcats sealed the point with a win on court three. Ohio State's Madeline Atway and Isabelle Boulais were ahead 2-1 early but Northwestern pulled away 5-2 and held on for a 6-3 win.
In Singles
- The Buckeyes won the first set on five of the six courts en route to five straight-set singles wins.
- On court three, No. 56-ranked Ratliff, the reigning Big Ten Athlete of the Week, defeated Pratt, 6-4, 6-1. The Buckeye was down a break, 2-3, in the first set but pushed ahead 5-3. Pratt ended the run for a 5-4 match and Ratliff broke for the set. Ratliff won the first three games in the second set on the way to the win.
- 26-ranked Boulais put Ohio State in the lead, 2-1, with a victory on court two against Shusharina. Boulais did not drop a game in the first set. In the second, each player held serve until Shusharina broke for 5-4. Boulais broke back and then won the final two games for the match, 6-0, 7-5.
- On court six, Luna Dormet returned from injury for a straight set victory against Justine Leong, 6-2, 6-2, for a 3-1 Ohio State lead.
- The Wildcats posted a straight-set singles win on court five, as Christina Hand topped Lucia Marzal, 6-2, 7-5, for a 3-2 match.
- The Buckeyes were up a set in the remaining two matches, with match point on both courts at nearly the same time.
- On court one against No. 118 Clarissa Hand, No. 7-ranked Cantos Siemers saved set points in the first set, breaking for 5-5 and each held for a tiebreaker. In the breaker, Hand jumped out to a 5-2 lead. Cantos Siemers was able to get back even at six-all. They traded points for 7-7 and the Buckeye won the final two points to claim the set. In the second, Cantos Siemers led 5-1 and finished with a 6-3 victory.
- The final match was between Kolie Allen and Ema Lazic on court four. Allen won the first set, 6-4, helped by a 5-2 lead to start. In the second, Allen was ahead 4-1 before Lazic came back to lead 5-4. Allen won the final three games to take the set, 7-5, and close out the Buckeye win.
The Results
Tennis Match Results
Northwestern vs Ohio State
Apr 08 at Columbus, Ohio
(Ty Tucker Tennis Center)
#7 Ohio State 5, #37 Northwestern 2
Singles competition
1. #7 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #118 Clarissa Hand (NU) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
2. #32 Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Maria Shusharina (NU) 6-0, 7-5
3. #56 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Sydney Pratt (NU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Ema Lazic (NU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Christina Hand (NU) def. Lucia Marzal (OSU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Justine Leong (NU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #78 Clarissa Hand/Maria Shusharina (NU) def. Kolie Allen/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-4
2. Irina Cantos Siemers/Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Christina Hand/Briana Crowley (NU) 6-4
3. Hannah McColgan/Sydney Pratt (NU) def. Madeline Atway/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Northwestern 11-6, 6-1 B1G; National ranking #37
Ohio State 13-4, 6-0 B1G; National ranking #7
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,2,6,5,1,4)
Official: Julio Colon T-2:41 A-120
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