No. 9 Buckeyes Shut Out No. No. 16 Badgers

Friday, March 17

Columbus, Ohio

Ohio State

Wisconsin

No. 9 Buckeyes Shut Out No. No. 16 Badgers

3/17/2023 9:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 9 Ohio State women's tennis team shut out No. 16 Wisconsin, 7-0, Friday evening in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. The Buckeyes claimed the doubles point with 6-4 wins on courts two and three and then notched six singles victories, including four in straight sets.

The Buckeyes, now 9-5 on the year and 2-0 in the Big Ten, will host Minnesota at 11 a.m. Sunday and close out their three-match homestand vs. Purdue at 3 p.m. March 24. Wisconsin, which had a nine-match winning streak end, is now 12-3 on the year and 3-1 in B1G play.

Quoting head coach Melissa Schaub

"We played a complete match today. Our schedule has been hard but I think we showed a lot of toughness today. I am really proud of that."

In Doubles

With 6-4 victories on courts two and three, claiming the final games in both matches, the Buckeyes won the doubles point.
On court three, the duo of Kolie Allen and Danielle Willson faced the tandem of Taylor Cataldi and Charmaine Seah. The Buckeyes were down a break, 3-4, but won the match's final three games for the victory. Allen and Willson held on the no-ad point for 4-all, then followed with a break and a hold.
The Buckeye tandem of Isabelle Boulais and Shelly Bereznyak took on Alina Mukhortova and Xinyu Cai on court two. The Buckeyes were up early, 3-1, before back-to-back games from the Badgers evened the match at three. The next three games were all breaks on the no-ad point, putting the Buckeyes ahead 5-4. Ohio State served it out to clinch the doubles point.
On court one, the Buckeyes' No. 17-ranked duo of Irina Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff was leading 6-5 against No. 54 Ava Markham and Maria Sholokhova. Ohio State was down 5-3 before winning three games in a row (saving match point with UW serving 5-4).

In Singles

The Buckeyes swept the singles matches, with four victories in straight sets.
94 Shelly Bereznyak dropped just one game vs. No. 107 Xinyu Cai on court five, 6-0, 6-1.
20-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers followed, as she was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over No. 56 Ava Markham on court one.
On court three, Isabelle Boulais did not lose a game in the first set against Alina Mukhortova but dropped the second, 6-1. In the third, Boulais pulled away at the end for a 6-3 set win, clinching the Buckeye victory.
Lucia Marzal defeated Taylor Cataldi, 6-3, 6-4, on court four, winning the final four games of the second set.
The court six match went to a super tiebreaker. Buckeye Akanksha Bhan won the first set in a tiebreaker against Charmaine Seah but was shut out in the second. In the match tiebreaker, the Buckeye was a 10-3 winner.
The court two match closed out the night. No. 28 Sydni Ratliff defeated No. 104 Maria Sholokhova, 7-6 (5), 6-4, for the sweep.
Bereznyak and Marzal are both 10-1 in dual matches to lead the Buckeyes this spring.

The Results
Wisconsin vs Ohio State
3/17/2023 at Columbus, Ohio
(Ty Tucker Tennis Center)

#9 Ohio State 7, #16 Wisconsin 0

Singles competition
1. #20 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #56 Ava Markham (WIS) 6-4, 6-3
2. #28 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #104 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
3. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Alina Mukhortova (WIS) 6-0, 1-6, 6-3
4. Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi (WIS) 6-3, 6-4
5. #94 Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. #107 Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-0, 6-1
6. Akanksha Bhan (OSU) def. Charmaine Seah (WIS) 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 1-0 (10-3)

Doubles competition
1. #17 Sydni Ratliff/Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) vs. #54 Ava Markham/Maria Sholokhova (WIS) 6-5, unfinished
2. Isabelle Boulais/Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Alina Mukhortova/Xinyu Cai (WIS) 6-4
3. Kolie Allen/Danielle Willson (OSU) def. Taylor Cataldi/Charmaine Seah (WIS) 6-4

Match Notes:
Wisconsin 12-3 (3-1 B1G); National ranking #16
Ohio State 9-5 (2-0 B1G); National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,1,3,4,6,2)
Official: Marcus Lee T-2:47 A-170