Thursday, September 21
Cary, NC
Ohio State
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College Ranked Spotlight
Quartet Heads to Fall Ranked Spotlight
9/20/2023 5:27:00 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Four members of the Ohio State women's tennis team will compete in the Fall Ranked Spotlight this weekend in North Carolina. The four-day tournament starts Thursday with doubles matches on the NC State campus in Raleigh. Singles matches are slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a third round of doubles Sunday. The final three days are set to be played at Cary Tennis Park in Cary.
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Tournament Central (schedules, draws, live streaming links at Cary)
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In doubles, there are eight groups of four teams, with each duo playing two matches Thursday and a third Sunday. The Buckeyes' No. 14-ranked tandem of Irina Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff is in the A group and slated to start competing at 5 p.m. Thursday vs. a team from Auburn. Freshmen Luciana Perry and Teah Chavez are paired up in the H group and will take on a duo from Oklahoma in their first match at 5:45 p.m. Thursday.
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Singles, with two draws, will start Friday morning. Ratliff and Cantos Siemers are in the A-1 draw, with Cantos Siemers the No. 6 seed. Perry and Chavez are in the A-2 draw. Play includes backdraws and each player is slated for five matches over the three days.
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The Buckeyes will be joined by players from host NC State, Arizona State, Auburn, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCF, USC and Virginia. All participating schools ended the 2023 campaign ranked in the Top 50 of the ITA team rankings.
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The Buckeyes Competing at the Fall Ranked Spotlight
The ITA Women's All-American Championships will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 8 in Cary, N.C., with select Buckeyes set for singles and doubles competition.
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Tournament Central (schedules, draws, live streaming links at Cary)
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In doubles, there are eight groups of four teams, with each duo playing two matches Thursday and a third Sunday. The Buckeyes' No. 14-ranked tandem of Irina Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff is in the A group and slated to start competing at 5 p.m. Thursday vs. a team from Auburn. Freshmen Luciana Perry and Teah Chavez are paired up in the H group and will take on a duo from Oklahoma in their first match at 5:45 p.m. Thursday.
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Singles, with two draws, will start Friday morning. Ratliff and Cantos Siemers are in the A-1 draw, with Cantos Siemers the No. 6 seed. Perry and Chavez are in the A-2 draw. Play includes backdraws and each player is slated for five matches over the three days.
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The Buckeyes will be joined by players from host NC State, Arizona State, Auburn, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCF, USC and Virginia. All participating schools ended the 2023 campaign ranked in the Top 50 of the ITA team rankings.
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The Buckeyes Competing at the Fall Ranked Spotlight
- No. 16-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers, a three-time unanimous All-Big Ten selection, was the 2023 Big Ten Athlete of the Year. A graduate student in her fifth year as a Buckeye, she has been named team captain of the 2023-24 squad.
- No. 27-ranked Sydni Ratliff, a junior, was the 2022 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a 2023 All-Big Ten honoree. She is a two-time NCAA Tournament singles qualifier.
- Cantos Siemers and Ratliff are the nation's No. 14-ranked doubles team and have won an ITA Midwest Region championship.
- Luciana Perry, a freshman from Export, Pa., was ranked 10th among college tennis newcomers this fall. The blue chip recruit was ranked first in her state.
- Freshman Teah Chavez, a native of Regina, Saskatchewan, has played for Team Canada and been ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
The ITA Women's All-American Championships will be held Sept. 30-Oct. 8 in Cary, N.C., with select Buckeyes set for singles and doubles competition.
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