No. 14 Buckeyes Fall to No. 5 Cowgirls, 4-1

Sunday, January 21

Stillwater, Okla.

1 PM ET

Ohio State

Oklahoma State

No. 14 Buckeyes Fall to No. 5 Cowgirls, 4-1

1/21/2024 5:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14 Ohio State women's tennis team wrapped up its opening weekend with a 4-1 loss to No. 5 Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla. The Buckeyes (1-1) claimed the doubles point but the Cowgirls (2-0) posted four straight-set wins for the victory.

Quoting head coach Melissa Schaub
"Overall, I think this was a good weekend and a good test for us. We are a young team and with that is going to come some ups and downs. We need to learn from today and let it make us stronger. This team works extremely hard and I know we will go back to work this week to get better for Friday. We are excited to be at home this weekend and playing in our building!"

How it Happened

Ohio State captured the doubles point for the 1-0 lead.
On court two, the tandem of Irina Cantos Siemers and Audrey Spencer won the final six games to defeat Ayumi Miyamoto and Raquel Gonzalez, 6-2.
The Buckeye duo of Sydni Ratliff and Luciana Perry prevailed in a tiebreaker to down the No. 6-ranked team of Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru on court one. Ohio State was down a break at 1-2 and 3-4 but was able to get back on serve and held to force the tiebreak, going on to win, 7-4, with four of the final five points.
On court three, Buckeyes Teah Chavez and Madeline Atway held a 5-2 lead before the Cowgirls' Safiya Carrington and Kristina Novak won three games in a row to tie the match. Ohio State was leading 6-5 when play was abandoned.
Oklahoma State took control in singles, winning the first set on all six courts, with two in a tiebreak.
No. 2-ranked Oby Kajuru topped No. 85 Perry to tie the team score, followed by a straight-set win on court six from Novak over Spencer.
On court three, No. 53 Peyre topped Ratliff and Carrington clinched the win with a victory over Shelly Bereznyak on court four.
The remaining matches were abandoned. A matchup of Top 15 players on court one between No. 15 Cantos Siemers and No. 13 Komar was tied at five in the second set after the Cowgirl took the first in a tiebreak. On court five, Chavez was trailing 7-6 (6), 5-2 against No. 60 Miyamoto.

The Schedule Ahead

Next weekend, Ohio State will again serve as a host for ITA Kickoff Weekend matches. Friday, the first round features the Buckeyes vs. Notre Dame at 10 a.m. and Kansas vs. Arizona State at 1 p.m., with championship and consolation matches Saturday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively. The site winner will advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
From February through April, the Buckeyes will host nine regular season matches in Columbus, with seven road matches on the schedule. FULL SCHEDULE
Admission and parking are free for all regular season matches in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.

The Results
Ohio State vs Oklahoma State
Jan 21, 2024 at Stillwater, Okla.
(Greenwood Tennis Center)

#5 Oklahoma St. 4, #14 Ohio St. 1

Singles

No. 13 Anastasiya Komar (OSU) vs. No. 15 Irina Cantos Siemers (OHIOST) 7-6 (7-3), 5-5, unfinished
No. 2 Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) def. No. 85 Luciana Perry (OHIOST) 6-0, 6-1
No. 53 Lucia Peyre (OSU) def. Sydni Ratliff (OHIOST) 6-3, 6-3
No. 62 Safiya Carrington (OSU) def. Shelly Bereznyak (OHIOST) 6-3, 6-4
No. 60 Ayumi Miyamoto (OSU) vs. Teah Chavez (OHIOST) 7-6 (8-6), 5-2, unfinished
Kristina Novak (OSU) def. Audrey Spencer (OHIOST) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles

Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OHIOST) def. No. 6 Anastasiya Komar/Ange Oby Kajuru (OSU) 7-6 (7-4)
Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OHIOST) def. Ayumi Miyamoto/Raquel Gonzalez (OSU) 6-2
Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak (OSU) vs. Teah Chavez/Madeline Atway (OHIOST) 5-6, unfinished