No. 13 Buckeyes Open ITA Kickoff with 4-0 Win over Notre Dame

Friday, January 26

Columbus, Ohio

10:00 AM

Ohio State

Notre Dame

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No. 13 Buckeyes Open ITA Kickoff with 4-0 Win over Notre Dame

1/26/2024 3:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13 Ohio State women's tennis team opened its home schedule and ITA Kickoff Weekend with a 4-0 victory over Notre Dame Friday morning in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.

The Buckeyes (2-1) will take on Arizona State in the championship match at 4 p.m. Saturday for a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship. The Irish and Jayhawks will meet in the consolation match at 7 p.m. Both matches will be in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center, with admission and parking free. A livestream and live scoring will be available through OhioStateBuckeyes.com HERE and Cracked Racquets will have coverage on their YouTube channel.

Against the Irish, Ohio State won the doubles point and the first three singles matches in straight sets for the victory. Sydni Ratliff won in singles and doubles for the Buckeyes, with Irina Cantos Siemers and Shelly Bereznyak also victorious in singles. Ratliff paired with Luciana Perry to clinch the doubles point and Madeline Atway and Teah Chavez teamed up for a doubles win. ASU beat KU in the other first-round match, 4-2.

Quoting head coach Melissa Schaub
"It's so good to be at home this weekend. We played a solid doubles point and were able to carry that momentum over into singles. Our upperclassmen stepped up big for us against a good team. Our crowd at the match this morning was amazing. We'd love to see them all back for our match tomorrow at 4 p.m.!"

How it Happened

The Buckeye tandem of Madeline Atway and Teah Chavez won five of the first six games en route to a 6-2 win on court three vs. Bojana Pozer and Akari Matsuno.
On court one, Sydni Ratliff and Luciana Perry prevailed 7-5 against Carrie Beckman and Page Freeman. The Buckeyes broke for a 6-5 lead and then served out the win.
The court two match was abandoned with Ohio State serving 5-6.
Ratliff put the Buckeyes up 2-0, as she dropped just three first-set games in a straight set win over Yashna Yellayi on court three.
No. 15-ranked Irina Cantos Siemers also posted a second-set shutout, as she topped Freeman on court one, 6-4, 6-0.
Shortly after Cantos Siemers' win, Shelly Bereznyak clinched the Ohio State team victory, closing out a 6-3, 6-2 win on court five vs. Matsuno.
Ohio State won five of six first sets in the match. Perry was ahead 4-0 in her second set on court two when the team match was clinched and Chavez was down a break in her second set. Spencer dropped her first set in a tiebreaker and they had not started the second on court six.

The Results
Notre Dame vs Ohio State
1/26/2024 at Columbus, Ohio
(Ty Tucker Tennis Center)

#13 Ohio State 4, Notre Dame 0

Singles competition
1. #15 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Page Freeman (ND) 6-4, 6-0
2. #85 Luciana Perry (OSU) vs. Julia Andreach (ND) 7-5, 4-0, unfinished
3. Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Yashna Yellayi (ND) 6-3, 6-0
4. Teah Chavez (OSU) vs. Bojana Pozder (ND) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
5. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Akari Matsuno (ND) 6-3, 6-2
6. Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. Nibi Ghosh (ND) 6-7 (4-7), unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Sydni Ratliff/Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Carrie Beckman/Page Freeman (ND) 7-5
2. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. Julia Andreach/Yashna Yellayi (ND) 5-6, unfinished
3. Madeline Atway/Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Bojana Pozder/Akari Matsuno (ND) 6-2

Match Notes:
Notre Dame 2-1
Ohio State 2-1; National ranking #13
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,1,5)
ITA Kickoff Weekend, First Round
Official: Julio Colon T-2:07