No. 13 Buckeyes Post 4-0 Victory over No. 17 Duke

Friday, February 2

Columbus, Ohio

1 PM

Ohio State

Duke

No. 13 Buckeyes Post 4-0 Victory over No. 17 Duke

2/2/2024 9:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13 Ohio State women's tennis team notched a third straight 4-0 win, as it topped No. 17-ranked Duke Friday afternoon in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.

The Buckeyes, now 4-1 this season, won the doubles point against the Blue Devils for the 1-0 lead. Irina Cantos Siemers, Shelly Bereznyak and Sydni Ratliff all posted straight-set wins en route to the win.

The victory moved head coach Melissa Schaub into a tie for the all-time wins lead among Buckeye women's tennis coaches with 224. Cantos Siemers is now tied with Miho Kowase for first all-time in career singles victories with 112.

Ohio State will return to the courts Sunday at 2 p.m. to take on No. 13 UCLA. Admission and parking are free.

How it Happened

The court one duo of Sydni Ratliff and Luciana Perry gave the Buckeyes the early edge in doubles, winning 6-3 over Karolina Berankova and Shavit Kimchi.
Ohio State clinched the doubles point when Irina Cantos Siemers and Audrey Spencer topped Emma Jackson and Ellie Coleman, 6-4. The Buckeyes won the final three games for the victory.
The Buckeyes took four of the six first sets to open singles.
No. 15-ranked Cantos Siemers moved into a tie for the all-time singles win mark in Buckeye history with a straight set victory on court one. She topped Shavit Kimchi, 6-2, 6-1. Cantos Siemers is now a team-best 4-0 in dual matches this spring.
Shelly Bereznyak followed, as she downed Iuliia Bryzgalova on court five, 6-4, 6-3. In the second set, the Buckeye broke for a 5-3 lead and closed it out.
Ratliff clinched Ohio State's win, downing No. 52-ranked Katie Codd, 6-4, 6-4, on court three. The Buckeye jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the first set. In the second, she broke for a 5-4 edge and then clinched the victory.
The remaining matches were abandoned. Freshmen Perry and Chavez were both in a third set after dropping set one and winning the second. Spencer was in a third set after posting a shutout in the first but falling in set two.

The Results
Duke vs Ohio State
2/2/2024 at Columbus, Ohio
(Ty Tucker Tennis Center)

#12 Ohio State 4, #17 Duke 0

Singles competition
1. #15 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #65 Shavit Kimchi (DU) 6-2, 6-1
2. #85 Luciana Perry (OSU) vs. #74 Emma Jackson (DU) 2-6, 6-3, 1-1, unfinished
3. Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #52 Katie Codd (DU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Teah Chavez (OSU) vs. Ellie Coleman (DU) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
5. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Iuliia Bryzgalova (DU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. #78 Brianna Shvets (DU) 6-0, 5-7, 2-2, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Luciana Perry/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Karolina Berankova/Shavit Kimchi (DU) 6-3
2. Irina Cantos Siemers/Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Emma Jackson/Ellie Coleman (DU) 6-4
3. Madeline Atway/Teah Chavez (OSU) vs. Iuliia Bryzgalova/Brianna Shvets (DU) 5-6, unfinished

Match Notes:
Duke 5-2; National ranking #17
Ohio State 4-1; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,5,3)
Official: Julio Colon T-2:30 A-164