No. 12 Buckeyes Post Win over Penn State in B1G Tourney Quarterfinals

Friday, April 26

Ann Arbor, Mich.

2 PM

Ohio State

Penn State (Quarterfinals)

Women's tennis defeats Penn State 4-1 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

No. 12 Buckeyes Post Win over Penn State in B1G Tourney Quarterfinals

4/26/2024 4:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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Ohio State advances to Saturday’s semifinals

COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the doubles point and three straight-set singles wins, the No. 12 Ohio State women's tennis team downed Penn State 4-1 Friday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament in Ann Arbor, Mich.

The No. 2 seed Buckeyes, on an 11-match winning streak and 18-6 this spring, will face the winner of the match between No. 3 seed Northwestern and No. 11 Nebraska at 2 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals. The match will be streamed through B1G+ and live statistics will be available. Tournament Central

A shutout from Madeline Atway and Teah Chavez and 6-3 victory from the duo of Irina Cantos Siemers and Luciana Perry gave the Buckeyes the doubles point and 1-0 lead over the No. 10 seed Nittany Lions. Perry and Chavez then won in straight sets for a 3-0 lead. The Nittany Lions took the next team point but Cantos Siemers closed out her court one match to clinch the Buckeye victory.

How it Happened

Ohio State captured the doubles point with wins on courts three and one.
The duo of Madeline Atway and Teah Chavez did not drop a game on court three against Karly Friedland and Yvonne Zuffova.
After Penn State took court two 6-1, the Buckeyes' No. 31-ranked duo of Irina Cantos Siemers and Luciana Perry downed Sofiya Chekhlystova and Olivia Dorner on court one, 6-3, for the doubles point. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 4-0 lead en route to the win.
Perry continued her momentum into singles, where she dropped just three games in a 6-2, 6-1 win over Zuffova on court two.
Chavez moved the Buckeyes to a 3-0 lead, as she defeated Friedland on court five, 6-4, 6-2.
Penn State won on court four for a 3-1 team score.
The clinching point came from captain Cantos Siemers on court one against Chekhlystova, with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. In the first set the Buckeye broke for a 5-4 lead and served it out. In the second, Cantos Siemers was ahead 4-2. Chekhlystova won the next two games for 4-all. Cantos Siemers then broke on the no-ad point for a 5-4 lead. In the final game, she was down 0-40 but won the final four points for the set and match.
The other two matches were abandoned. On court three Sydni Ratliff had rallied to force a third set and on court six Audrey Spencer was up early in the third set after winning the first and dropping the second.
Cantos Siemers leads the Buckeyes with 15 dual match wins, while Perry and Chavez both have 11 victories in dual matches. Cantos Siemers and Perry are 6-1 in dual matches as a doubles tandem, with Atway and Chavez 2-2.

The Results
Tennis Match Results
Penn State vs Ohio State
4/26/2024 at Ann Arbor, Mich.
(Varsity Tennis Center)

#12 Ohio State 4, Penn State 1

Singles competition
1. #18 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. #53 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #115 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) vs. Olivia Dorner (PSU) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished
4. Jordina Cegarra (PSU) def. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #31 Irina Cantos Siemers/Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Olivia Dorner (PSU) 6-3
2. Jordina Cegarra/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Audrey Spencer/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-1
3. Madeline Atway/Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Karly Friedland/Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-0

Match Notes:
Penn State 6-17
Ohio State 18-6; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,5,4,1)
Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal
Ohio State No. 2 seed, Penn State No. 10
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