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NCAA Singles Championship
Perry Earns All-America Honors at NCAA Championships
11/18/2025 9:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Junoir reached Round of 16 for third straight year
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three members of the Ohio State women's tennis team competed in the NCAA Singles Championship this week at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. Junior Luciana Perry advanced to the Round of 16 to earn All-America accolades for the third straight year. Teah Chavez and Nao Nishino also represented the Buckeyes in the 64-player draw, with both falling in the first round.Â
Perry, who won her first two matches in three sets, is the Buckeyes' second three-time singles All-American and the first to earn the honor three times by reaching the NCAA Round of 16. Last year she was the first in school history to advance to the the NCAA Round of 16 twice, extending the mark to three this year. She is the third Buckeye to earn multiple singles All-America accolades. Irina Cantos Siemers was a three-time honoree (2021, '22, '24) and Francesca Di Lorenzo earned singles honors in 2016 and '17 and doubles accolades as well in 2017. Kristy Dascoli garnered singles and doubles honors in 2001. All-time, six Buckeyes have earned at least one All-America laurel in singles. The current criteria for ITA All-America singles honors includes winning the ITA All-American Championship, advancing to the round of 16 at the NCAA Championships or finishing in the top 20 of the final ITA singles rankings release in the spring.
Round of 64 (Tuesday)
Luciana Perry, a No. 9-16 seed, came from a set down to defeat Penn's Esha Velaga in the first round. In the first set, the Quaker jumped out to a 4-1 lead and Perry was unable to get back on serve, falling 6-4. The Buckeye two-time All-American dropped just three games the rest of the way. She opened the second set with a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-1 win. In the third set, after four consecutive holds, Perry broke for a 3-2 advantage and did not drop another game for a 6-2 victory.
No. 7 seed Teah Chavez fell to Vanderbilt's Valeria Ray in her first round match. In the first set, Chavez had an early break for a 3-2 lead, but the Quaker won four of the next five games to take the set, 6-4. In the second set, after the players traded breaks, Ray won three games in a row for a 4-1 lead. Chavez drew within 3-4, but a hold and a break gave Ray the win, 6-3.
Nao Nishino dropped her match against NC State's Mia Slama in straight sets. The Buckeye was up 2-0 before Slama went on a six-game run to close out the first set, 6-2. Slama extended her streak to the first three games of the second set. Nishino won two of the next three for a 4-2 score but a break on the deciding point put Slama up 5-2 and she served it out to advance.
Round of 32 (Wednesday)
Luciana Perry, a No. 9-16 seed, prevailed in three sets against Charlotte's Ni Xi to advance to the Round of 16. Perry rolled to a 6-0 win in the first set but lost the second set, 6-1. In the third, the Buckeye jumped out to a 5-0 lead en route to a 6-1 victory..
Round of 16 (Thursday)
A No. 9-16 seed, Luciana Perry fell in three sets to No. 2 seed Carmen Andreea Herea of Texas in the Round of 16. In the first set, Perry broke for a 3-1 lead, consolidating for 4-1. The players split the next two games before Herea won the next two games to get within 5-4. A hold gave Perry the set, 6-4. In the second set, Perry opened with a break and a hold before the Longhorn went on a five-game run en route to a 6-3 win. In the decisive third set, Perry broke for the first game but Herea captured the next five and won the set, 6-2, to earn the spot in the quarterfinals.Â
NCAA Singles Championship
Nov. 18-20, 2025Â
USTA National Campus - Orlando, Fla.
R64: [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. No. 78 Esha Velaga (Penn), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
R32:Â [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. Ni Xi (Charlotte), 6-0, 1-6, 6-1
R16: [2] No. 21 Carmen Andreea Herea (Texas) def. [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
R64: No. 45 Valeria Ray (Vanderbilt) def. [7] No. 11 Teah Chavez (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-3
R64: No. 72 Mia Slama (NC State) def. No. 60 Nao Nishino (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-2
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Perry, who won her first two matches in three sets, is the Buckeyes' second three-time singles All-American and the first to earn the honor three times by reaching the NCAA Round of 16. Last year she was the first in school history to advance to the the NCAA Round of 16 twice, extending the mark to three this year. She is the third Buckeye to earn multiple singles All-America accolades. Irina Cantos Siemers was a three-time honoree (2021, '22, '24) and Francesca Di Lorenzo earned singles honors in 2016 and '17 and doubles accolades as well in 2017. Kristy Dascoli garnered singles and doubles honors in 2001. All-time, six Buckeyes have earned at least one All-America laurel in singles. The current criteria for ITA All-America singles honors includes winning the ITA All-American Championship, advancing to the round of 16 at the NCAA Championships or finishing in the top 20 of the final ITA singles rankings release in the spring.
Round of 64 (Tuesday)
Luciana Perry, a No. 9-16 seed, came from a set down to defeat Penn's Esha Velaga in the first round. In the first set, the Quaker jumped out to a 4-1 lead and Perry was unable to get back on serve, falling 6-4. The Buckeye two-time All-American dropped just three games the rest of the way. She opened the second set with a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-1 win. In the third set, after four consecutive holds, Perry broke for a 3-2 advantage and did not drop another game for a 6-2 victory.
No. 7 seed Teah Chavez fell to Vanderbilt's Valeria Ray in her first round match. In the first set, Chavez had an early break for a 3-2 lead, but the Quaker won four of the next five games to take the set, 6-4. In the second set, after the players traded breaks, Ray won three games in a row for a 4-1 lead. Chavez drew within 3-4, but a hold and a break gave Ray the win, 6-3.
Nao Nishino dropped her match against NC State's Mia Slama in straight sets. The Buckeye was up 2-0 before Slama went on a six-game run to close out the first set, 6-2. Slama extended her streak to the first three games of the second set. Nishino won two of the next three for a 4-2 score but a break on the deciding point put Slama up 5-2 and she served it out to advance.
Round of 32 (Wednesday)
Luciana Perry, a No. 9-16 seed, prevailed in three sets against Charlotte's Ni Xi to advance to the Round of 16. Perry rolled to a 6-0 win in the first set but lost the second set, 6-1. In the third, the Buckeye jumped out to a 5-0 lead en route to a 6-1 victory..
Round of 16 (Thursday)
A No. 9-16 seed, Luciana Perry fell in three sets to No. 2 seed Carmen Andreea Herea of Texas in the Round of 16. In the first set, Perry broke for a 3-1 lead, consolidating for 4-1. The players split the next two games before Herea won the next two games to get within 5-4. A hold gave Perry the set, 6-4. In the second set, Perry opened with a break and a hold before the Longhorn went on a five-game run en route to a 6-3 win. In the decisive third set, Perry broke for the first game but Herea captured the next five and won the set, 6-2, to earn the spot in the quarterfinals.Â
NCAA Singles Championship
Nov. 18-20, 2025Â
USTA National Campus - Orlando, Fla.
R64: [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. No. 78 Esha Velaga (Penn), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
R32:Â [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. Ni Xi (Charlotte), 6-0, 1-6, 6-1
R16: [2] No. 21 Carmen Andreea Herea (Texas) def. [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
R64: No. 45 Valeria Ray (Vanderbilt) def. [7] No. 11 Teah Chavez (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-3
R64: No. 72 Mia Slama (NC State) def. No. 60 Nao Nishino (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-2
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