No. 10 Buckeyes Face No. 6 Michigan and Michigan State on the Road

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 10-ranked Ohio State women's tennis team hits the road this weekend for two Big Ten matches in Michigan. The Buckeyes play No. 6 Michigan at noon Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Michigan State at noon Sunday in Lansing, Mich.

Ohio State currently holds an 8-1 record (2-0 B1G) after two Big Ten shutouts against Purdue and Indiana. Michigan heads into the weekend 9-3 (2-0 B1G) with Michigan State at 9-4 (1-1 B1G).

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In the Rankings

The Buckeyes are No. 10 in the ITA rankings released this week.
Four Buckeyes are in the singles rankings: No. 7 Luciana Perry, No. 43 Teah Chavez, No. 72 Audrey Spencer and No. 87 Shelly Bereznyak.
In doubles, the duo of Perry and Chavez is No. 32.
Ohio State is one of five Big Ten teams ranked in the Top 25, joined by No. 6 Michigan, No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 18 Southern California and No. 19 Washington.

Buckeyes vs. Wolverines and Spartans

Under head coach Melissa Schaub, the Buckeyes hold an 8-13 record against Michigan. Ohio State's last win in the series was a 4-3 home victory in 2022.
Last season, the Buckeyes faced the Wolverines twice. The first was a 4-1 Wolverine win in Columbus and the second was in the Big Ten Tournament final, when Michigan won 4-2 on its home courts.
The teams will meet later this season in a non-conference match April 16 in Columbus.
Ohio State first played Michigan in 1977.
Michigan is currently No. 6 in the ITA rankings as of March 11. They have five players ranked in singles: No. 2 Julia Fliegner, No. 25 Piper Charney, No. 31 Lily Jones, No. 80 Reese Miller and No. 96 Emily Sartz-Lunde. The team has two ranked duos: Jessica Bernales and Jones are No. 38 and Miller and Fliegner are No. 48.
Ohio State has a 42-15 record against Michigan State and the Buckeyes have won the last 10 matches in the series.
Ohio State last faced Michigan State on the road in 2024, posting a 4-2 win.
The teams first played in 1974.
Michigan State is No. 75 in the ITA rankings this week.
The Wolverines are 9-3 this season and 2-0 in the B1G after 4-0 road wins over Nebraska and Iowa last weekend.
The Spartans are 9-4 and 1-1 in the Big Ten. They fell at Iowa last week, 4-1, before a 4-2 victory at Nebraska. The team is set to host Penn State Saturday before facing the Buckeyes.

Buckeye This and That

Ohio State last competed Feb. 28 and March 2 when it opened Big Ten play with 4-0 wins over Purdue and Indiana in Columbus.
Luciana Perry has the most overall singles wins for the Buckeyes with 20, Teah Chavez is close behind at 19 and Audrey Spencer has 18 victories. In dual play, Perry is 6-2, Shelly Bereznyak is 6-1 and Chavez and Nao Nishino are 6-0.
The duo of Chavez and Perry is 6-1 in doubles matches this spring. The tandems of Spencer and Dani Schoenly and Spencer and Nishino are both 4-1.
The Buckeyes are currently undefeated (7-0) on courts two and five in singles through their first nine dual matches.
Ohio State enters the weekend on a five-match winning streak, with three consecutive shutouts.
Ohio State has won the doubles point in eight of nine matches.
The Buckeyes are 2-1 on the road this year, with wins at Notre Dame and Duke and a 4-3 loss at Tennessee. The squad also downed NC State in a neutral site match.

The Schedule Ahead

Ohio State remains on the road for more Big Ten matches, traveling to Maryland March 21 and Rutgers March 23.
The Buckeyes return home later this month to face UCLA March 28 and No. 21 Southern California March 30. Admission and parking are free for all Ohio State home matches.

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