No. 11 Buckeyes Remain on Road Against Maryland and Rutgers

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 11-ranked Ohio State women's tennis team continues its stretch of Big Ten road matches this weekend. The team plays Maryland at 3 p.m. Friday in College Park, Md., and takes on Rutgers at noon Sunday in Piscataway, N.J.

Ohio State currently holds a 9-2 record (3-1 B1G) after a 1-1 weekend shutting out Michigan State but falling to No. 5 Michigan. Maryland is 9-7 overall (2-2 B1G). Rutgers is 7-5 (1-3 B1G) prior to a home match Saturday against Penn State.

Live stats for Friday at Maryland will be available HERE with a live stream HERE.
Live stats and stream for Sunday at Rutgers will be available HERE.

In the Rankings

The Buckeyes are No. 11 in the ITA rankings released this week.
A season-high six Buckeyes are in the singles rankings: No. 8 Luciana Perry, No. 35 Teah Chavez, No. 96 Audrey Spencer, No. 98 Shelly Bereznyak, No. 111 Sydni Ratliff and No. 122 Nao Nishino.
In doubles, the duo of Perry and Chavez is No. 15, its highest ranking to date.
Ohio State is one of five Big Ten teams ranked in the Top 25, joined by No. 5 Michigan, No. 16 Southern California, No. 18 Wisconsin and No. 24 UCLA

Buckeyes vs. Terps and Scarlet Knights

Ohio State has a 12-1 record against Maryland and has won the last 11 matchups between the teams. The programs first met in 1984.
Last season, the Buckeyes beat the Terrapins in a home match, 6-1. A doubles point clinch followed by five wins in singles brought the team to victory.
Maryland, 9-7 overall, is 2-2 in Big Ten matches, with wins over Oregon and Indiana and losses to Washington and Purdue.
Ohio State is 9-2 against Rutgers, winning the last eight matchups. The last loss against Rutgers occurred in 1989 and the series dates to 1987.
The Buckeyes beat the Scarlet Knights, 4-0, in a home match last season.
The Scarlet Knights are 7-5 this season and have a 1-3 B1G ledger. The squad downed Oregon and lost to Washington at home before dropping both matches at Purdue and Indiana last week. The team is set to host Penn State Saturday before facing the Buckeyes.

Buckeye This and That

Ohio State was on the road last weekend, dropping a 4-3 match at Michigan Saturday before shutting out Michigan State, 4-0, Sunday.
The Buckeyes now hold a 3-1 record against Big Ten teams, with shutout victories over Indiana and Purdue.
Luciana Perry has the most overall singles wins for the Buckeyes with 21, Teah Chavez is close behind at 20 and Audrey Spencer and Nao Nishino both have 18 victories. In dual play, Perry is 7-3, Shelly Bereznyak is 7-2, Nishino is 6-1 and Chavez is 7-0.
The duo of Chavez and Perry is 8-1 in doubles matches this spring to lead Ohio State. The tandem of Spencer and Dani Schoenly is 4-1 with the team of Spencer and Nishino 5-1. The duo of Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev and Nishino has a 4-0 record.
The Buckeyes are currently undefeated (8-0) on courts two and five in singles through their first 11 dual matches.
Ohio State has won the doubles point in nine of 11 matches, including the last five.

The Schedule Ahead

The Buckeyes return home next weekend to face No. 24 UCLA at 6 p.m. March 28 and No. 16 Southern California at noon March 30. The match vs. the Bruins will be inside the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.
Ohio State and USC are slated to play outside at the Auer Tennis Center. In the case of inclement weather, the match will be moved inside the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.
Admission and parking are free for all Ohio State home matches.

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