No. 9 Ohio State Wins Senior Day Match Against Minnesota, 4-1
4/20/2025 1:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Ohio State is now 18-3 this spring
The Buckeye senior class of Shelly Bereznyak, Sydni Ratliff and Dani Schoenly was recognized pregame and all three contributed a win vs. the Gophers.
The teams started off deadlocked in doubles when Minnesota took court two and Ohio State secured a win on court three from the tandem of Bereznyak and Schoenly. The Gophers won the last two games on court one to secure the match and team point.
The Buckeyes came back in singles with four straight-set wins from Perry, Ratliff, Nao Nishino and Bereznyak to seal a 4-1 victory.
How it Happened
- The senior duo of Dani Schoenly and Shelly Bereznyak paired up for a 6-2 win on court three for the Buckeyes.
- Minnesota ultimately prevailed with a win on court two, tying the teams and leaving the point to court one.
- The Buckeye tandem of Luciana Perry and Audrey Spencer fought back on court one, bringing the match to 5-5. Ultimately, the Minnesota duo of Mia Liepert and Anali Kocevar took the last two games for a 7-5 win to secure the doubles point for the Gophers.
- Perry snagged a point in singles when she secured a 6-2, 6-2 win on court one, tying the match at 1-1.
- Nao Nishino won on court three with a 6-1, 6-2 victory to bring the Buckeyes to a 2-1 lead.
- On court two, senior Sydni Ratliff finished her match soon after in a 6-1, 6-2 win that brought the Buckeyes to a 3-1 advantage.
- The match rounded out with a 6-3, 6-3 victory from Bereznyak on court four, concluding the match with a 4-1 win.
- When play was suspended, Audrey Spencer was one point away from winning her match on court five. Alessia Cau won her first set and was up 2-1 in her second set.
The Schedule Ahead
- The Buckeyes will travel to Ojai, Calif., to compete in the Big Ten Tournament Wednesday to Sunday at Libbey Park.
- Seeds 5-12 will play in the first round on day one, with the top four seeds receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. Ohio State will be the tournament's No. 2 seed, with its first match in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. ET Thursday.
Match Results
Minnesota vs Ohio State
4/20/2025 at Columbus, Ohio
(Auer Tennis Complex)
#9 Ohio State 4, Minnesota 1
Singles competition
1. #9 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) 6-2, 6-2
2. #87 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Anali Kocevar (MINN) 6-2, 6-2
3. Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Sofia Pinto (MINN) 6-1, 6-2
4. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Jeselle Ante (MINN) 6-3, 6-3
5. #100 Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. Arina Valitova (MINN) 6-2, 5-3, unfinished
6. Alessia Cau (OSU) vs. Anlin Xie (MINN) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Mia Liepert/Anali Kocevar (MINN) def. Audrey Spencer/Luciana Perry (OSU) 7-5
2. Jeselle Ante/Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. Sydni Ratliff/Sophia CisseIgnatiev (OSU) 6-2
3. Dani Schoenly/Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Arina Valitova/Aiva Schmitz (MINN) 6-2
Match Notes:
Minnesota 10-16 (2-11 B1G)
Ohio State 18-3 (12-1 B1G); National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,3,2,4)
Official: Charles Flickinger T-2:21 A-189
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