No. 2 Buckeyes Begin B1G Play with 5-2 Win at Penn State

Sunday, February 15

University Park, Pa.

11 a.m.

Ohio State

Penn State

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No. 2 Buckeyes Begin B1G Play with 5-2 Win at Penn State

2/15/2026 3:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Ohio State improves to 7-1 on the year

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 ranked Ohio State women's tennis team downed Penn State, 5-2, in the Big Ten Conference opener for both teams Sunday in University Park, Pa. The Buckeyes improve to 7-1 on the year, with the Nittany Lions 5-1.

Buckeyes Nao Nishino and Alessia Cau were both victorious in singles and doubles vs. Penn State. In doubles, Cau paired with Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev for a win, while Nishino and Johnson teamed up for a victory. Luciana Perry and Teah Chavez also notched singles victories.

Up Next

The Buckeyes will travel to Stillwater, Okla., for a match vs. No. 12 Oklahoma State at noon ET next Sunday (Feb. 22).
Ohio State will then be back home for two matches, hosting Michigan State at noon Feb. 28 and No. 17 Michigan at 6 p.m. March 6.
Admission and parking are free for all Ohio State home matches.

How it Happened

The No. 89-ranked duo of Flora Johnson and Nao Nishino shut out Brianna Baldi and Maria Ciubotaru on court three for the first doubles win.
Alessia Cau and Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 victory over Patricia Grigoras and Maiko Uchijima on court two.
On court one, Buckeyes Luciana Perry and Audrey Spencer were leading 5-1 when the doubles point was clinched.
Singles started with the matches on courts one through four, with four courts available at Penn State.
Perry, ranked third, dropped just one game in each set against Maelie Monfils on court one for a 2-0 Ohio State lead.
No. 13-ranked Teah Chavez followed with a straight set win, defeating Uchijima, 6-3, 6-3.
On court four, Nishino clinched the Buckeye victory, topping Olivia Dorner, 6-3, 6-2.
The Nittany Lions won the next two completed matches. On court three, Buckeye Cisse-Ignatiev, ranked No. 114, rallied to force a match tiebreaker vs. Grigoras but lost, 6-1, 5-7, 11-9. On court five, Johnson lost in straight sets to Baldi.
Cau closed out the victory when she topped Ciubotaru, 6-2, 6-3, on court six.
Chavez is 6-0 in dual matches this spring and Nishino and Perry both now have five wins.

The Results
Ohio State vs Penn State
Feb 15, 2026 at University Park, Pa.
(Indoor Tennis Center)

#2 Ohio State 5, Penn State 2

Singles competition
1. #3 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Maelie Monfils (PSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. #13 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Maiko Uchijima (PSU) 6-3, 6-3
3. Patricia Grigoras (PSU) def. #114 Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) 6-1, 5-7, 11-9
4. #52 Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Olivia Dorner (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Brianna Baldi (PSU) def. Flora Johnson (OSU) 7-5, 6-1
6. Alessia Cau (OSU) def. Maria Ciubotaru (PSU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Olivia Dorner/Maelie Monfils (PSU) vs. Luciana Perry/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 1-5, unfinished
2. Alessia Cau/Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) def. Patricia Grigoras/Maiko Uchijima (PSU) 6-3
3. #89 Flora Johnson/Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Brianna Baldi/Maria Ciubotaru (PSU) 6-0

Match Notes:
Ohio State 7-1 (1-0 B1G); National ranking #2
Penn State 5-1 (0-1 B1G)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,2,4,3,5,6)
T-2:51 A-210