No. 2 Buckeyes Post B1G Win at No. 8 UCLA, 4-0

Saturday, March 14

Los Angeles, Calif.

3 p.m. ET

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No. 2 Buckeyes Post B1G Win at No. 8 UCLA, 4-0

3/14/2026 6:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Ohio State now 11-2 on the year, 4-0 in B1G play

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a Top 10 matchup between Big Ten women's tennis teams, No. 2 ranked Ohio State defeated No. 8 UCLA, 4-0, Saturday in Los Angeles, Calif. The Buckeyes improve to 11-2 on the year, with a 4-0 B1G mark, and the Bruins are 7-4 (1-2 B1G).

The Buckeyes used the doubles point and three straight-set wins for the B1G victory. Teah Chavez prevailed in singles and paired with Hephzibah Oluwadare for a doubles win, while Audrey Spencer was a winner in singles and teamed up with Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev to capture the doubles point. Alessia Cau clinched the team victory with a singles win.

Up Next
The Buckeyes will close out their three-match road trip, all against Top 15 teams when they go up against No. 12 USC at 3 p.m. ET Sunday in Los Angeles.

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How it Happened

Ohio State captured the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.
On court one, the No. 17-ranked tandem of Teah Chavez and Hephzibah Oluwadare defeated No. 31 Olivia Center and Kate Fakih, 6-2. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev and Audrey Spencer clinched the point with a 6-3 victory over Kayla Chung and Mayu Crossley.
The teams split the six first sets in singles. Ohio State went on to capture the matches on courts four, one and six in straight sets for the win.
No. 102-ranked Spencer was a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Fakih on court four to put the Buckeyes up 2-0.
On court one, Chavez, ranked fourth, topped No. 40 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, 6-3, 7-5, with a break and a hold to close it out.
Alessia Cau sealed the team victory, downing Olivia Center, 6-4, 7-5, on court six.
On court two, No. 3 Luciana Perry rallied to force a third set and was ahead 2-1 when the team match was clinched.
Cisse-Ignatiev was up a set and leading 5-4 in the second on court three when play was abandoned and on court five Nao Nishino was behind in the second set after dropping the first.
Chavez and Spencer are both 9-0 in dual play this spring to lead the Buckeyes.

The Results
Tennis Match Results
Ohio State vs UCLA
3/14/2026 at Los Angeles, Calif.
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)

#2 Ohio State 4, #8 UCLA 0

Singles competition
1. #4 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. #40 Anne-Christine. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-3, 7-5
2. #54 Mayu Crossley (UCLA) vs. #3 Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-2, unfinished
3. #108 Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) vs. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) 6-7 (4-7), 4-5, unfinished
4. #102 Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Kate Fakih (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2
5. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) vs. #67 Nao Nishino (OSU) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished
6. #67 Alessia Cau (OSU) def. Olivia Center (UCLA) 6-4, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. #17 Teah Chavez/Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) def. #31 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) 6-2
2. Ahmani Guichard/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) vs. #59 Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry (OSU) 5-4, unfinished
3. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Kayla Chung/Mayu Crossley (UCLA) 6-3

Match Notes:
Ohio State 11-2 (4-0 B1G); National ranking #2
UCLA 7-4 (1-2 B1G); National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,6)