No. 2 Buckeyes Fall at No. 12 USC, 4-1

Sunday, March 15

Los Angeles, Calif.

3 p.m. ET

Ohio State

USC

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No. 2 Buckeyes Fall at No. 12 USC, 4-1

3/15/2026 7:20:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Ohio State now 11-3 on the year, 4-1 in B1G play

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2 ranked Ohio State women's tennis team wrapped up its three-match road trip to California with a 4-1 loss at No. 12 USC Sunday in Los Angeles. The Buckeyes are now 11-3 on the year, with a 4-1 Big Ten mark, and the Trojans are 11-4 overall and 4-0 in the league.

USC captured the doubles point and the first two completed matches in straight sets to take a 3-0 lead. The remaining four singles matches went to a third set. Luciana Perry put the Buckeyes on the board with a comeback win but a court six victory gave USC the team win.

Up Next

Ohio State will return home to take on No. 24 Duke at noon next Sunday, Rutgers at 2 p.m. March 27 and Maryland at 2 p.m. March 29. Matches are scheduled to be played outside at the Auer Tennis Complex and admission and parking are free.

How it Happened

USC won the doubles point, picking up matches on courts one and three.
The Trojans won in straight sets on courts three and one for a 3-0 lead.
On court three, Eugenia Zozaya defeated Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev, 6-4, 6-2, and No. 38 Jana Hossam won a close match against No. 4 Teah Chavez on court one, 6-4, 6-4.
The remaining four matches went to a third set.
Buckeye Luciana Perry, ranked second, rallied after losing the first set to defeat Imma Haddad, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, on court two.
USC clinched the match with victory from Dani Borruel against Alessia Cau on court six. Borruel won the first set 6-1 before the Buckeye evened the match with a 7-5 second set win. Borruel took the third set 6-1 for the team point.
The matches on courts four and five were suspended with the Trojans leading in the third set in each.
The loss was the first for Chavez this spring and she is now 9-1. Perry is 8-2 in dual play.

The Results
Ohio State vs USC
3/15/2026 at Los Angeles, Calif.

#12 USC 4, #2 Ohio State 1

Singles competition
1. #38 Jana Hossam (USC) def. #4 Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. #3 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Imma Haddad (USC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. #98 Eugenia Zozaya (USC) def. Sophia CisseIgnatiev (OSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. #39 Emma Charney (USC) vs. #102 Audrey Spencer (OSU) 3-6, 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
5. Krisha Mahendran (USC) vs. #67 Nao Nishino (OSU) 2-6, 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
6. Dani Borruel (USC) def. Alessia Cau (OSU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Lily Fairclough/Krisha Mahendran (USC) def. #17 Hephzibah Oluwadare/Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-2
2. Dani Borruel/Eugenia Zozaya (USC) vs. #59 Luciana Perry/Flora Johnson (OSU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Imma Haddad/Emma Charney (USC) def. Audrey Spencer/Sophia CisseIgnatiev (OSU) 6-4

Match Notes:
Ohio State 11-3, 4-1 B1G; National ranking #2
USC 11-4, 4-0 B1G; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,1,2,6)