No. 3 Buckeyes Shut Out Boilermakers, Improve to 9-1 in B1G Play

Saturday, April 11

West Lafayette, Ind.

Noon

Ohio State

Purdue

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No. 3 Buckeyes Shut Out Boilermakers, Improve to 9-1 in B1G Play

4/11/2026 3:19:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Ohio State takes on Indiana Sunday to close stretch of five straight road matches

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 ranked Ohio State women's tennis team is now 9-1 in Big Ten play after a 4-0 win at Purdue Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. Ohio State moves to 18-3 overall, while the Boilermakers are 7-11 (3-7 B1G).

Audrey Spencer notched a singles win and paired with Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev for a doubles victory. Flora Johnso and Luciana Perry teamed up for a doubles victory, while Alessia Cau and Nao Nishino also won in singles.

Up Next

Ohio State will close its regular season road schedule with a 2:30 p.m. game at Indiana Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. Watch | Live Results
The Buckeyes will wrap up the regular season at home next weekend, taking on Oregon at 6 p.m. April 17 and No. 21 Washington at noon April 19.
The night match vs. Oregon will be inside the Ty Tucker Tennis Center and the match vs. the Huskes is scheduled to be played outside at the Auer Tennis Complex. Admission and parking are free for all home matches.

How it Happened

Ohio State captured the doubles point. On court three, Audrey Spencer and Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev won 6-2 and No. 36 Luciana Perry and Flora Johnson clinched the point with a 6-3 win on court one vs. No. 55 Ece Gencer and Ida Clement.
The Buckeyes took five of the first sets in singles.
Alessia Cau was a 6-1, 6-3 winner on court six against Emmi Kolyszko for a 2-0 Buckeye lead.
Spencer, ranked 96th, followed with a win over Fatima Gutierrez, 6-3, 6-1, on court three.
No. 74 Nao Nishino clinched Ohio State's victory, as she topped Kayal Gownder, 6-3, 6-1, on court four.
The remaining matches were abandoned. On court five, Hephzibah Oluwadare was up a set and on serve 5-4 in the second. On court two, Cisse-Ignatiev won the first set and was ahead 5-2 in the second. On court one, Perry dropped her first set in a tiebreak and they had not finished a game in the second.
Spencer leads Ohio State with a 14-0 mark this spring. Nishino is 10-5 in dual play, with Cau 5-1.
Johnson and Perry are 9-2 in doubles, while Cisse-Ignatiev and Spencer have a 7-3 ledger.

The Results
Ohio State vs Purdue
4/11/2026 at West Lafayette, Ind.

#3 Ohio State 4, Purdue 0

Singles competition
1. Ece Gencer (PUR) vs. #5 Luciana Perry (OSU) 7-6 (10-8), unfinished
2. Ida Clement (PUR) vs. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) 3-6, 2-5, unfinished
3. #96 Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Fatima Gutierrez (PUR) 6-3, 6-1
4. #74 Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Kayal Gownder (PUR) 6-3, 6-1
5. Kathryn Wilson (PUR) vs. Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
6. Alessia Cau (OSU) def. Emmi Kolyszko (PUR) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. #36 Luciana Perry/Flora Johnson (OSU) def. #55 Ece Gencer/Ida Clement (PUR) 6-3
2. Kathryn Wilson/Ashlie Wilson (PUR) vs. #22 Teah Chavez/Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) 5-5, unfinished
3. Audrey Spencer/Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) def. Fatima Gutierrez/Kayal Gownder (PUR) 6-2

Match Notes:
Ohio State 18-3 (9-1 B1G); National ranking #3
Purdue 10-11 (4-6 B1G)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,3,4)