No. 5 Buckeyes Fall Short in B1G Tournament Championship

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The No. 5 ranked Ohio State women's tennis team was defeated by No. 18 Michigan 4-2 Sunday in the Big Ten Tournament Championship at the Auer Tennis Complex in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State is now 22-4 overall.

In the final against the Wolverines (19-6), the Buckeyes lost the doubles point. Nao Nishino and Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev both won in singles and also were named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. The Buckeyes have made 10 appearances in the tournament final, with today's the sixth in a row.

The NCAA Tournament field will be announced at 4:30 p.m. Monday on ncaa.com. The first and second rounds will be held on campus sites Saturday and Sunday.

How it Happened

On court one, the No. 32 ranked duo of Luciana Perry and Flora Johnson defeated No. 30 ranked Lily Jones and Jessica Bernales 6-2.

On court two, No. 27 ranked Teah Chavez and Hepzibah Oluwadare lost to Reese Miller and Laurea Rahnel 6-4.

Audrey Spencer and Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev were defeated by Piper Charney and Emily Sartz-Lunde on court three 6-4 to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead.

Ohio State clinched their first point with No. 124 ranked Cisse-Ignatiev's 6-3, 6-4 court three win over No. 90 ranked Miller.

No. 13 ranked Charney defeated No. 4 ranked Perry in three sets and on court two No. 36 ranked Jones topped No. 5 Chavez to put Michigan up 3-1.

No. 76 ranked Nao Nishino added a point to the board for the Buckeyes with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 victory over Bernales on court four.

The Wolverines clinched the win when Sartz-Lunde beat Spencer on court five in three sets.

Nishino and Cisse-Ignatiev were both 2-0 in singles in the Big Ten Tournament for Ohio State.

The Results

Michigan vs Ohio State

4/26/2026 at Columbus, Ohio

(Auer Tennis Complex)

#18 Michigan 4, #5 Ohio State 2

Singles competition

1. #13 Piper Charney (UM) def. #4 Luciana Perry (OSU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-2

2. #36 Lily Jones (UM) def. #5 Teah Chavez (OSU) 7-5, 6-4

3. #124 Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) def. #90 Reese Miller (UM) 6-3, 6-4

4. #76 Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Jessica Bernales (UM) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3

5. Emily Sartz-Lunde (UM) def. Audrey Spencer (OSU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

6. Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) vs. Laura Rahnel (UM) 6-3, 3-6, 2-1, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. #32 Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry (OSU) def. #30 Jessica Bernales/Lily Jones (UM) 6-2

2. Reese Miller/Laura Rahnel (UM) def. #27 Teah Chavez/Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) 6-4

3. Piper Charney/Emily Sartz-Lunde (UM) def. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-4

Match Notes:

Michigan 19-6; National ranking #18

Ohio State 23-4; National ranking #5

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,2,4,5)

Big Ten Tournament Final

Ohio State No. 1 seed, Michigan No. 3 seed

Official: Chris Citrone T-2:45

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