No. 3 Buckeyes Down Huskers, 4-1, Improve to 7-1 in B1G

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No. 3 Buckeyes Down Huskers, 4-1, Improve to 7-1 in B1G

4/3/2026 9:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Spencer and Cisse-Ignatiev win in singles and doubles

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 ranked Ohio State women's tennis team moved to 7-1 in Big Ten play with a 4-1 win at Nebraska Friday evening in Lincoln, Neb. Ohio State improves to 16-3 overall, while Nebraska is 12-6 (5-4 B1G).

Against the Huskers, the Buckeyes captured the doubles point, with wins from the duos of Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry and Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Audrey Spencer. Cisse-Ignatiev, Spencer and Teah Chavez all won in singles for the team victory.

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How it Happened

Nebraska claimed the doubles match on court one, but Ohio State took the matches on courts two and three for the doubles point.
On court three, Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev and Audrey Spencer won 6-3 and the duo of Flora Johnson and Luciana Perry posted a 6-2 victory on court two to clinch the doubles point.
Ohio State took five of the six singles first sets.
On court three, Cisse-Ignatiev downed Katie Spencer, 6-3, 6-1, for a 2-0 Buckeye lead.
Nebraska won the court five match, making the team score 2-1.
No. 114-ranked Audrey Spencer followed with a straight-set win on court four against Emma Rizzetto, 6-3, 6-4, to put the Buckeyes a point away from the win.
No. 4-ranked Teah Chavez closed out the victory, prevailing in three sets against Conley Raidt on court two, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. In the third, Chavez broke for a 4-2 lead en route to the victory.
The remaining matches were suspended. On court one No. 5 Perry was up 5-0 in the third set and on court six Alessia Cau was about to start a third set.
Spencer is 13-0 this spring to lead the Buckeyes, with Chavez 12-1.

The Results
Ohio State vs Nebraska
4/3/2026 at Lincoln, Neb.
(Dillon Tennis Center)

#3 Ohio State 4, #50 Nebraska 1

Singles competition
1. Maria Taranova (NEB) vs. #5 Luciana Perry (OSU) 5-7, 6-3, 0-5, unfinished
2. #4 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Conley Raidt (NEB) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
3. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) def. Katie Spencer (NEB) 6-3, 6-1
4. #114 Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Emma Rizzetto (NEB) 6-3, 6-4
5. Catherine Gagnon (NEB) def. Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Tiziana Rossini (NEB) vs. Alessia Cau (OSU) 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #65 Conley Raidt/Katie Spencer (NEB) def. #13 Hephzibah Oluwadare/Teah Chavez (OSU) 6-2
2. #53 Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Reya Lee Coe/Natalia Trigosso (NEB) 6-2
3. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Audrey Spencer (OSU) def. Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini (NEB) 6-3

Match Notes:
Ohio State 16-3 (7-1 B1G); National ranking #3
Nebraska 12-6 (5-4 B1G); National ranking #50
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,5,4,2)
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