No. 18 Buckeyes Drop Match at Northwestern, 5-2
4/20/2019 4:02:14 PM | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 18-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team fell to Northwestern, 5-2, Saturday in Evanston, Ill. The Buckeyes are now 19-4 this season, with an 8-2 record in Big Ten play. The Wildcats, ranked 31st, improve to 13-9 and 6-4 in league action.
Ohio State closes out the weekend and regular season with a 1 p.m. ET match at Illinois Sunday (Live Video | Live Scoring).
Quoting Coach Schaub
“We didn’t have a good day today. We just can’t have those kind of starts against a good team at their place. We did our best to try to turn some of those matches and give ourselves a chance, but the hole was just too big. I do think we can learn from this and get better. It doesn’t get any easier tomorrow on the road again against Illinois. We need to have a short memory and get ready to go tomorrow.”
In Doubles
- Northwestern won 6-3 on courts 1 and 2 to claim the doubles point.
- On court one, the No. 57-ranked duo of Clarissa Hand and Lee Or defeated Buckeyes Shiori Fukuda and Luna Dormet.
- The Ohio State tandem of Andrea Ballinger and Kolie Allen followed with a 6-4 victory on court three over Inci Ogut and Rheeya Doshi.
- On the deciding court two, the No. 74-ranked Ohio State tandem of Danielle Wolf and Isabelle Boulais suffered its first loss in nine matches, falling to Julie Byrne and Hannah McColgan.
- It was the seventh time this season the Buckeyes have lost the doubles point. The squad is 3-4 when opening the match down 1-0.
In Singles
- Northwestern won three matches in straight sets to clinch the win.
- On court three, Lee Or downed No. 91 Kolie Allen, 6-3, 6-2 and No. 83 Shiori Fukuda fell to Julie Byrne, 6-0, 6-4, on court two.
- The Wildcats clinched the win with a 6-2, 7-5 victory by Hannah McColgan over Mary Beth Hurley on court six.
- Buckeye freshman Isabelle Boulais, ranked 63rd, rallied for a three-set win over No. 40 Clarissa Hand. After dropping the first set 6-2, the Buckeye won 7-5 in the second and 6-2 in the third for the victory. She is now 9-4 on court one this spring.
- Luna Dormet came from behind against Wildcat Rheeya Doshi on court four. The Buckeye lost the first set, 7-5, but won the second 6-2 and then prevailed in a super tiebreaker, 10-4. Dormet is on a four-match winning streak.
- The final match was on court five, where Carolina Pozo beat Buckeye Danielle Wolf in three sets, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
The Results
Ohio State vs Northwestern
Apr 20, 2019 at Evanston, Ill.
(Combe Tennis Center)
#31 Northwestern 5, #18 Ohio State 2
Singles competition
- #63 Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. #40 Clarissa Hand (NU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
- Julie Byrne (NU) def. #83 Shiori Fukuda (OSU) 6-0, 6-4
- Lee Or (NU) def. #91 Kolie Allen (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Rheeya Doshi (NU) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
- Caroline Pozo (NU) def. Danielle Wolf (OSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Hannah McColgan (NU) def. Mary Beth Hurley (OSU) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles competition
- #57 Clarissa Hand/Lee Or (NU) def. Shiori Fukuda/Luna Dormet (OSU) 6-3
- Julie Byrne/Hannah McColgan (NU) def. #74 Danielle Wolf/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 6-3
- Andrea Ballinger/Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Inci Ogut/Rheeya Doshi (NU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Ohio State 19-4, 8-2 B1G; National ranking #18
Northwestern 13-9, 6-4 B1G; National ranking #31
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,2,6,1,4,5)
