2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Teah Chavez
- Hometown:
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- High School:
- Martin Collegiate Institute
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-9
Ohio State Career
- 2026 Big Ten Player of the Year
- 2025 and 2026 ITA All-American
- Fall 2025 NCAA Championship qualifier in singles
- 2025 ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player
- 2025 and 2026 First Team All-Big Ten (unanimous)
- 2025 and 2026 Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- B1G Athlete of the Week Oct. 1, 2025
- Career High: Singles - No. 2 (Feb. 19, 2026); Doubles - 10 (April 1, 2025 with Luciana Perry)
- End of Season Singles Rankings - 2025-26: No. 5; 2024-25: No. 18; 2023-24: Not Ranked
- Reached No. 2 in singles rankings Feb. 19, 2026, the second Buckeye to be ranked in the Top 2; ranked 11th at start of 2025-26 and 14th at end of fall; No. 13 in first spring ranking, moved to No. 2 Feb. 19, 2026 and remained in Top 5 throughout the season
- First singles ranking came Feb. 5, 2025 at No. 55
- Entered national doubles rankings with Irina Cantos Siemers as a freshman in 2023-24, reaching high of No. 59 March 19, 2024
- As a sophomore, was ranked as high as 10th in doubles with Luciana Perry and tandem ended season 24th
- Ranked 29th with Perry to start and end Fall 2025
- Reached as high as No. 13 with Hephzibah Oluwadare Feb. 4 and March 31 2026; duo was No. 34 to end the season
- All-American (finished season ranked fifth)
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- First Team All-Big Ten
- NCAA qualifier and No. 7 seed in the tournament
- Moved into Top 5 of ITA singles rankings Feb. 19 and remained the rest of the year
- 23-6 overall in singles, with 17-3 dual ledger (6-1 court one, 11-2 court two)
- 16-15 on the year in doubles (9-13 in dual play)
- Posted singles wins in NCAA matches vs. Vanderbilt in the Super Regional and Auburn in semifinals; won 6-1, 6-0 over No. 16 DJ Bennett vs. the Tigers
- Won four matches to reach semifinals at ITA All-American Championships, clinching NCAA berth; Named B1G Athlete of the Week after run to semifinals
- At ITA All-Americans, downed the No. 57, No. 37, No. 13 and No. 43 players before falling to No. 6 ranked and No. 4 seed Valerie Glozman of Stanford, the eventual champion
- Dropped NCAA first round match
- Paired with Perry throughout the fall; Tandem won two matches in qualifying (both in a super tiebreaker) to advance to main draw at ITA All-American Championships; won in Round of 32 before falling to top seed from North Carolina
- Duo earned Big Ten's spot in ITA Conference Masters Championships, with a win in the Round of 32 before dropping their Round of 16 match in a super tiebreaker
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- ITA All-American
- ITA Midwest Region Most Improved Player award winner
- Unanimous All-Big Ten selection
- Entered singles rankings Feb. 5 and ended season a career-best 18th
- In national doubles rankings with Luciana Perry; duo reached as high as No. 10 (April 1) and ended at No. 24
- 13-2 in singles dual matches, with 5-0 ledger in league play; 26-9 overall
- Notched 16-7 dual mark in doubles (7-3 in B1G play) and 21-15 overall
- Won in straight sets on court one over No. 5-ranked Julia Fliegner of Michigan to help Buckeyes to 4-3 win in B1G Tournament final
- Posted NCAA wins against Buffalo and Notre Dame in singles and doubles
- Paired with Perry for B1G Tournament wins against Illinois and Washington
- Competed in prequalifying singles at ITA All-Americans, posting two victories
- Reached round of 16 at ITA Midwest Regionals with three straight wins; fell to teammate and eventual champion Luciana Perry; paired with Alessia Cau for a win in the first round of doubles
- Dropped opening match at ITA Central Sectional Championships, picking up a consolation win
- Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- 19-16 in singles overall, with 8-9 dual record (3-2 in B1G matches)
- Picked up wins in B1G Tournament matches vs. Penn State and Northwestern
- 14-11 on the year in doubles, with 4-6 dual ledger
- Ranked with Irina Cantos Siemers, starting at season-high No. 59 March 19
- Paired with Madeline Atway for doubles win in NCAA Tournament matches vs. Toledo and Vanderbilt
- Won first collegiate match, downing Whitley Pate of Wake Forest Sept. 15 in Furman tournament
- Competed in College Ranked Spotlight in the fall
- Reached quarterfinals of ITA Midwest Regional; went 2-0 in qualifying to earn main draw spot
- Played for Team Canada
- Ranked in the Top 10 in Canada and No. 1 in Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Female Youth Athlete of the Year in 2023
- Played six years of competitive basketball and played competitive volleyball for her school and club team throughout high school
- Honor roll student
- Daughter of Angie, who played four years of volleyball at the University of Regina, and Alex
- Sister Anya plays tennis at Missouri Western State University
- Business major
- Loves to take spin classes and hang out with friends and family
- Uncle is a famous actor in Mexico and grandfather rowed in the 1986 Olympics for Mexico
- On how she got into tennis: "My parents saw an ad in the newspaper for lessons and decided to sign my sister and I up."
- On why she chose Ohio State: "I really loved the coaches and girls. It immediately felt like home once I saw how everyone interacted with one another. The school also provides an academic challenge that will provide me with tools for the future. The tennis is amazing and I know I can improve here."
| Singles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | B1G | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 19-16 | -- | -- | -- | 1-5 | 7-4 | -- | 8-9 | 3-2 | 11-7 |
| 2024-25 | 26-9 | 6-1 | 7-1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13-2 | 5-0 | 13-7 |
| 2025-26 | 23-6 | 6-1 | 11-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17-3 | 6-1 | 6-3 |
| Totals | 68-31 | 12-2 | 18-3 | -- | 1-5 | 7-4 | -- | 38-14 | 14-3 | 30-17 |
| Doubles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | B1G | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 14-11 | -- | 0-1 | 4-5 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 10-5 |
| 2024-25 | 21-15 | 14-6 | 2-1 | -- | 16-7 | 7-3 | 5-8 |
| 2025-26 | 16-15 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 9-13 | 5-2 | 7-2 |
| Totals | 51-41 | 19-14 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 29-26 | 12-6 | 22-15 |
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