2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster
Hephzibah Oluwadare
- Hometown:
- Stirling, Scotland
- High School:
- Dollar Academy
- Year:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-3
Ohio State Career
- 2026 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2026 Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Ranked as high as No. 13 in doubles with Teah Chavez (Feb. 4, 2026); duo ended season No. 34
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Entered doubles rankings at No. 13 with Teah Chavez Feb. 4 and duo was in Top 25 for seven polls, ending at No. 34
- 14-11 in singles, with 7-5 dual mark (1-0 on court four, 2-1 on court five, 4-4 on court six)
- Clinched team win vs. North Carolina in ITA National Team Indoors with three-set victory
- Posted NCAA win vs. Notre Dame
- 14-16 doubles mark on the year, with 9-13 dual ledger
- Won first collegiate singles match, with a victory at Michigan Invite
- 2-1 in singles and 1-2 in doubles at Michigan Invite overall
- Posted three straight wins at ITA Midwest Regional Championships in singles, all in straight sets; fell to No. 2 seed in three sets in the quarterfinals
- No. 3 seed in doubles at regionals with Nao Nishino; duo had a first-round bye and posted a shut out in the Round of 32 before falling in a tiebreaker in the Round of 16
- Competed in singles in ITA Central Sectional Championships, falling in Round of 32 and going 1-1 in consolation
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Named Scottish Junior Player of the Year in April 2025
- Played Junior Wimbledon in 2025 and Junior Australian Open in 2024
- Reached Round of 16 in singles and doubles at 2024 Junior Wimbledon
- Parents are Adebanjo and Ayo and has a younger sister, Gavrielle
- Plans to major in finance
- Enjoys reading and playing the piano
- Fell in love with tennis after father put her into the sport at a local club
- Chose Ohio State "because of the amazing environment on display from both the coaches and the girls on the team."
| Singles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | B1G | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 14-11 | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 7-5 | 3-1 | 7-6 |
| Total | 14-11 | -- | -- | -- | 1-0 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 7-5 | 3-1 | 7-6 |
| Doubles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | B1G | Tourn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 14-16 | 6-9 | 3-4 | -- | 9-13 | 5-2 | 5-3 |
| Total | 14-16 | 6-9 | 3-4 | -- | 9-13 | 5-2 | 5-3 |
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