Luciana Perry

Hometown:
Export, Pa.
High School:
Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
Year:
Sophomore
Height:
5-4

Ohio State Career

Two-time singles All-American (Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
First Buckeye to reach NCAA Round of 16 twice and just the second to reach the quarterfinals (first since 2001)
2024 ITA Midwest Regional Singles Champion, the first in program history
2024 ITA National Rookie of the Year and Midwest Region Rookie of the Year; first Buckeye to receive the national award; 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
2024 and '25 First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Named to 2024 USTA Collegiate Summer Team
Reached NCAA Round of 16 to earn All-America honors in 2024; only freshman to win two matches that season
Selected to 2024 NCAA singles and doubles championships (with two partners); fifth Buckeye freshman selected in singles and eighth all-time to earn a berth in both singles and doubles
28 doubles wins as a freshman to tie program record for rookie doubles victories; 27 singles wins rank tied for fifth all-time among Buckeye freshmen
Entered singles rankings at No. 85 following fall of freshman year and remained in the rankings throughout 2023-24, ending at No. 47, with a high of No. 41 March 19
Started sophomore season ranked 23rd in singles and ended fall at No. 8; moved as high as No. 7 (March 4) and finished No. 9
In doubles rankings with three partners as a freshman; reached as high as No. 17 with Cantos Siemers Feb. 7; Ended 2024 No. 25 with Cantos Siemers and No. 27 with Ratliff
Ranked No. 4 in doubles with Sydni Ratliff to start Fall 2024 and reached as high as No. 10 with Teah Chavez in the spring; ended year 24th with Chavez
Ohio State Scholar-Athlete as a freshman
2025 Academic All-Big Ten

2024-25 (Sophomore Season)

All-American in singles; reached quarterfinals at NCAA Championships and ended year ranked ninth
Unanimous First Team All-Big Ten
Big Ten All-Tournament Team; 3-0 in singles, with court two win in final vs. Michigan, and 2-1 in doubles in the event
Posted victory vs. Notre Dame in NCAA Tournament and was leading in other two NCAA matches; 3-0 in doubles in NCAA tourney
First Buckeye to reach the NCAA Round of 16 twice and first since Kristy Dascoli in 2021 to reach the quarterfinals
Named B1G Player of the Week April 2 after two ranked singles wins and a ranked doubles wins in team victories over UCLA and USC
Ranked 23rd in singles to start the fall, ending eighth; remained in Top 10 throughout the spring, reached as high as No. 7 and ended No. 9
Entered doubles rankings with Teah Chavez Feb. 20 and duo was as high as No. 10, ending at No. 24; started fall ranked No. 4 with Sydni Ratliff
18-3 in singles dual matches, with a 9-1 mark in B1G play, and 32-7 overall; 8-3 on court one and 10-0 on court two; 32 wins are tied for the sixth-most in a single season in team history
In doubles, had 18-7 dual record, with 8-4 league mark, and was 23-13 overall
Posted three-set wins in first two NCAA matches before a straight-set victory in the Round of 16; fell 7-6 (4), 6-3 in quarterfinals
Captured ITA Midwest Regional singles title with six straight wins, the first in school history; rallied for a three-set victory in the semifinals and then won 6-1, 6-1, in the final; clinched NCAA singles berth after advancing to semifinals
Named B1G co-Player of the Week after winning regional championship
Dropped opening round match at ITA All-American Championships; won three consecutive consolation matches before falling in three sets in the Round of 16
Paired with Sydni Ratliff as the No. 3 seed at All-Americans; duo fell in first round and then went 1-1 in consolation
2-1 at UT Home Invitational
Competed in ITA Central Sectional Championships with Audrey Spencer; duo dropped first round match and was 1-1 in consolation
Posted a win with Spencer to start ITA Midwest Regionals before tandem fell in next round to eventual champions
Academic All-Big Ten selection

2023-24 (Freshman Season)

2024 ITA National Rookie of the Year and Midest Region Rookie of the Year
Named B1G Freshman of the Year and to the All-Big Ten team
Won two matches in the NCAA Singles Championship to reach the Round of 16 and earn All-America honors; only freshman to advance to the third round
Selected for NCAA singles and doubles championships (with Irina Cantos Siemers and Sydni Ratliff)
27-12 overall in singles, with 14-5 dual mark, including 7-1 B1G ledger; 15 dual matches were on court two
28-14 on the year in doubles and was 16-6 in dual matches to lead the Buckeyes (7-2 in B1G action)
Won 10 matches in a row March 29-May 4, with all 10 victories in straight sets on court two, including a win in the NCAA Tournament vs. Toledo
Won 11 of last 13 doubles dual matches
Named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team after posting three singles wins and three doubles victories in the tournament to help Buckeyes advance to the final match
Entered singles rankings after the fall at No. 85 and reached as high as No. 41 March 19 and April 2; ended year ranked 47th
Ranked in doubles with Irina Cantos Siemers, Sydni Ratliff and Audrey Spencer
Ranked 21st with Cantos Siemers following the fall and the duo moved to a season-high No. 17 Feb. 7; tandem closed year at No. 27
Started year ranked 10th best collegiate tennis newcomer
Paired with Ratliff to stand in the Top 32 of the rankings from Feb. 7 on, with a high of No. 23; duo was No. 27 at season's end
Also reached as high as 50th with Spencer
Picked up first collegiate win vs. Maria Rizzolo of Mississippi State Sept. 15 at Furman
Won two matches in prequalifying at ITA All-Americans
Reached A-2 draw final with four straight wins at Fall Ranked Spotlight
An Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honoree

Prior to Ohio State

Blue Chip recruit; ranked ninth nationally for Class of 2023 on Tennis Recruiting and was ranked as high as fifth
Ranked No. 1 in Pennsylvania and No. 2 in Mid-Atlantic region
Reached a high of No. 7 in USTA Girls 16's
Won UTR Pro Tennis Tour 25k Championships in Knoxville and Austin in 2022 and Atlanta in 2021
2021 USTA National Hard Court Championships 16's singles Silver Ball winner
Two-time 2021 USTA National L2 16's singles winner (2020, '21) and claimed 2019 USTA National L3 14's singles title
2019 USTA Middle States Sportsmanship Award

Personal

Father Craig played collegiate tennis at Rollins and mother Marina played collegiate tennis at Duquesne; parents are both tennis pros
Older sister Natalia played tennis at William & Mary and also has an older brother, Craig
Psychology major
Plans to play professional tennis after college
Enjoys spending time with family, reading and watching/going to sporting events
On why she chose Ohio State: "I came to Ohio State because of the amazing tennis program and coaching staff, the beautiful facilities, and the dedication the school has toward the student-athletes to help them achieve their athletic and academic goals."