COLUMBUS, Ohio. – The Penn State women's tennis team was defeated by #10 Ohio State in Columbus Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions end the season 10-7 with nine Big Ten wins, the most since the 2014-15 season.
Doubles
Ohio State earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 2.
Sofiya Chekhlystova (Talinn, Estonia) and Alexandra Nielsen (Vancouver, B.C., Canada) fell to Lucia Marzal and Lisa Hofbauer 2-6.
Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) and Karly Friedland (Hollywood, Fla.) lost to #62 Kolie Allen and Isabelle Boulais 2-6.
Samantha Smith (Cary, N.C.) and Olivia Ryan (Victoria, Australia) trailed Irina Cantos Siemers and Luna Dormet 3-4 in an unfinished set.
Singles
Nielsen lost to Marzal 1-6, 0-6.
Alina Lebedeva (Moscow, Russia) fell to Dormet in a 1-6, 3-6 match.
Smith was defeated by Allen 2-6, 3-6.
Friedland was outlasted by Hofbauer 2-6, 3-6.
O'Gorman lost in a 5-7, 1-6 battle to #12 Cantos Siemers.
Chekhlystova defeated Boulais in a 7-5, 4-4 match where Boulais retired.
Up Next
The Nittany Lions will prepare for the Big Ten Tournament in Madison, Wis. on April 28.
Doubles Final
#62 Kolie Allen/Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. Gabby O'Gorman/Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-2
Lucia Marzal/Lisa Hofbauer (OSU) def. Alexandra Nielsen/Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) 6-2
Olivia Ryan/Samantha Smith (PSU) vs. Irina Cantos Siemers/Luna Dormet (OSU) 3-4
Order of finish: 2,1
Singles Final
#12 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Gabby O'Gorman (PSU) 7-5, 6-1
Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) 7-5, 4-4, retired
Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Samantha Smith (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
Lisa Hofbauer (OSU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-2, 6-3
Lucia Marzal (OSU) def. Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) 6-1, 6-0
Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-1, 6-3
Order of finish: 5,6,3,4,1
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Mark Selders