Women’s Tennis Heads to No. 10 Ohio StateWomen’s Tennis Heads to No. 10 Ohio State

Women’s Tennis Heads to No. 10 Ohio State

The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes square off for the 59th time

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State women’s tennis team (13-7, 4-6 B1G) travels to Columbus, Ohio for a matchup with No. 10 Ohio State (15-2, 9-1 B1G) on Saturday, April 12.  

The Nittany Lions enter the matchup ranked No. 51 according to ITA. 

In Case You Missed it 

  • Penn State dropped matches at Illinois and Northwestern over the weekend. Both by 4-0 decisions. 
  • Against Illinois, Olivia Dorner led her court one match against McKenna Schaefbauer, 6-4, 4-2, when it went unfinished. Dorner put together another strong performance in her matchup with No. 122 Erica Jessel of Northwestern. She took the first set before the match concluded.  
  • Jordina Cegarra reached a third set on court four against Illinois’ Kida Ferrari before their match was stopped. 
  • At Northwestern, Maria Daciana Ciubotaru held a 7-5, 2-1 advantage over Kiley Rabjohns on court five when it went unfinished. 

Scouting Report 

  • With a 15-2 (9-1 B1G) record, the Buckeyes place second in the Big Ten standings. 
  • Ohio State is coming off a weekend sweep of Northwestern, 4-0, and Illinois, 4-1, this past weekend.  
  • Luciana Perry and Teah Chavez are ranked as the No. 16 doubles pair in the nation according to ITA. They hold an 11-3 record, 9-3 on court one. They are 6-3 in Big Ten play. 
  • Perry is ranked No. 9 for singles. She is 26-7 on the season with a 7-1 conference record. Her partner, Chavez, is No. 29 in singles with a 22-7 overall record. In Big ten action, she is 4-0. 
  • Other ranked Buckeyes include No. 88 Sydni Ratliff, No. 94 Audrey Spencer and No. 120 Shelly Bereznyak.  
  • Ratliff is 15-8 (5-0 B1G) this season. Spencer holds a 20-12 (4-2 B1G) mark while Bereznyak is 22-6 (6-1 B1G).  

Series History 

  • Ohio State is the most played opponent in Penn State program history with this being the 59th meeting between the two institutions. 
  • The Buckeyes lead the all-time series, 42-16. 
  • The last win for the Nittany Lions came in 2012, a 4-3 triumph in Happy Valley. 

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