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Ohio State Women’s Tennis Preview: NCAA Championships vs. Youngstown State
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The Ohio State University Women’s Tennis Team, the #4 seed in this year’s (2016) NCAA Championship is matched up in the first round against Youngstown State in Columbus @ 1 p.m. Friday (05/13/16). This match is preceded by the Notre Dame and UCLA match who plays the same day @ 10 a.m. The winners meet Saturday in the second round at 4 p.m. for a spot in the Round of 16.
This current scheduled matchup will be the third time that the Buckeyes and Penguins have played (all in Columbus). The most recent matchup came on Jan. 31, 2015 with the Buckeyes prevailing, 7-0. The Penguins also lost in the first match on Feb. 4, 2014, 4-0.
The Buckeyes are currently ranked 5th in the nation – behind #1 Florida, #2 California, #3 North Carolina, and #4 Georgia.
Youngstown State holds a 12-12 record and is the Horizon League Tournament Champions. They will also be making their third straight appearance in the NCAA Championships. Some of their losses this season came at the hands of the University of South Dakota, UNLV, and Ball State. Only Ball State and UNLV has made it to this year’s National Tournament. The Penguins are also 3-8 in play away. Their best player, Dominika Lackova, a native of Slovakia, has a team best 25 wins in this season. Juliana Heino of Helsinki, Finland, won the clinching point in the Horizon League Championship, but is 10-13 overall in singles this season.
The Buckeyes roster:
Ferny Angeles Paz – JR – is 8-4 in singles & 11-4 in doubles this season.
Andrea Ballinger – FR – Recorded her first Buckeye win in September in the Baylor Tournament.
Gabriella De Santis – JR – is 42-26 in singles & has 49 wins in doubles in her Buckeye career.
Francesca Di Lorenzo – FR – Captured the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships title, the first national title in Buckeye women’s tennis history. She is currently seated # 3 in the singles matchups in this 2016 NCAA Tournament. She – no doubt – is the star on this roster.
Nicole Flowers – RS SR – has 41 singles & 17 doubles victories thus far in her Buckeye career.
Miho Kowase – JR – is 53-21 in singles & 51-20 in doubles in her career in Columbus. Along with Anna Sanford she is an at-large-bid in the Doubles for this National Tournament.
Sandy Niehaus – JR – has a 58-16 singles & 56-19 in doubles record as a Buckeye.
Grainne O’Neill – SR – has 51 singles & 47 doubles victories in her Buckeyes career.
Anna Sanford – SO – has a 21-17 singles mark & 27-14 doubles mark thus far as a Buckeye. She is partnered with Miho Kowase as an at-large-bid in Doubles for this National Tournament.
Olivia Sneed – SO – has 18 victories in singles & 17 in doubles as a Buckeye.
The Buckeyes are by far the stronger team. Unquestionably this will be their match to lose. But on the strengths of Di Lorenzo, Kowase & Sanford – do not anticipate on anything other than a win here. They will be moving on to the second round against either Notre Dame or UCLA (for the sake of predicting I will say the Fighting Irish). I personally look for them to be heading into the Round of 16.
You can bet Coach Schaub will settle for nothing less.
GO BUCKEYES!!
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jcollingsworth via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
(photo courtesy ohiostatebuckeyes.com)
The Ohio State University Women’s Tennis Team, the #4 seed in this year’s (2016) NCAA Championship is matched up in the first round against Youngstown State in Columbus @ 1 p.m. Friday (05/13/16). This match is preceded by the Notre Dame and UCLA match who plays the same day @ 10 a.m. The winners meet Saturday in the second round at 4 p.m. for a spot in the Round of 16.
This current scheduled matchup will be the third time that the Buckeyes and Penguins have played (all in Columbus). The most recent matchup came on Jan. 31, 2015 with the Buckeyes prevailing, 7-0. The Penguins also lost in the first match on Feb. 4, 2014, 4-0.
The Buckeyes are currently ranked 5th in the nation – behind #1 Florida, #2 California, #3 North Carolina, and #4 Georgia.
Youngstown State holds a 12-12 record and is the Horizon League Tournament Champions. They will also be making their third straight appearance in the NCAA Championships. Some of their losses this season came at the hands of the University of South Dakota, UNLV, and Ball State. Only Ball State and UNLV has made it to this year’s National Tournament. The Penguins are also 3-8 in play away. Their best player, Dominika Lackova, a native of Slovakia, has a team best 25 wins in this season. Juliana Heino of Helsinki, Finland, won the clinching point in the Horizon League Championship, but is 10-13 overall in singles this season.
The Buckeyes roster:
Ferny Angeles Paz – JR – is 8-4 in singles & 11-4 in doubles this season.
Andrea Ballinger – FR – Recorded her first Buckeye win in September in the Baylor Tournament.
Gabriella De Santis – JR – is 42-26 in singles & has 49 wins in doubles in her Buckeye career.
Francesca Di Lorenzo – FR – Captured the USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships title, the first national title in Buckeye women’s tennis history. She is currently seated # 3 in the singles matchups in this 2016 NCAA Tournament. She – no doubt – is the star on this roster.
Nicole Flowers – RS SR – has 41 singles & 17 doubles victories thus far in her Buckeye career.
Miho Kowase – JR – is 53-21 in singles & 51-20 in doubles in her career in Columbus. Along with Anna Sanford she is an at-large-bid in the Doubles for this National Tournament.
Sandy Niehaus – JR – has a 58-16 singles & 56-19 in doubles record as a Buckeye.
Grainne O’Neill – SR – has 51 singles & 47 doubles victories in her Buckeyes career.
Anna Sanford – SO – has a 21-17 singles mark & 27-14 doubles mark thus far as a Buckeye. She is partnered with Miho Kowase as an at-large-bid in Doubles for this National Tournament.
Olivia Sneed – SO – has 18 victories in singles & 17 in doubles as a Buckeye.
The Buckeyes are by far the stronger team. Unquestionably this will be their match to lose. But on the strengths of Di Lorenzo, Kowase & Sanford – do not anticipate on anything other than a win here. They will be moving on to the second round against either Notre Dame or UCLA (for the sake of predicting I will say the Fighting Irish). I personally look for them to be heading into the Round of 16.
You can bet Coach Schaub will settle for nothing less.
GO BUCKEYES!!
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