The No. 2 seed Buckeyes, on an 11-match winning streak and 18-6 this spring, will face the winner of the match between No. 3 seed Northwestern and No. 11 Nebraska at 2 pm Saturday in the semifinals. The match will be streamed through B1G+ and live statistics will be available. Tournament Central
A shutout from Madeline Atway and Teah Chavez and 6-3 victory from the duo of Irina Cantos Siemers and Luciana Perry gave the Buckeyes the double point and 1-0 lead over the No. 10 seed Nittany Lions. Perry and Chavez then won in straight sets for a 3-0 lead. The Nittany Lions took the next team point but Cantos Siemers closed out her court one match to clinch the Buckeye victory.
How it Happened
- Ohio State captured the double point with wins on courts three and one.
- The duo of Madeline Atway and Teah Chavez did not drop a game on court three against Karly Friedland and Yvonne Zuffova.
- After Penn State took court two 6-1, the Buckeyes’ No. 31-ranked duo of Irina Cantos Siemers and Luciana Perry downed Sofiya Chekhlystova and Olivia Dorner on court one, 6-3, for the doubles point. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 4-0 lead en route to the win.
- Perry continued her momentum into singles, where she dropped just three games in a 6-2, 6-1 win over Zuffova on court two.
- Chavez moved the Buckeyes to a 3-0 lead, as she defeated Friedland on court five, 6-4, 6-2.
- Penn State won on court four for a 3-1 team score.
- The clinching point came from captain Cantos Siemers on court one against Chekhlystova, with a 6-4, 6-4 victory. In the first set the Buckeye broke for a 5-4 lead and served it out. In the second, Cantos Siemers was ahead 4-2. Chekhlystova won the next two games for 4-all. Cantos Siemers then broke on the no-ad point for a 5-4 lead. In the final game, she was down 0-40 but won the final four points for the set and match.
- The other two matches were abandoned. On court three Sydni Ratliff had rallied to force a third set and on court six Audrey Spencer was up early in the third set after winning the first and dropping the second.
- Cantos Siemers leads the Buckeyes with 15 dual match wins, while Perry and Chavez both have 11 victories in dual matches. Cantos Siemers and Perry are 6-1 in dual matches as a doubles tandem, with Atway and Chavez 2-2.
The Results
Tennis Match Results
Penn State vs. Ohio State
4/26/2024 at Ann Arbor, Mich.
(Varsity Tennis Center)
#12 Ohio State 4, Penn State 1
Singles competition
1. #18 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. #53 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #115 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) vs. Olivia Dorner (PSU) 4-6, 6-1, unfinished
4. Jordina Cegarra (PSU) def. Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #31 Irina Cantos Siemers/Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Olivia Dorner (PSU) 6-3
2. Jordina Cegarra/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Audrey Spencer/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) 6-1
3. Madeline Atway/Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Karly Friedland/Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-0
Match Notes:
Penn State 6-17
Ohio State 18-6; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,5,4,1)
Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal
Ohio State No. 2 seed, Penn State No. 10
T-2:28
