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#20 Tennessee Drops ITA Kickoff Final to #11 Ohio State
January 30, 2022 | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 20th-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team fell to No. 11 Ohio State, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center at ITA Kickoff Weekend.
"We're good enough at the sport of tennis to be able to put ourselves in competitive situations with the best teams in the country," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "When it's all said and done, we've got to be willing to rise to the occasion and play the type of tennis we know we are capable of. Today, you saw an experienced Ohio State team perform when they needed to."
Tennessee (3-1) dropped the doubles point, losing on court two, 3-6. It battled on court one and three, fending off match point to make it 5-5, but the Buckeye doubles pairs collected simultaneous 7-5 wins on those courts.
In singles, Ohio State (2-2) took victories on courts one, two and three, 6-3, 6-3. On courts four, five and six Tennessee was in solid position as Daria Kuczer was a game away from winning the second set on court four. On five, Eleonora Molinaro had a 2-1 lead in the third set and Esther Adeshina took the first set on court six.
"Going into this upcoming week, we know exactly the type of pressure-filled situations we are going to put our team into in practice," Ojeda continued. "We are going to learn some stuff from film, for sure, and we've got a top-10 team in NC State coming to us on Friday. Anytime you take a loss against a good team like we did today, then you want to compete against the best as soon as possible. I am really looking forward to Friday."
UP NEXT
Tennessee begins a six-match home-stand, starting with No. 8 NC State on Friday, Feb. 4, at Goodfriend Tennis Center. Action starts at noon as Tennessee looks to rebound against another high-level opponent.
#11 Ohio State 4, #20 Tennessee 0
Singles
1. #6 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #41 Tenika McGiffin (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
2. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. #14 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
3. #123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #56 Elza Tomase (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) vs. Daria Kuczer (TENN) 7-5, 2-5, unfinished
5. Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs. #72 Lucia Marzal (OSU) 6-2, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
6. Esther Adeshina (TENN) vs. #114 Luna Dormet (OSU) 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
Doubles competition
1. #29 Irina Cantos Siemers/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Tenika McGiffin/Daria Kuczer (TENN) 7-5
2. Isabelle Boulais/Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN) 6-3
3. Lucia Marzal/Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Esther Adeshina/Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
"We're good enough at the sport of tennis to be able to put ourselves in competitive situations with the best teams in the country," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "When it's all said and done, we've got to be willing to rise to the occasion and play the type of tennis we know we are capable of. Today, you saw an experienced Ohio State team perform when they needed to."
Tennessee (3-1) dropped the doubles point, losing on court two, 3-6. It battled on court one and three, fending off match point to make it 5-5, but the Buckeye doubles pairs collected simultaneous 7-5 wins on those courts.
In singles, Ohio State (2-2) took victories on courts one, two and three, 6-3, 6-3. On courts four, five and six Tennessee was in solid position as Daria Kuczer was a game away from winning the second set on court four. On five, Eleonora Molinaro had a 2-1 lead in the third set and Esther Adeshina took the first set on court six.
"Going into this upcoming week, we know exactly the type of pressure-filled situations we are going to put our team into in practice," Ojeda continued. "We are going to learn some stuff from film, for sure, and we've got a top-10 team in NC State coming to us on Friday. Anytime you take a loss against a good team like we did today, then you want to compete against the best as soon as possible. I am really looking forward to Friday."
UP NEXT
Tennessee begins a six-match home-stand, starting with No. 8 NC State on Friday, Feb. 4, at Goodfriend Tennis Center. Action starts at noon as Tennessee looks to rebound against another high-level opponent.
#11 Ohio State 4, #20 Tennessee 0
Singles
1. #6 Irina Cantos Siemers (OSU) def. #41 Tenika McGiffin (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
2. Isabelle Boulais (OSU) def. #14 Rebeka Mertena (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
3. #123 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. #56 Elza Tomase (TENN) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kolie Allen (OSU) vs. Daria Kuczer (TENN) 7-5, 2-5, unfinished
5. Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) vs. #72 Lucia Marzal (OSU) 6-2, 2-6, 1-2, unfinished
6. Esther Adeshina (TENN) vs. #114 Luna Dormet (OSU) 4-6, 6-2, unfinished
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
Doubles competition
1. #29 Irina Cantos Siemers/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Tenika McGiffin/Daria Kuczer (TENN) 7-5
2. Isabelle Boulais/Kolie Allen (OSU) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase (TENN) 6-3
3. Lucia Marzal/Luna Dormet (OSU) def. Esther Adeshina/Eleonora Molinaro (TENN) 7-5
Order of Finish: 2,1,3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
33
Irina Cantos Siemers / 0 (6/-) [OSU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
33
Isabelle Boulais / 0 [OSU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
33
Sydni Ratliff / 0 (123/-) [OSU]
66
#4 Singles Match
123
550
Kolie Allen / 0 [OSU]
72UF
#5 Singles Match
1234
2620
Lucia Marzal / 0 (72/-) [OSU]
621UF
#6 Singles Match
123
620
Luna Dormet / 0 (114/-) [OSU]
46UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
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