COLUMBUS, Ohio.— The Penn State women's tennis team will travel to Columbus to take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (17-3, 14-1 B1G). The Nittany Lions (10-6, 9-6 B1G) are playing in the regular season finale before the Big Ten Tournament.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions earned a pair of 4-3 victories last weekend at home against Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Penn State got off to a fast start against Wisconsin, leading in all three doubles matches and clinching the point with wins at No. 2 and 3. Singles matches went back and forth and with the Nittany Lions trailing 2-3, Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) and Sofiya Chekhlystova (Talinn, Estonia) earned clutch three-set victories to give Penn State the win.
The Nittany Lions celebrated Senior Day with a win over the Minnesota Gophers. Penn State once again claimed the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 3. Seniors O'Gorman and Samantha Smith (Cary, N.C.) came away with singles wins and standout freshman Chekhlystova also contributed a singles victory as Penn State earned its tenth win of the season.
SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES
The #10 Ohio State Buckeyes will present a formidable challenge to Penn State, as the Buckeyes are currently on a nine-game win streak with its last loss coming against the #20 Michigan Wolverines on Feb. 28. Ohio State came away with a 6-1 win against the Nittany Lions in the last meeting on Mar. 14.
Ohio State has a two highly-touted doubles pairings in #62 Kolie Allen and Isabelle Boulais and #68 Luna Dormet and Lisa Hofbauer. #62 Allen/Boulais share a record of 12-2 in dual matches, with all contests coming at the No. 1 spot. The Buckeyes also have an undefeated doubles team in Dormet and Irina Cantos Siemers, who hold a 10-0 record mainly playing at No. 3. In singles, #12 Cantos Siemers is a player to watch with a 14-4 record in dual matches playing at No. 1 and 2. Aside from Cantos Siemers, the Buckeyes have another four players with over 10 singles wins in Boulais, Dormet, Hofbauer, and Lucia Marzal.
UP NEXT
After Saturday, the Nittany Lions will look forward to the Big Ten Tournament in Madison, Wis. starting on April 28.
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