MADISON, Wis.— The Penn State women's tennis team is set to take on the No. 11 seed Minnesota (5-12, 4-12 B1G) on Thursday at 12 p.m. in the Big Ten Tournament hosted by the University of Wisconsin. The Nittany Lions (10-7, 9-7 B1G) come into the tournament as the No. 6 seed, the highest for the program since the 2015 season.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Nittany Lions ended the regular season with a 6-1 loss to #16 Ohio State in Columbus.
Penn State was outmatched in doubles as the Buckeyes claimed the point with wins at No. 1 and 2. Ohio State went on to win the next five singles matches and Sofyia Chekhlystova (Talinn, Estonia) earned a 7-5, 4-4 win by retirement over Isabelle Boulais to make the final score 6-1.
SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
Minnesota sits at 5-12 on the season following its win over 14-seed Wisconsin. This is the second matchup between the two schools this year as Penn State took the regular season win with a 4-3 performance on April 11.
The Gophers lineup features a ranked singles player in #112 Rachel Hanford. In the regular season, Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) pulled off the impressive 6(4)-7,6-4, 6-4 upset of then #79 Hanford to clinch the Nittany Lion victory. The Gophers are looking to build momentum having just picked up back-to-back victories for only the second time all season.
UP NEXT
After the match on Thursday, the Nittany Lions will hope to continue their run in the Big Ten Tournament. Full tournament information can be found here.
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