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Ohio State women's tennis advances to Big Ten Tournament final
TL;DR
Ohio State women's tennis team advanced to the Big Ten Tournament final after defeating UCLA 4-2 in the semifinals. They will compete for the championship title on Sunday.
Key points
- Ohio State women's tennis advanced to the Big Ten Tournament final
- Defeated UCLA 4-2 in the semifinals
- Entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed
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The Ohio State women's tennis team will be playing for a Big Ten Tournament championship on Sunday after disposing of UCLA, 4-2, in a semifinal on Saturday. The Buckeyes shared the regular season title with USC and Michigan, and went into the tournament as the No. 1 seed. Winning the tournament title would be a great double dip and set OSU apart from the others.
It didn't start out very well for the Scarlet and Gray, however, because they lost the doubles point to go down 1-0, asking the singles to do some significant work to win and advance against a UCLA team the Buckeyes beat 4-0 earlier in the season.
No worries. Nao Nashino evened things up 1-1 when she made quick work on court one, winning 6-1, 6-0 on court four. Luciana Perry followed quickly after with another straight-set win, taking care of things on court one, 6-4, 6-3 to give Ohio State the 2-1 advantage.
That would be short-lived because the Bruins got one back to even the score at 2-2, but then Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev won a tiebreaker in set two ((7-6, (4)) for a straight-set victory to put OSU in clinching position, up 3-2. The match was polished off on court five when Audrey Spence won in straight sets 7-6, 6-4 to give OSU the 4-2 victory.
Ohio State will take on the winner of Michigan and Maryland Sunday at Noon in Columbus. That will start after a short break from this one.
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Q&A
How did Ohio State women's tennis perform in the semifinals against UCLA?
Ohio State defeated UCLA 4-2 in the semifinals, despite initially losing the doubles point.
Who are Ohio State women's tennis competing against in the Big Ten Tournament final?
Ohio State will compete for the Big Ten Tournament championship title on Sunday, but the opponent is not specified.
What was Ohio State's seeding in the Big Ten Tournament?
Ohio State entered the tournament as the No. 1 seed after sharing the regular season title with USC and Michigan.
