Ohio State women's tennis advances to semifinal of Big Ten Tournament

TL;DR

Ohio State women's tennis defeated Illinois 4-0 to reach the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. They will face UCLA next at 11 a.m. in Columbus.

Key points

Ohio State women's tennis is the No. 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament
They beat No. 8 seed Illinois 4-0 in the quarterfinals
The team will face No. 4 seed UCLA next

Ohio State BuckeyesUCLABig Ten TournamentTeah Chavez

Both of the Ohio State tennis teams are attempting to make a run towards a Big Ten Tournament championship, and so far, so good. The No. 1-seeded women were in action on Friday morning and took care of business by beating No. 8 seed Illinois 4-0 to advance to the semifinals.

OSU got the all-important doubles point to go up 1-0 and to get things started off right with victories from Teah Chavez and Hephzibah Oluwadare, and Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev and Audrey Spencer.

Things continued to roll in the singles matches. No. 4-ranked Luciana Perry clinched the first singles point on court one with a 6-3, 6-1 win. That was followed by a win by Hephzibah Oluwadare 6-3, 6-4 on court six to give Ohio State a 3-0 lead. Shortly after that, things were put on ice with a 6-4, 6-2 victory on court two by No. 5 Teah Chavez.

The Buckeyes will now play No. 4 seed UCLA, which got by No. 5 seed Washington by a score of 4-1. The contest is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at the Auer Tennis Complex on the campus of Ohio State in Columbus.

Q&A

What was the score of the Ohio State women's tennis match against Illinois?

Ohio State women's tennis won the match against Illinois with a score of 4-0.

Who did Ohio State women's tennis defeat to advance to the semifinals?

Ohio State women's tennis defeated the No. 8 seed Illinois to advance to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.

When and where will Ohio State women's tennis play UCLA?

Ohio State women's tennis will play UCLA at 11 a.m. at the Auer Tennis Complex on the Ohio State campus in Columbus.