Tennis Swept by No. 31 Ohio State
January 29, 2015 01:20 PM | General
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| At the No. 4 spot, senior Ikttesh Chahal forced the second set into a tiebreaker, but fell to Kowase with a score of 6-1, 7-6 (5). |
Morgantown, W.Va. – The West Virginia University women’s tennis team struggled against one of the nation’s top teams, as the Mountaineers were swept by No. 31 Ohio State, 7-0, at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center, in Columbus, Thursday afternoon.
“I thought Ohio State played very well and aggressively today,” said coach Miha Lisac. “They played solid in doubles, and then carried that momentum into singles play.”
The Mountaineers (0-1) found themselves in a hole early after surrendering the doubles point, as OSU’s Olivia Sneed and Miho Kowase bested the freshmen duo of Lyn Yuen Choo and Yvon Martinez with a score of 6-2. At No. 1 doubles, sophomore Kaja Mrgole and senior Ikttesh Chahal fell to OSU’s Anna Sanford and Grainne O’Neill, 6-3. Sophomore Hailey Barrett and freshman Habiba Shaker closed out the doubles session at No. 2 doubles, with a 5-4 loss against OSU’s No. 26 Gabriella De Santis and Sandy Niehaus.
The Buckeyes swept the Mountaineers in two straight sets on all courts. At the No. 4 spot, Chahal forced the second set into a tiebreaker, but fell to Kowase with a score of 6-1, 7-6 (5). At the No. 1 spot, Mrgole stumbled against the 86th-ranked player in the country, Anna Sanford, with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Forcing a 7-5 second set, Shaker fell to No. 71 Sneed with a score of 6-3, 7-5.
The Mountaineers will remain in Ohio and travel to Toledo on Saturday, Jan. 31, to take on the Rockets at the UT Varsity Tennis Courts. The match is set to begin at 3 p.m. ET.
Singles Competition:
No. 1: #86 Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Kaja Mrgole (WVU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: Gabriella De Santis (OSU) def. Hailey Barrett (WVU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3: Sandy Niehaus (OSU) def. Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 4: Miho Kowase (OSU) def. Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
No. 5: #71 Olivia Sneed (OSU) def. Habiba Shaker (WVU) 6-3, 7-5
No. 6: Grainne O'Neill (OSU) def. Yvon Martinez (WVU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles Competition:
No. 2: #26 Gabriella Santis/Sandy Niehaus (OSU) vs. Hailey Barrett/Habiba Shaker (WVU) 5-4, unfinished
No. 3: Olivia Sneed/Miho Kowase (OSU) def. Lyn Yuen Choo/Yvon Martinez (WVU) 6-2
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