2020 Ohio State Buckeyes Women's Tennis

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Current Record: 9-3 (2-0)

Current Ranking: #2

1/17 @ Michigan Invite - No Team Score
1/25 vs. #24 Wake Forest (@ OK State) - W 4-0
1/26 @ #11 Oklahoma State - W 4-3
1/31 vs. #5 Duke - W 4-2
2/7 vs. #22 Georgia Tech (ITA Indoors 1st Rd) - L 4-1
2/8 vs. #10 Michigan (ITA Indoors Back Draw) - W 4-3
2/9 vs. #7 Texas (ITA Indoors Back Draw) - L 4-3
2/16 @ #15 Vanderbilt - L 5-2
2/21 vs. Kentucky - W 4-1
2/23 vs. #24 Arizona State - W 5-0
2/27 @ Purdue - W 5-2
3/1 @ #2 Florida State - W 4-3
3/7 vs. #29 Northwestern - W 5-2

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After a final ranking of #18 in last year's national poll, the Buckeyes will look to kick-off a successful season when they travel to Ann Arbor next Friday for the Michigan Invite, before competing in their first duel matches of the season the 25th in Oklahoma.

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The Buckeyes kicked off their 2020 schedule by traveling to the Michigan Invite over the weekend. OSU competed against #14 Michigan, #22 Tennessee and TCU. Although no team scores were kept, OSU faired well, as they picked up 8 singles wins, and 4 doubles wins.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Stillwater for the ITA Kick-off, where they will face #24 Wake Forest in the first round. Then will face either #11 Oklahoma State or San Diego State in the second round.

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The Buckeyes earned a dominant 4-0 victory over #24 Wake Forest on Friday, while the match was played at Oklahoma State in the first round of the ITA Kickoff weekend. Then, OSU moved on to face #11 and host Oklahoma State on Sunday. The Buckeyes were able to pull off a 4-3 upset, to claim the weekend championship, and earn an automatic bid to the ITA Indoor National Championships in February.

Next up, Ohio State will host Duke this coming Friday.

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After securing their spot at ITA Indoor National Championships and pulling off two upset victories over this past weekend, the Buckeyes have jumped from #25 to #12.

They'll host #5 Duke on Friday.

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What a match for the Buckeyes on Friday night, as they picked up their third consecutive top 25 win to open the season, moving their record to 3-0, after their thrilling 4-2 victory over #5 Duke in Columbus. OSU led early on as they picked up the doubles point, and then closed out the victory at #2 singles with a third set tiebreak.

Next up, Ohio State heads to Chicago next weekend for the ITA Indoor National Team Tournament.

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The Buckeyes trip to ITA Indoor Nationals to compete for an indoor national title ended abruptly when they fell to #22 Georgia Tech 4-1 in the first round (round of 16). OSU dropped the doubles point, and then could never really gain any momentum back. They gained a point at lower level singles play, but ultimately fell at #1 and #2 singles before losing their final singles point to lose the match.

Next up, Ohio State will get a consolation match tonight when they face-off against Michigan at ITA Indoors.

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Playing in the back draw at ITA Indoor Nationals, the Buckeyes picked up a 4-3 victory over #10 Michigan on Saturday night.

Next up, Ohio State will play at #7 Texas on Sunday.

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The Buckeyes played one more match at ITA Indoor Nationals in Chicago, where they fell to #7 Texas in a 4-3 heartbreaker.

Next up, Ohio State will play at Vanderbilt next Sunday.

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OSU was able to compete in their first outdoor match of the season on Sunday, when they traveled to #15 Vanderbilt, in Nashville. Although hopes were high for the Buckeyes they ultimately fell 5-2. OSU kicked off the match by winning the doubles point, but, the Commodores were able to win 5 of the 6 available singles points to take the victory.

Next up, Ohio State will host Kentucky on Friday.

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After switching from the human rankings to the computerized rankings, the Buckeyes have jumped from #10 to #6 this week.

The Buckeyes' top singles player, Shiori Fukuda, has dropped from #8 to #11. Their second ranked player, Irina Cantos Siemers, has jumped from #62 to #54. Daniella Wolf may have made the biggest jump in the country, as she jumps from #99 all the way up to #60.

Flipping over to the doubles side, the duo of Irina Cantos Siemers/Kolie Allen make their first appearance in the doubles rankings, appearing at #53.

Ohio State will host Kentucky on Friday, and Arizona State on Sunday.

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On Friday night, the Buckeyes kicked off their weekend on Friday night, defeating visiting Kentucky 4-1. After OSU won the doubles point, then the first singles point, UK got on the board with their first and only win, before the Buckeyes picked up two more singles points to secure the victory.

Next up, Ohio State will host #24 Arizona State on Sunday.

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On Sunday afternoon, the Buckeyes picked up another key victory, as they took down #24 Arizona State by a dominant score of 5-0. After clinching the doubles point, OSU cruised past the Sun Devils in all their singles matches to record the shutout.

Next up, Ohio State will play their first conference match, when they play at Purdue on Thursday. Then they'll travel to Florida State next Sunday.

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Anyone knows that winning your conference opener provides a huge boost of momentum for the rest of your season, especially when that victory is on the road. And that's exactly what the Buckeyes did, as they defeated Purdue on the road, 5-2, on Thursday night in their conference opener.

Next up, Ohio State will travel to #2 Florida State on Sunday for a huge match-up.

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The Buckeyes were able to pick up a massive non-conference victory on Sunday on the road! They took down #2 Florida State, on the road, on Sunday, by a final score of 4-3.

Next up, Ohio State will continue conference play on Saturday when they host Northwestern.

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The Buckeyes posted a nice victory to open up their conference season over #29 Northwestern in Columbus on Saturday, with a 5-2 victory. The doubles point got everything rolling for the Buckeyes, while OSU's top two singles players posted rather easy victories.

Next up, Ohio State will host Michigan State on Friday, before hosting Michigan next Sunday.

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Final Team Rankings:
ITA Team Rankings: #5

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Final Individual Rankings:
Shiori Fukuda - #11
Danielle Wolf - #62
Irina Siemers - #73

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Final Doubles Rankings:
Irina Siemers/Kolie Allen - #61