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Cunningham Picks Up Win at No. 2 Ohio State
Mar 31 | Women's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio. - Senior Farris Cunningham picked up her second consecutive conference victory as Rutgers tennis fell to No. 2 Ohio State, 6-1, Friday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.
Competing in the No. 6 position, Cunningham delivered a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Andre Ballinger. For Cunningham, it marked her second-straight win in Big Ten Conference play, as the Houston, Texas, native also added a 6-4, 6-1 decision over Brooke Rischbieth of then-No. 47 Northwestern on Sunday.
The Buckeyes jumped out to an early lead as it captured the doubles points with wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Ohio State, which had four top-100 players in its singles lineup on Friday, used victories in the No. 1 through No. 5 matches to secure the dual.
RU returns to action Sunday at Penn State.
#2 Ohio State 6, Rutgers 1
Singles competition
1. #80 Gabriella De Santis (OSU) def. Du, Mingxiu (RU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #54 Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Tihomirova, Ksenija (RU) 6-0, 6-0
3. #72 Miho Kowase (OSU) def. Lee, Chloe (RU) 6-2, 6-0
4. #92 Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU) def. Muzik, Katherine (RU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Olivia Sneed (OSU) def. Cochrane, Jacqueline (RU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Cunningham, Farris (RU) def. Andrea Ballinger (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Sandy Niehaus/Anna Sanford (OSU) def. Du, Mingxiu/Muzik, Katherine (RU) 6-1
2. Miho Kowase/Ferny Angeles Paz (OSU) def. Lee, Chloe/Tihomirova, Ksenija (RU) 6-0
3. Olivia Sneed/Gabriella De Santis (OSU) vs. Cochrane, Jacqueline/Cunningham, Farris (RU) 4-1, unfinished
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