COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 73 Rutgers women's tennis (10-8, 1-6 B1G) fell to No. 12 Ohio State (12-6, 5-1 B1G), 4-0, on Sunday afternoon at Auer Tennis Complex.
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Doubles
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Ohio State clinched the doubles point with wins on the first and second courts.
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Singles
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The Buckeyes were then able to clinch the match with three-straight singles wins on courts No. 2, 3, and 6.
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Yana Gurevich was in the middle of a strong singles outing at the conclusion of play. The graduate student picked up a first-set win over #118 Sydni Ratliff, 7-6(4), and was narrowly down in the second set, 1-2.
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Minchae Kim was also in a tight match at the end of the dual. After dropping the first set, 3-6, the junior was up, 5-4, in the second set with OSU's no. 4 singles.
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Results
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Doubles
- Audrey Spencer/Sydni Ratliff (OSU) def. Yana Gurevich/Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) 6-4
- Luciana Perry/Akanksha Bhan (OSU) def. Tara Chilton/Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-0
- Alessia Cau/Madeline Atway (OSU) vs. Amira Badawi/Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) 5-2, unfinished
Order of finish: 2, 1
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Singles
- #118 Sydni Ratliff (OSU) vs. Yana Gurevich (RUTGERS) 6-7(4), 2-1, unfinished
- #41 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) 6-2, 6-1
- Shelly Bereznyak (OSU) def. Jackeline Lopez (RUTGERS) 6-1, 6-1
- Teah Chavez (OSU) vs. Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished
- Audrey Spencer (OSU) vs. Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
- Akanksha Bhan (OSU) def. Arina Valitova (RUTGERS) 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 6
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Rutgers will continue its roadstand next weekend against Iowa on Saturday, April 6. First serve is set for 1 p.m. ET.
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