Women's Tennis: Concordia (Mich.) (1-8 Overall) at Ohio Northern (2-0 Overall)
Tuesday, February 9, 2016, Noon, Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center, Lima, Ohio
Tuesday's Match: The Polar Bears will open the spring portion of their 2015-16 schedule on Tuesday with a home match against NAIA foe Concordia-Ann Arbor (Mich.), a member of the Hoosier-Wolverine Conference, at the Westwood Tennis & Fitness Center in Lima ... Ohio Northern posted a 2-0 record in the fall, defeating St. Francis (Ind.) 5-4 and Defiance 8-1 ... ONU also played at the ITA Regional Tournament at Kalamazoo, Mich. ... Through the fall season, sophomore Lynn Kelly leads the team in singles play with a 4-2 record ... Senior Meghan Letizia is second with a 3-1 record and junior Brittany Toney is third at 2-2 ... In doubles play, Letizia and Toney are each 4-2 on the season to lead Ohio Northern ... Concordia is coming off a 5-4 victory over Roosevelt (Ill.) on Saturday ... The victory was the first in program history for the Cardinals, who are in their second year as a varsity squad ... Monica Lee and Sarah Wakefield won 8-6 at #2 doubles ... Megan Hamilton won 6-3, 6-3 at #5 singles and Alex Beall clinched the Cardinal win with a 6-4, 0-6 win at #2 singles .,.. CU won #3 doubles and #6 singles by forfeit.
Statistical Leaders
Singles Wins |
Doubles Wins |
Overall Wins |
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1. | Kelly | 4 |
1. | Letizia | 4 | 1. | Kelly | 7 | ||||
2. |
Letizia | 3 |
Toney | 4 | Letizia | 7 |
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3. |
Toney | 2 | 3. | Kelly | 3 |
3. |
Toney | 6 | ||||
Stromback |
3 |
Series Records: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
Head Coach Scott Wills: Wills is in his 15th season as head coach of the Polar Bears ... He is the winningest coach in ONU women's tennis history with a 290-76 (.792) record ... Wills has also been named OAC Coach of the Year four times, most recently in 2014.