Women's Tennis celebrates Senior Day with 8-1 victory over Heidelberg

By Shannon Jack

ADA – The Ohio Northern women's tennis team defeated Heidelberg 8-1 on senior night Friday afternoon at the University Courts.

The Polar Bears improve to 19-4 overall and are 6-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Heidelberg falls to 3-9 overall and 3-2 in the OAC.

The Polar Bears took a quick 3-0 lead by sweeping the doubles courts.

The senior duo of Christina Corbean (Dayton/Oakwood) and Brittany Toney (Greenwood Ind./Greenwood Community) won 8-2 at No. 2 doubles, while freshmen Mackenzie Wills (Ada) and Katie Curry (Oxford/Talawanda) teamed up to win 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.

Sophomore Ashley Ochsenhirt (Birmingham, Ala./Briarwood Christian) and junior Lynn Kelly (Mason) led ONU with an 8-2 at No. 1 doubles.

Ochsenhirt and Corbean led ONU at No. 1 and 3 singles, winning 6-0, 6-0 respectively.

Freshman Kaleigh Cummins (Springfield/Northeastern) also won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Wills and Toney sealed the victory for the Polar Bears with victories at No. 5 and 6 singles.

Northern will return to action Saturday, Apr. 29 at 1 pm against Capital to wrap up the regular season.