Women's Tennis runs win streak to three matches with 6-1 victory over NAIA foe Huntington (Ind.)

Women's Tennis runs win streak to three matches with 6-1 victory over NAIA foe Huntington (Ind.)
March 22, 2025

LIMA — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team ran its winning streak to three matches with a 6-1 victory over NAIA foe Huntington (Ind.) inside on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (9-2 Overall), Huntington (8-11 Overall).
  • Venue: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Individual Highlights

  • Northern won the doubles point by winning courts two and three, then won five of the singles courts to grab the victory.
  • Senior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) and junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) won 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
  • Freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) and senior Miranda Wills (Ada) won 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.
  • Okrainec won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
  • Cruser won 4-6, 6-1, 10-2 at No. 3 singles.
  • Junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 singles.
  • Senior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
  • Freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.

Notables

  • ONU leads the series between the two schools by a 3-0 margin.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 17-3 singles record, with Hurst second at 15-4.
  • Wills and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) each have a team-best 11 doubles wins.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with an 26-12 overall record, with junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) right behind at 23-15.
  • O'Connell has a career record of 89-32 and needs just 11 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Bell is 88-50 in her career and needs just 12 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Cruser has a career record of 84-65 and needs just 1816more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst is 79-43 in her career and needs just 21 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 43-13 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .768.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on March 29 when they travel to Cleveland for a tri-match against Case Western Reserve and Grove City (Pa.)