Women's Tennis finishes 1-1 after Day 1 of Transylvania (Ky.) Invite
By Andrew Loewe
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team traveled to the Transylvania (Ky.) Invite to open their spring season and defeated Greenville (Ill.) 6-3 in the morning match and fell 7-2 to Asbury (Ky.) in the afternoon session at Top Seed Tennis Center.
The Polar Bears are now 8-1 overall on the season.
Junior Jeorgia Templin (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) finished the day 2-0 at No. 2 doubles with partner Miranda Wills (Ada), who was 1-1 at No. 3 singles to go 3-1 overall on the day.
Junior Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) was 3-1 on the day as well with two wins at No. 4 singles and a win at No. 3 doubles.
Freshman Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) and Marisa Petrunich (Brownsburg, Ind.) were both 1-1 on the day with a win at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles, respectively.
Ohio Northern will face Transylvania (Ky.) on Sunday at 9 a.m. to conclude the Transylvania Invite.
Match 1 Ohio Northern 6, Greenville (Ill.) 3
Singles
- Mireia Birosta (GVILLE) def. Victoria Santana (ONUW) 6-2, 6-1
- Olivia Kesner (ONUW) def. Addison Brannan (GVILLE) 6-3, 6-1
- Miranda Wills (ONUW) def. Shaling Reynolds (GVILLE) 6-4, 6-3
- Regan Landis (ONUW) def. Claudia Principal (GVILLE) 6-0, 6-0
- Katie O'Connell (ONUW) def. Stephanie Kamp (GVILLE) 6-0, 6-1
- Emily Buratovich (GVILLE) def. Julianne Sheldon (ONUW) 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
Doubles
- Mireia Birosta/Addison Brannan (GVILLE) def. Olivia Kesner/Victoria Santana (ONUW) 8-6
- Jeorgia Templin/Miranda Wills (ONUW) def. Claudia Principal/Emily Buratovich (GVILLE) 8-3
- Regan Landis/Marisa Petrunich (ONUW) def. Shaling Reynolds/Stephanie Kamp (GVILLE) 8-2
Match 2 Asbury (Ky.) 7, Ohio Northern 2
Singles
- Giovanna Kelm (ASBURY) def. Victoria Santana (ONUW) 6-1, 6-1
- Grace Gorby (ASBURY) def. Olivia Kesner (ONUW) 6-3, 6-3
- Luciana Iriarte (ASBURY) def. Miranda Wills (ONUW) 6-0, 3-6, 10-3
- Regan Landis (ONUW) def. Isabella Gutierrez (ASBURY) 4-6, 1-2, retired
- Alexandra Lerma (ASBURY) def. Katie O'Connell (ONUW) 6-3, 6-4
- Kourtney Kawata (ASBURY) def. Julianne Sheldon (ONUW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
- Giovanna Kelm/Grace Gorby (ASBURY) def. Olivia Kesner/Victoria Santana (ONUW) 8-2
- Jeorgia Templin/Miranda Wills (ONUW) def. Alexandra Lerma/Isabella Gutierrez (ASBURY) 8-5
- Kourtney Kawata/Luciana Iriarte (ASBURY) def. Regan Landis/Marisa Petrunich (ONUW) 8-6