Bell, Cruser win matches, lead Women's Tennis at ITA Regional Championships
By Tim Glon
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — Freshmen Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) and Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) each won singles matches to lead Ohio Northern at the ITA Regional Championships Friday-Saturday at the Tao Tennis Center on the campus of Washington (Mo.)
Hurst went 1-2 in singles which included a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Sophie Zhuang of Kalamazoo (Mich.) in the consolation round of 32 of the main draw.
Cruser reached the semifinals of the Blue draw with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Rachelle Moses of Otterbein and a 6-0, 6-3 win over Miyako Coffey of Hope (Mich.) before falling 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the semifinals to Erika Pontillo of Kenyon.
Freshman Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) fell 6-1, 6-1 to No. 8 seed Nicole Geller of Chicago (Ill.) and Hurst fell 6-0, 6-1 to No. 3 seed Shianna Guo of Chicago (Ill.) in the round of 64 in the main draw. Chicago finished the 2021-22 season ranked No. 2 nationally in Division III.
Bell and Hurst went 2-2 in the main doubles draw, beginning with an 8-6 win over Leah Hosang and Evelyn Dembland-Dechans of St. Mary's (Ind.)
The pair also had a default win in the consolation round of 32.
Ohio Northern Individual Results
Singles - Main Draw
Jenna Bell lost to Erika Pontillo (Kenyon) - Main Cons. 32 - 3-6, 6-1, 10-7
Jenna Bell def. Sophie Zhuang (Kalamazoo) - Cons. 32 - 6-2, 7-5
Jenna Bell lost to #8 Nicole Geller (Chicago) - Main 64 - 6-1, 6-1
Jamie Hurst lost to Radha Patel (Case Western Reserve) - Main Cons. 32 - 6-1, 6-0
Jamie Hurst lost to #3 Shianna Guo (Chicago) - Main 64 - 6-0, 6-1
Singles - Blue Draw
Abby Cruser lost to Chloe Ku (Case Western Reserve) - Blue Semifinals - 6-3, 7-6(0)
Abby Cruser def. Miyako Coffey (Hope) - Blue 8 - 6-0, 6-3
Abby Cruser def. Rachelle Moses (Otterbein) - Blue 16 - 6-2, 6-3
Ohio Northern Individual Results
Doubles - Main Draw
Jenna Bell/Jamie Hurst lost to Peyton Oda/Sofia Zafiropulos (Denison) - Main Cons. 16 - 8-3
Jenna Bell/Jamie Hurst def. Monique Brual/Caroline Lopez (Denison) - Main Cons. 32 - Injury Default
Jenna Bell/Jamie Hurst lost to Erin Storrer/Emma Henson (Otterbein) - Main 32 - 8-2
Jenna Bell/Jamie Hurst def. Leah Hosang/Evelyn Dembland-Dechans (St. Mary's) - Main 64 - 8-6