Women's Tennis extends winning streak to four with 9-0 sweep of Oberlin

Women's Tennis extends winning streak to four with 9-0 sweep of Oberlin
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March 3, 2024

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team ran its winning streak to four matches with a 9-0 sweep of Oberlin on a sunny afternoon outdoors at the West Campus Courts.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (7-3), Oberlin (0-5)
  • Venue: West Campus Courts - Ada, Ohio

The Match

  • Sophomores Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.), Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) and Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) all went 2-0 on the day to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Cruser and Hurst combined to win 8-2 at No. 1 doubles, while Hurst and junior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) won 8-0 at No. 2 doubles.
  • The Yeowomen forfeited No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles as they only brought five healthy players.
  • The pair combined to win 8-1 at No. 1 doubles. Bell then won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and Cruser won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles.
  • Fifth-year senior Regan Landis (Elkhart,Ind./Concord) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles and junior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles as ONU took a 6-0 lead.
  • Cruser won 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Hurst won 6-2, 7-5 at No. 2 singles.
  • Bell rallied to win a tight 2-6, 6-2, 10-7 decision at No. 1 singles to cap the match.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears are now 5-10 all-time against Oberlin.
  • Northern improves to 4-1 in calendar year 2024.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 23-8 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .742.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action March 12 when they play Macalester (Minn.) in the first match of their annual spring break trip to Orlando, Fla.