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Women's Tennis sweeps doubles courts, opens spring break trip with 6-2 victory over Macalester (Minn.)

Women's Tennis sweeps doubles courts, opens spring break trip with 6-2 victory over Macalester (Minn.)
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March 10, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team swept the doubles courts and opened its annual spring break trip with a 6-2 victory over Macalester (Minn.) on Sunday night at the United States Tennis Academy.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (8-3 overall), Macalester (3-3 overall)
  • Venue: USTA Courts 9-14 - Orlando, Fla.

The Match

  • The Polar Bears swept the doubles courts with sophomores Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) and Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) winning 8-5 at No. 1
  • Sophomore Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) and junior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) won 8-3 at No. 2 doubles.
  • Junior Miranda Wills (Ada) and junior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) won 8-2 at No. 3 doubles.
  • Freshman Molly McLane (Westerville/Big Walnut) made it 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.
  • Cruser clinched the match at 5-0 with a 6-3, 6-0 win at No. 3.
  • MC won at No. 4 to make it 5-1.
  • Bell gave ONU a 6-1 lead with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles.
  • The Scots won a three-set win at No. 5 singles.
  • Hurst's No. 1 singles match was called with the score even at 6-2, 3-6, 5-5.

Notables

  • Bell and Cruser each went 2-0 for ONU.
  • The Polar Bears are now 2-0 all-time against Macalester.
  • Cruser leads the team with a 11-6 singles mark and a 19-12 overall record.
  • Sheldon has a team-best 10-5 doubles record this year.
  • Northern improves to 5-1 in calendar year 2024.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 24-8 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .750.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Tuesday against Washington College (Md.) at 11 am at the USTA in Orlando, Fla.