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Jenna Bell wins A Singles flight, leads Women's Tennis to impressive performance at Hope (Mich.) Invitational

Jenna Bell wins A Singles flight, leads Women's Tennis to impressive performance at Hope (Mich.) Invitational
Live Results
September 14, 2024

HOLLAND, Mich. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team sent a message to the region with an outstanding performance at the Hope (Mich.) Invitational Friday and Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (0-0 Overall)
  • Venue: VandePoel-Heeringa Stadium Courts - Holland, Mich.
  • The tournament did not have any team scoring.
  • There were eight teams competing, with 16 or so players each in five singles flights and eight doubles teams in four doubles flights.
  • Each singles player was guaranteed four matches (including byes) in their respective flight and doubles team was guaranteed three matches (including byes) in their respective flight, which determined places 1-16 in each flight.
  • Each doubles team was guaranteed three matches (including byes) in their respective flight, which determined places 1-8 in each flight.

Singles Highlights

  • Junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) won the A Singles flight with a 4-0 record to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) finished second in the No. 1 singles flight with a 3-1 mark, falling to Bell in the all-Ohio Northern finals.
  • Sophomore Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) was second in the B Singles flight with a 3-1 record.
  • Sophomore Molly McLane (Westerville/Big Walnut) was fourth in the D Singles flight.

Doubles Highlights

  • Bell and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) finished second in the A Doubles flight with a 3-1 mark.
  • Senior Miranda Wills (Ada) and Okrainec finished second in the B Doubles flight with a 3-1 record.
  • Juniors Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) and Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) finished fourth in the B Doubles flight.

Notables

  • This is the second of three tournaments in which ONU will compete during its fall schedule. 
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 34-11 at the helm of the ONU men's tennis team, a winning percentage of .756.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday and Sunday at the Denison Fall Invitational.