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Cruser, Wills lead Women's Tennis to 5-2 victory over Division II foe Cedarville

Cruser, Wills lead Women's Tennis to 5-2 victory over Division II foe Cedarville
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April 1, 2025

LIMA — Senior Miranda Wills and junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) each won twice to lead the Ohio Northern women's tennis team to a 5-2 victory over NCAA Division II foe Cedarville indoors on Tuesday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (11-3 Overall), Cedarville (7-9 Overall).
  • Venue: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Northern won the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles courts, then won four of the six singles courts to grab its victory in the last six matches.
  • Wills won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 6 singles and combined with freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) to win 6-2 at No. 3 doubles.
  • Cruser won 7-5, 1-0 (retired) at No. 2 singles and joined with Senior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) to win 6-3 at No. 2 doubles.
  • Juniors Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) won 6-2 at No. 1 doubles.
  • Junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
  • Freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) won 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 at No. 5 singles.

Notables

  • ONU leads the series with the Yellow Jackets by an 11-8-1 count.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with an 18-4 singles record, with Hurst second at 17-5.
  • Robinson has a team-best 13-8 doubles record.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 29-14 overall record, with Bell right behind at 26-17.
  • Bell is 91-52 in her career and needs just nine more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • O'Connell has a career record of 90-34 and needs just 10 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Cruser has a career record of 87-57 and needs just 13 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst is 82-44 in her career and needs just 18 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 45-14 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .763.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on April 9 when they host Baldwin Wallace at 3:30 pm in their OAC opener.