Women's Tennis closes out home portion of fall schedule with 7-2 win over St. Mary's (Ind.)

Women's Tennis closes out home portion of fall schedule with 7-2 win over St. Mary's (Ind.)
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September 9, 2023

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team defeated St. Mary's (Ind.) 7-2 on Saturday morning at the West Campus Courts. The match was the second and final one at home for the Polar Bears this fall.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (3-1), St. Mary's (Ind.) (1-1)
  • Venue: West Campus Courts — Ada, Ohio

The Match

  • St. Mary's won two of the three doubles courts for a 2-1 edge before ONU swept all six singles courts.
  • Junior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) and fifth-year senior Regan Landis (Elkhart, Ind./Concord) won 8-2 at No. 3 doubles.
  • Landis and O'Connell both earned two victories on the day. Landis won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, and O'Connell won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.
  • Sophomore Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 singles.
  • Sophomore Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) won 6-0, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.
  • Sophomore Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles.
  • Junior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6 singles.

Notables

  • Landis is 104-32 overall in her career, including a 59-19 mark in singles play and 45-13 in doubles.
  • The Polar Bears are now 4-1 all-time against the Belles.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 19-6 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team.

Up Next

The Polar Bears return to action on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15-16, for the two-day Hope (Mich.) Invitational.