Women's Tennis runs win streak to six with 7-2 victory over Washington College (Wis.)

Women's Tennis runs win streak to six with 7-2 victory over Washington College (Wis.)
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March 12, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team won its sixth consecutive match and improved to 2-0 on its annual spring break trip with a 7-2 victory over Washington College (Md.) on Tuesday afternoon at the United States Tennis Academy.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (9-3 overall), Washington College (1-4 overall)
  • Venue: USTA Courts 9-14 - Orlando, Fla.

The Match

  • The Polar Bears won two of the three doubles courts and five of the singles courts to post the win.
  • Sophomore Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) and junior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) won 8-5 at No. 2 doubles and 
  • Juniors Miranda Wills (Ada) and Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) won 8-7(7) at No. 3 doubles.
  • Northern won at No. 6 singles by forfeit to go up 3-1.
  • Bell then won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles to make it 4-1.
  • Sophomore Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) aclinched the match at 5-1 with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles.
  • Freshman Molly McLane (Westerville/Big Walnut) put ONU ahead 5-1 with a 6-2, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles.
  • The Shorewomen won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles.
  • O'Connell finished off the victory with a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles.

Notables

  • Bell and O'Connell each went 2-0 for ONU.
  • The Polar Bears are now 1-0 all-time against Washington College.
  • Sophomore Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) leads the team with a 11-7 singles mark.
  • Sheldon has a team-best 11-5 doubles record and Bell leads the squad with a 20-13 overall record this year.
  • Northern improves to 6-1 in calendar year 2024.
  • Second-year head coach Sean Swisher is now 25-8 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .758.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action Wednesday with matches against Wisconsin-La Crosse at 3 pm and Minnesota-Moorhead at 6:30 pm at the Sanlando Courts in Altamonte Springs, Fla.