Box Score COLUMBUS, Ohio – Illinois' Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament run came to a close on Friday with a 4-0 loss at [1] No. 5 Ohio State in the quarterfinals. Action continued outdoors from the Auer Tennis Complex.
Illinois moved to 13-13 overall with Friday's result. Fifth-ranked Ohio State is now 22-3 on the season.Â
Top-seeded Ohio State won the doubles point to open Friday's action. The Buckeyes claimed wins at No. 2 and 3, respectively, while the ranked vs. ranked top court went unfinished.
The tournament-host Buckeyes claimed all three singles decisions to secure the match. Action concluded at No. 1, 6, and 2, respectively.
Illinois sophomore Tess Bucher claimed the Orange and Blue's lone first set decision. At No. 5 singles, Bucher was up 7-5, 3-3 when the match was abandoned.
Play at No. 3 and 4 also went unfinished.Â
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Illinois now awaits its NCAA Tournament fate. The women's tennis selection show will air on Monday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m. CT on NCAA.com.Â
[8] #55 ILLINOIS (13-12, 7-6 B1G) 0, [1] #5 OHIO STATE (21-3, 12-1 B1G) 4
Doubles:
1 - No. 67 Tess Bucher/Alice Xu (ILL) vs. No. 32 Johnson/Perry (OSU) - 3-5, unfinished
2 - No. 27 Chavez/Oluwadare (OSU) def. McKenna Schaefbauer/Ariel Madatali (ILL) - 6-0
3 - Cisse-Ignatiev/Spencer (OSU) def. Cara Mester/Lizzie Isyanov (ILL) - 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3
Singles:Â
1 - No. 4 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. No. 58 McKenna Schaefbauer (ILL) - 6-3, 6-1
2 - No. 5 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Kimiko Cooper (ILL) - 6-4, 6-2
3 - Alice Xu (ILL) vs. No. No. 76 Nao Nishino (OSU) - 3-6, 0-5, unfinished
4 - Ariel Madatali (ILL) vs. No. 122 Audrey Spencer (OSU) - 4-6, 1-4, unfinished
5 - Tess Bucher (ILL) vs. Alessia Cau (OSU) - 7-5, 3-3, unfinished
6 - Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) def. Cara Mester (ILL) - 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 6, 2
Duration: 1:55
Played outdoors
