Women's Tennis splits on Saturday, defeats Grove City (Pa.), falls to No. 16 Case Western Reserve

Women's Tennis splits on Saturday, defeats Grove City (Pa.), falls to No. 16 Case Western Reserve
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March 29, 2025

STOW — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team split a pair of matches indoors on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears opened the day with a 7-0 win over Grove City (Pa.), then fell to No. 16-ranked Case Western Reserve 7-0.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (10-3 Overall), Grove City (11-4 Overall), Case Western Reserve (8-2 Overall).
  • Venue: LaTuchie Tennis Center - Stow, Ohio.

Match 1 - ONU 7, GCC 0

  • Northern won the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles courts, then won all six singles courts to grab the victory.
  • Juniors Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) and Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) and each went 2-0 to lead the Polar Bears.
  • Bell won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles and combined with freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) to win 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.
  • Hurst won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and combined with senior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) to win 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.
  • Senior Miranda Wills (Ada) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
  • Senior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.
  • Freshman Molly McLane (Westerville/Big Walnut) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
  • Junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) and freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) won 6-1 at No. 2 doubles.
  • Freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.

Match 2 - CWR 7, ONU 0

  • The No. 16-ranked Spartans swept all nine courts.
  • Okrainec was outstanding at No. 1 singles, battling No. 38-ranked Lily McCloskey to a 6-3, 5-7, 10-5 decision at No. 1 singles.

Notables

  • ONU leads the series with Grove City by a 1-0 margin and trails CWRU 2-0.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 17-4 singles record, with Hurst second at 16-5.
  • Robinson has a team-best 12-8 doubles record.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 27-14 overall record, with Bell right behind at 25-17.
  • O'Connell has a career record of 90-33 and needs just 10 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Bell is 90-52 in her career and needs just 10 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Cruser has a career record of 85-57 and needs just 15 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst is 81-44 in her career and needs just 19 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 44-14 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .759.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will return to action on Tuesday when they host Cedarville at 3:30 pm.