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Women's Tennis remains atop OAC standings with 6-1 victory at John Carroll

Women's Tennis remains atop OAC standings with 6-1 victory at John Carroll
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April 12, 2025

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team remained atop the Ohio Athletic Conference standings with a 6-1 victory at John Carroll on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (13-3 Overall, 2-0 OAC), John Carroll (8-3 Overall, 2-1 OAC).
  • Venue: Short Family Tennis Center - University Heights, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Northern won the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles courts, then won five of the six singles courts to grab its seventh victory in its last eight matches.
  • Freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles.
  • Junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
  • Junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3 singles.
  • Junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.
  • Freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) won 7-5, 4-6, 10-4 at No. 6 singles.
  • Bell and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) won 7-5 at No. 1 doubles.
  • Cruser and senior Julianne Sheldon (Ashtabula/Saint John) won 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
  • Okrainec and senior Miranda Wills won 6-0 at No. 3 doubles.

Notables

  • ONU and the Blue Streaks are tied in the series between the two schools at 23-23.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 20-4 singles record, with Hurst second at 19-5.
  • Robinson has a team-best 15-8 doubles record.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 33-14 overall record, with Bell right behind at 30-17.
  • Bell is 95-52 in her career and needs just seven more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Senior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) has a career record of 91-35 and needs just nine more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Cruser has a career record of 91-57 and needs just nine more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst is 85-44 in her career and needs just 15 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 47-14 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .770.

Up Next

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