Women's Tennis wins second consecutive OAC Tournament crown with 4-0 finals victory over John Carroll

Women's Tennis wins second consecutive OAC Tournament crown with 4-0 finals victory over John Carroll
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May 3, 2025

WOOSTER — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team won its second consecutive Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament crown with a 4-0 finals victory over John Carroll indoors on Saturday.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (18-4 Overall), John Carroll (11-5 Overall).
  • Venue: Aspen Racquet Club - Wooster, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Ohio Northern won the doubles point by taking Nos. 1 and 3 doubles courts, then grabbed the Nos. 3, 4 and 6 singles courts to secure the victory.
  • Junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) won 6-0 at No. 1 doubles.
  • Senior Miranda Wills (Ada) and freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) won 6-1 at No. 3 doubles to win the doubles point for the Polar Bears.
  • Junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles to increase Northern's lead to 2-0.
  • Freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles to make it 3-0.
  • Junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) then clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 2 singles.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears won their second consecutive OAC Tournament title and their eighth overall in program history.
  • ONU has won nine OAC Regular Season titles in program history, with this year being their first since 2015.
  • Ohio Northern leads the series with the Blue Streaks by a 24-23 margin, including an 8-6 mark in OAC Tournament play.
  • Bell is 102-54 in her career to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst leads the team with a 25-5 singles record, with Cruser right behind at 24-5.
  • Robinson and Bell each have a team-best 19 doubles wins.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 41-16 overall record, with Bell in second at 37-19.
  • Cruser has a career record of 99-59 and needs just one more win to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst is 91-45 in her career and needs just 10 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 52-15 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .776.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will wait to see their NCAA Tournament site and opponent on the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Selection Show on Monday at Noon ET on NCAA.com.