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Women's Tennis sees NCAA Tournament run end in Second Round with 4-0 loss at #11 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)

Women's Tennis sees NCAA Tournament run end in Second Round with 4-0 loss at #11 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
Box Score
May 9, 2025

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team saw its NCAA Tournament run end in the Second Round with 4-0 loss at #11 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) on Friday afternoon.

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The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (19-5 Overall), Carnegie Mellon (23-4 Overall).
  • Venue: Carnegie Mellon Tennis Courts - Pittsburgh, Pa.

Match Highlights

  • The Tartans won the doubles point by taking Nos. 1 and 2 doubles courts, then won the Nos. 2, 4 and 5 singles courts to secure the victory.
  • Senior Miranda Wills (Ada) and freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) were leading 5-3 when the match was abandoned.
  • Junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) was leading 7-5, 0-3 at No. 3 singles.
  • Freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) was tied at 6-3, 3-6, 0-0 at No. 6 singles.

Notables

  • Ohio Northern is ranked No. 45 nationally by the ITA, while Carnegie Mellon is No. 11.
  • This marks ONU's sixth NCAA III Tournament appearance. ONU now has a 4-6 record in NCAA Tournament play.
  • The Polar Bears won their second consecutive OAC Tournament title and their eighth overall in program history this season to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
  • ONU has won nine OAC Regular Season titles in program history, with this year being their first since 2015.
  • This was the first meeting between the two schools.
  • Cruser has a career record of 100-60 and is the newest member of ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 42-17 overall record, with Bell in second at 38-20.
  • Junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) is 102-55 in her career and joined ONU's 100-Win Club on April 26.
  • Cruser and junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) lead the team with 25 singles wins.
  • Wills, Bell and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) each have a team-best 19 doubles wins.
  • Hurst is 91-46 in her career and needs just nine more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 52-16 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .765.

Up Next

  • Season complete.