In Doubles
The Orange took court two, 6-1.
On court one, Buckeyes Luna Dormet and Lisa Hofbauer jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. Syracuse drew within 5-3, but the Buckeyes served it out, 6-3.
On court three, the tandem of Irina Cantos Siemers and Lucia Marzal was down a break early got back on serve. The Buckeyes broke for a 5-3 lead and then held to seal the win, 6-3.
In Singles
Newcomer Lisa Hofbauer, a graduate transfer, put the Buckeyes up 2-0, as she dropped just one game against Miranda Ramirez on court three, winning 6-0, 6-1.
Senior Luna Dormet followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Polina Kozyreva on court five.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 13-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team begins dual match play at the new Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus this weekend, hosting four ITA Kickoff Weekend matches.
The Buckeyes (0-0) will take on Syracuse (0-0) at 9 a.m. Saturday, followed by a match between No. 10 Virginia (0-0) and Tennessee (3-0) at noon. The winners will meet in the championship match at 1 p.m. Sunday, preceded by the consolation match at 10 a.m.
There will be no general public access to the event in Columbus; live scoring and video will be available for all six courts. In addition, Cracked Racquets will be providing play-by-play commentary on its YouTube stream and switching from site to site to create the “RedZone of college tennis” throughout the weekend.