Ohio State sweeps Syracuse in season-opener at ITA Kickoff Weekend
Corey Henry | Senior Staff Photographer
Miranda Ramirez lost her match 6-3 as the Orange were swept 4-0 by Ohio State in their season-opener.
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Syracuse opened its 2021 season Saturday morning with a 4-0 loss to Ohio State at the 13th annual ITA Kickoff Weekend.
The Orange returned four of six starters from last year’s roster, including Miranda Ramirez, who’s eligible for her fifth season. But Syracuse lost the doubles round 2-1 and was unable to mount a comeback during the singles round, leading to the Orange’s first loss in a spring season-opener since 2017.
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.