Ohio State women's tennis

[MrsB]

Women's Tennis Falls to Iowa in Big Ten Championship Quarterfinals, 4-2


Buckeyes win doubles point, O'Keefe posts singles victory

April 27, 2007




COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's tennis team was eliminated from the 2007 Big Ten Championship with a 4-2 loss to Iowa in the quarterfinals Friday in Minneapolis, Minn. The No. 5-seed Buckeyes won the doubles point in the match, but dropped four singles matches to the No. 4-seed Hawkeyes. The No. 46-ranked Buckeyes drop to 18-10 on the year. Iowa now is 12-9 and will face top-seed Northwestern in the semifinals Saturday.

The Buckeyes won at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles to clinch the doubles point. The No. 2 duo of Caitlin O'Keefe (Jr., Troy, Mich./Troy) and Sonia Ruzimovsky (Brooklyn, N.Y./Brooklyn Tech) opened with an 8-3 victory Merel Beelen and Hillary Mintz. The tandem of Angela DiPastina (Titusville, N.J./Hun School of Princeton) and Christina Keesey (Northfield, Minn./Northfield) then downed Kayla Berry and Kelcie Klockenga, 8-6. The Hawkeyes tied the match with Mintz's victory over Keesey at No. 3 (6-0, 6-1), followed by Milica Veselinovic's win over Julie Blackmore (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons) at No. 1 (6-1, 6-3). O'Keefe won at No. 3 over Berry (6-4, 6-4) to tie the match at 2-all. Jacqueline Lee put Iowa back on top with a win against Ally Mueller (Fr., Roswell, Ga./New Braunfels (Texas) at No. 1 (7-6 (4), 6-4) and Beelen clinched the victory with a three-set victory over Ruzimovsky at the fourth spot (6-2, 2-6, 6-4).

More; http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sp...042707aaa.html

[MrsB]

A great big thanks is in order for the Ladies tennis team. I know they played with heart and thus are deserving of a robust Well Done!

[BB73]

This week's Sports Illustrated has a small article on page 22 about Cameron Hubbs from Omaha. The 1/4 page article has these headlines, and a picture of Cameron ready to hit a backhand.

Local Girl Goes 117-0

A tennis ace who chose public school over private academics caps a perfect career

The article describes how she faced a set point at 4-5 in the Nebraska Class A final on Friday, May 18th. She pulled out the set, and won the match to complete a high school career in which she never lost a set.

The article mentions that Cameron "is headed to Ohio State next year".

[MrsB]

Ohio State Announces Women?s Tennis Schedule for 2007-08


The Ohio State University
Women?s Tennis
2007-08 Schedule
September28-30Baylor InvitationalWaco, TexasAll Day October5-7Hokie InvitationalBlacksburg, Va.All Day4-7ITA All-American ChampionshipsPacific Palisades, CaAll Day18-23ITA Midwest RegionalAnn Arbor, Mich.All Day November1-4ITA National IndoorsColumbus, OhioAll Day January19-21Florida Gulf Coast Collegiate InviteFt. Myers, Fla.All Day25MarquetteMilwaukee, Wis.3 p.m.26OklahomaMilwaukee, Wis.10 a.m. February1Virginia (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)Charlottesville, Va.4 p.m.3Virginia TechBlacksburg, Va.Noon14Notre DameNotre Dame, Ind.3:30 p.m.16South FloridaColumbus, Ohio11 a.m.16ToledoColumbus, Ohio5 p.m.24OregonColumbus, Ohio11 a.m.27LouisvilleColumbus, Ohio3 p.m.27Cleveland StateColumbus, Ohio8 p.m. March2CornellColumbus, Ohio10 a.m.2Eastern MichiganColumbus, Ohio4 p.m.8IndianaColumbus, Ohio10 a.m.17Ft. Myers Collegiate Invite
(Drake, Coastal Carolina, and FGCU)Ft. Myers, Fla.9 a.m./3 p.m.22MinnesotaColumbus, Ohio11 a.m.23IowaColumbus, Ohio11 a.m.29Boston UniversityColumbus, Ohio 10 a.m.30Michigan StateColumbus, Ohio11 a.m. April5NorthwesternEvanston, Ill.11 a.m.6WisconsinMadison, Wis.11 a.m.12PurdueColumbus, Ohio11 a.m.13IllinoisColumbus, Ohio11 a.m.18MichiganAnn Arbor, Mich.4 p.m.20Penn StateState College, Pa.11 a.m.24-27Big Ten ChampionshipWest Lafayette, Ind.TBA May9-10NCAA RegionalsTBATBA15-26NCAA ChampionshipsTulsa, Okla.TBA

[scooter1369]

Originally Posted by BB73

This week's Sports Illustrated has a small article on page 22 about Cameron Hubbs from Omaha. The 1/4 page article has these headlines, and a picture of Cameron ready to hit a backhand.



The article describes how she faced a set point at 4-5 in the Nebraska Class A final on Friday, May 18th. She pulled out the set, and won the match to complete a high school career in which she never lost a set.

The article mentions that Cameron "is headed to Ohio State next year".

[MrsB]

Link

Big Ten Concludes 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships Campaign .
Throughout the 2006-07 season, the Big Ten Conference celebrated its 25th Anniversary of Women's Championships. By way of a comprehensive website, public service announcements, television interviews and weekly features, Big Ten fans had an opportunity to learn the stories surrounding these female athletes over the past 25 years.

[MrsB]

Go ahead! ask me if I love it!

Buckeye Julie Blackmore Wins National Public Parks Championship


COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Julie Blackmore, a junior on the Ohio State women?s tennis team, won the 2007 National Public Parks championship in the women?s open division Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The tournament, in its 81st year, included about 1,000 players from around the country in all age divisions. The National Public Parks Tennis Championships is administered by the National Public Parks Tennis Association (NPPTA) and was founded in 1923 by then United States Lawn Tennis Association President Dwight Davis.
Blackmore, a native of Fort Lauderdale and the event?s third seed, defeated Emily Bolchoz in the final, 6-3, 7-6 (3). She was a three-set winner over Tamara Sutton in the semifinals (6-2, 4-6, 6-2) and downed Gayatri Ramesh in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 6-1. After a bye in the Round of 32, she opened the tournament with a three-set victory over Merissa Rock (2-6, 6-0, 6-1) in the Round of 16.
Blackmore played at No. 1 singles for the Buckeyes the majority of the 2006-07 season. She posted 13 singles wins and 17 doubles wins during the year.