Buckeyes Head to ITA All-American Championships

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Four members of the Ohio State girls’s tennis crew will journey to Cary, N.C., for the ITA All-American Championships. The match, which incorporates singles and doubles, begins with prequalifying Saturday and Sunday. Qualifying rounds will likely be Monday and Tuesday, with the principle draw set for Wednesday via Sunday.
 
Audrey Spencer and Nao Nishino are the No. 3 seed within the doubles prequalifying draw and begin play at 3:30 p.m. Saturday towards a duo from Kansas. Spencer and Nishino are at present within the singles qualifying draw and Teah Chavez and Luciana Perry are within the doubles qualifying bracket. Chavez and Perry have already secured spots within the singles important draw.
 
The All-American Championships are the primary occasion of the 12 months the place gamers can earn a berth into the NCAA Championships, which will likely be held this fall. Ten singles gamers (eight important draw quarterfinalists and two feed-in comfort finalists) and 4 doubles groups (4 important draw semifinalists) will earn a spot. Read more on the Path to the NCAA Championships

At the All-American Championships final season, Perry was in the principle draw for singles and joined with Sydni Ratliff within the doubles important draw. Perry reached the singles comfort Round of 16 and the duo picked up a win in doubles comfort. Chavez and Spencer had been within the prequalifying draw. Chavez posted two wins and Spencer received her opening contest. Spencer and Shelly Bereznyak paired up in prequalifying doubles.

In the Rankings

• Luciana Perry began the season ranked a career-best No.5 in singles. She has been within the Top 10 since December 2024. 
• Teah Chavez begins the 12 months junior season No. 11, a private greatest after ending final season No. 18.
• The tandem of Perry and Chavez kicked off the 12 months No. 29 and was ranked as excessive as No. 10 final season (April 1).
• Perry is the third Buckeye to be ranked within the Top 5, becoming a member of Francesca Di Lorenzo and Irina Cantos Siemers. All-time, eight Buckeyes have been within the singles Top 20. 
• Nao Nishino is a career-high No. 60 in singles to begin the season and Audrey Spencer enters the 12 months at No. 65.
• As a tandem, Nishino and Spencer are ranked 63rd.  

The Schedule Ahead
The Buckeyes will journey to Champaign, Ill., for the ITA Midwest Regional Championships Oct. 16-19. Luciana Perry is the match’s defending singles champion.