Women's Tennis falls to NAIA foe Northwestern Ohio 5-2
February 22, 2025
LIMA — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team fell to NAIA foe Northwestern Ohio 5-2 indoors on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Records: Ohio Northern (3-1 Overall), Northwestern Ohio (2-1).
- Venue: Westwood Tennis Center - Lima, Ohio.
Highlights
- Junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) won 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles.
- Freshman Leah Schleibaum (West Chester/Lakota West) won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
- The Racers won the doubles point by sweeping three doubles courts.
- UNOH then won four of the six singles courts to claim the match.
Notables
- Cruser leads the team with a 10-3 singles record, with junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) second at 9-4.
- Schleibaum, junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) each have seven singles wins.
- Bell and freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) are a team-best 7-5 in doubles play.
- Cruser leads the team with a 16-9 overall record.
- O'Connell leads the team with a career record of 84-30 and needs just 16 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
- Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 36-12 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .750.
Up Next
- The Polar Bears will return to action Saturday at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
