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Women's Tennis wraps up non-conference slate with solid showing in 6-1 loss at No. 28-ranked Denison

Women's Tennis wraps up non-conference slate with solid showing in 6-1 loss at No. 28-ranked Denison
Box Score
April 19, 2025

GRANVILLE — The Ohio Northern women's tennis team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with a solid effort in a 6-1 loss at No. 28-ranked Denison on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

  • Records: Ohio Northern (15-4 Overall), #28 Denison (15-6 Overall).
  • Venue: Denison Tennis Courts - Granville, Ohio.

Match Highlights

  • Denison won the doubles point by sweeping all three doubles courts, then won five of the six singles courts to grab the victory.
  • Junior Jamie Hurst (Granger, Ind./Penn) won 6-3, 7-5 at No. 4 singles.
  • ONU took the Big Red into the third set on two other singles courts.
  • Junior Jenna Bell (Latrobe, Pa.) fell 4-6, 6-2, 10-3 at No. 2 singles.
  • Junior Abby Cruser (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights) fell 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 at No. 3 singles.
  • Senior Miranda Wills (Ada) and freshman Lauren Okrainec (Ingersoll, ON, Canada/Homeschool) dropped a tight 6-4 decision at No. 3 doubles.

Notables

  • The Polar Bears have now won nine OAC Regular Season titles in program history with this being their first since 2015.
  • Denison leads the series between the two schools by a 4-0 margin.
  • Hurst and Cruser lead the team this season with identical 22-5 singles records.
  • Freshman Caroline Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) has a team-best 16-9 doubles record.
  • Cruser leads the team this season with a 37-16 overall record, with Bell right behind at 33-19.
  • Bell is 98-54 in her career and needs just two more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Senior Katie O'Connell (Novi, Mich./Saint Catherine) has a career record of 93-36 and needs just seven more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Cruser has a career record of 95-59 and needs just five more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Hurst is 87-45 in her career and needs just 13 more wins to join ONU's 100-Win Club.
  • Third-year head coach Sean Swisher is 49-15 at the helm of the ONU women's tennis team, a winning percentage of .766.

Up Next

  • The Polar Bears will wrap up their regular season with a chance to win the OAC Regular Season title outright on Saturday with an 11 am match at Mount Union.