No. 69 Iowa Falls to No. 57 Ohio State, 6-1

March 31, 2013

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The No. 69 University of Iowa women’s tennis team fell 6-1 to No. 57 Ohio State today at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.

No. 34 Ruth Seaborne and Morven McCulloch gave Iowa a solid start with an 8-2 win over Kara Cecil and Noelle Malley, improving their doubles record to 12-3. The Buckeyes then served the Hawkeyes defeats at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions to secure the doubles point.

Shelby Talcott picked up a straight-set victory over Fidan Manashirova (6-3, 6-2) to record Iowa’s lone point against Ohio State. Talcott’s victory improves her record to 10-5.

The Hawkeyes return to action against Indiana on March 5. The match will take place at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex, with doubles action beginning at 3:30 p.m.

#69 Iowa (8-8), 1
#57 Ohio State (9-8), 6

Singles
1. #54 Kelsey Dieters (OSU) def. #85 Ruth Seaborne (IOWA) 6-3, 6-4
2. Shelby Talcott (IOWA) def. Fidan Manashirova (OSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Kara Cecil (OSU) def. Morven McCulloch (IOWA) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Gabby Steele (OSU) def. Christina Harazin (IOWA) 6-1, 6-1
5. Grainne O’Neill (OSU) def. Katie Zordani (IOWA) 6-2, 7-5
6. Nicole Flower (OSU) def. Caitlin Hindmarsh (IOWA) 7-6 (7), 6-3

Doubles
1. #34 Seaborne/McCulloch (IOWA) def. Cecil/Malley (OSU) 8-2
2. O’Neill/Dieters (OSU) def. Talcott/Zordani (IOWA) 8-4
3. Manashirova/Steele (OSU) def. Dohanics/Hindmarsh (IOWA) 8-3