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Ohio State Sweeps Falcons, 7-0
March 09, 2002 | Women's Tennis
March 9, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's tennis won all three doubles matches and all six singles matches to defeat Bowling Green, 7-0, at Jesse Owens West Recreation Center. The win improves No. 38-ranked Ohio State's record to 12-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten, while the Falcons fell to 1-7 on the season.
Ohio State won the doubles point, as it swept all three matches. At the number-one flight, Buckeyes Monica Rincon and Meaghan Colville defeated the duo of senior Devon Bissinger and freshman Susan Schoenberger, 8-2. At No. 2, OSU beat the Falcon sophomore team of Lisa Maloney and Gaby Coello, 8-3. Claudia Castro and Lindsey Adams of OSU won at No. 3, topping sophomore Jessica Johnson and junior Alyson Gabel, 8-3.
The Buckeyes won at all six singles spots for the win. No. 54 Rincon easily defeated Maloney, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1, and No. 48 Fisk beat Bissinger at No. 2.
Pervez, ranked 119th in the nation, downed Schoenberger at the number-three spot. Other BGSU competitors included Gabel (No. 4) and freshmen Laura Kokinda (No. 5) and Cameron Benjamin (No. 6).
The Falcons were to return to action later Saturday in a neutral-site match against Drake University.
#38 Ohio State 7, Bowling Green 0
Singles 1 - Monica Rincon (OSU) d. Lisa Maloney 6-2, 6-1 2 - Erica Fisk (OSU) d. Devon Bissinger 6-1, 6-0 3 - Sadhaf Pervez (OSU) d. Susie Schoenberger 6-2, 6-1 4 - Michelle Matko (OSU) d. Alyson Gabel 6-3, 6-2 5 - Meaghan Colville (OSU) d. Laura Kokinda 6-1, 6-2 6 - Claudia Castro (OSU) d. Cameron Benjamin 6-1, 6-1Doubles 1 - Colville/Rincon (OSU) d. Bissinger/Schoenberger 8-2 2 - Fisk/Pervez (OSU) d. Maloney/Gaby Coello 8-3 3 - Castro/Lindsey Adams (OSU) d. Jessica Johnson/Gabel 8-3
