No. 3 Buckeyes Close Weekend with 4-0 Win at Iowa

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3 ranked Ohio State women's tennis team closed out a stretch of three road matches in five days undefeated, downing Iowa 4-0 Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa. Ohio State is now 17-3 overall, while the Hawkeyes are 10-11 (4-6 B1G). Ohio State was a 4-1 winner against both No. 17 Michigan and Nebraska to open the road trip.

The Buckeye duo of Flora Johnson and Luciana Perry won in a tiebreak to clinch the doubles point vs. Iowa. Teah Chavez, who paired with Hephzibah Oluwadare for a doubles win, Perry and Nao Nishino all claimed their singles matches in straight sets for the team victory.

Up Next

Ohio State closes its road regular season schedule next weekend. The Buckeyes will play at Purdue at noon Saturday and at Indiana at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

The Buckeyes will then wrap up the regular season at home against Oregon at 6 p.m. April 17 in the Ty Tucker Tennis Center and vs. Washington at noon April 19 outside at the Auer Tennis Complex. Admission and parking are free.

How it Happened

The teams split the first two doubles matches, with No. 13-ranked Hephzibah Oluwadare and Teah Chavez winning 6-2 on court two against Tereza Dejnozkova and Emma Tothova and Iowa taking court three 6-2.

On court one, the Buckeyes' No. 53-ranked duo of Flora Johnson and Luciana Perry prevailed in a tiebreak, 7-6 (3), against No. 49 Daianne Hayashida and Mia Mack for the doubles point.

In singles, Chavez, ranked fourth, was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Hayashida on court two for a 2-0 Ohio State lead.

No. 5 Perry followed, as she defeated No. 52 Mack, 6-4, 6-1, on court one.

No. 75 Nao Nishino clinched Ohio State's win on court four. After taking the first set vs. Tothova in a tiebreak, Nishino did not drop a game in the second set for a 7-6 (5), 6-0 win.

The remaining matches were abandoned. On court three, Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev won the second set to force a third and was up 2-0 in the third. On court five, Audrey Spencer was down a set and had fought to get on back serve in the second set, 5-4. Johnson's court six match was tied at one in the third set, with Johnson winning the first set and Pia Kranholdt taking the second.

Chavez is 13-1 this spring, with Perry 11-2 and Nishino 9-5. In doubles, Johnson and Perry pace Ohio State with an 8-2 ledger in dual play.

The Buckeyes are a combined 25-3 on courts one (11-1) and two (14-2) this spring, with court four 13-2.

The Results

Ohio State vs Iowa

4/5/2026 at Iowa City, Iowa

#3 Ohio State 4, #48 Iowa 0

Singles competition

1. #5 Luciana Perry (OSU) def. #52 Mia Mack (IOWA) 6-4, 6-1

2. #4 Teah Chavez (OSU) def. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) 6-3, 6-1

3. Tereza Dejnozkova (IOWA) vs. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (OSU) 6-4, 4-6, 0-2, unfinished

4. #75 Nao Nishino (OSU) def. Emma Tothova (IOWA) 7-6 (7-5), 6-0

5. Nikita Vishwase (IOWA) vs. #114 Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished

6. Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) vs. Flora Johnson (OSU) 3-6, 6-3, 1-1, unfinished

Doubles competition

1. #53 Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry (OSU) def. #49 Daianne Hayashida/Mia Mack (IOWA) 7-6 (7-3)

2. #13 Teah Chavez/Hephzibah Oluwadare (OSU) def. Tereza Dejnozkova/Emma Tothova (IOWA) 6-2

3. Nikita Vishwase/Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) def. Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev/Audrey Spencer (OSU) 6-2

Match Notes:

Ohio State 17-3 (8-1 B1G); National ranking #3

Iowa 10-11 (4-6 B1G); National ranking #48

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,1,4)

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