Women's Tennis Heads To ITA Kickoff Regional At Ohio State

Match 3: Old Dominion (2-0) at #12 Ohio State (1-0), 10 a.m., Friday
Match 4: Old Dominion vs. Wake Forest/Tennessee, 4 p.m. or 7 p.m., Saturday
 
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NORFOLK, Va. – The Old Dominion women's tennis team will open play on Friday morning in the ITA Kickoff Weekend Regional hosted by Ohio State. ODU (2-0) will take on the host Buckeyes (1-0) at 10 a.m., while Wake Forest (2-0) will face Tennessee (0-0) at approximately 1 p.m. on Friday.
 
The winners will face off on Saturday at 4 p.m. for the right to go to the ITA Indoor Nationals, while the losers will play a consolation match approximately 7 p.m. Live stats and video can be found here.
 
ODU advanced to the ITA Indoor Nationals last season by winning a regional in Atlanta defeating Georgia Tech and Ole Miss.
 
"It will be an exciting weekend for the Monarchs. Ohio State has a lot of experience in their lineup and is coming off a strong win over Oklahoma. We also have a lot of experience in the lineup and are off to a strong start. We are fit and ready for a battle," said ODU Head Coach Dominic Manilla. "It should be an excellent weekend of top collegiate tennis in Columbus."

Old Dominion enters after a 4-0 win over Columbia. The Monarchs took the doubles point with wins at the one and three spots, while in singles ODU won at the top three spots to clinch the win.
 
Ohio State, currently ranked 12th nationally, opened dual match play this past weekend with a 5-2 win over then fourth-ranked Oklahoma. The Buckeyes dropped the doubles point to the Sooners, the NCAA runner-up last season, before winning five of six singles matches to capture the team win.
 
Wake Forest heads to the regional after opening its spring season last weekend with a 4-3 win over Charlotte and a 5-2 win over Richmond. Anna Brylin, Nevena Carton and Casie Wooten won both their singles matches in the opening weekend. In doubles, the duos of Brylin and Brooke Killingsworth along with Carton and Whitley Pate went 2-0.
 
Tennessee, who is currently ranked 22nd nationally, will play its first dual matches of the season this weekend. Last season the Volunteers were 16-10 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championships.