Ohio State Wins 2025 Big Ten Women's Tennis Tournament

OJAI, Calif. - Second-seed and ninth-ranked Ohio State prevailed, 4-3, in the Big Ten women's tennis tournament championship against top-seeded and third-nationally Michigan on Saturday at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif. The tournament final came down to the third set on court four with freshmen Nao Nishino of Ohio State and Emily Sartz-Lunde of Michigan going head-to-head on court four with a 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 final score to clinch the match.

Michigan won the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Perry and Teah Chavez each won their singles match to give Ohio State a 2-1 lead. Michigan pulled ahead with singles wins on courts five and six before Ratliff and Nishino rallied in three sets to help seal the victory.

The tournament title is the fourth for the Buckeyes and first since 2021. Ohio State's Sydni Ratliff was named the Big Ten Tournament's Most Outstanding Player and was joined on the All-Tournament team by Buckeye sophomore Luciana Perry, Michigan's Jessica Bernales and Reese Miller, UCLA's Elise Wagle and Washington's Carina Syrtveit.

Ohio State will be the Big Ten's automatic qualifier into this year's NCAA Women's Tennis Championship and the remaining bracket will be revealed on NCAA.com on Monday, April 28. The first and second rounds will take place May 2-4 with the Top 16 seeds as host sites. The super regional round is set for May 9-10 on campus sites and the final three rounds will be held May 15-18 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.