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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 11/6/2024, Last updated: 11/6/2024
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Ohio State Earns Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Buckeyes’ Nishino claims women’s tennis weekly award

Player of the Week 
Nao Nishino, Ohio State  
Fr. – Tokyo, Japan – Major: Psychology  

  • Nishino was a combined 6-0 to lead the Buckeyes at the MSU Spartan Invite last weekend 

  • Posted three straight set wins in Flight A singles to capture the flight title. Her wins came vs. players from DePaul (6-0, 6-2), Michigan State (6-3, 6-2) and Northwestern (6-2, 6-2) 

  • In doubles, she and Dani Schoenly paired up for three wins, downing teams from Butler (6-0), Michigan State (6-3) and DePaul (6-2) 

  • This fall, Nishino is 11-3 in singles and 6-5 in doubles  

  • Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Luciana Perry (Oct. 16, 2024) 

 

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees 
Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State 
Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin 
Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC  
Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State  
Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns, Sr., Northwestern  
Nov. 6: Nao Nishino, Fr., Ohio State