ADA — The Otterbein women's tennis team fell 6-1 at Ohio Northern in a battle of nationally ranked Ohio Athletic Conference squads on Wednesday. Graduate student Erin Storrer recorded the Cardinals' point in the match.

The Basics: 

• Records: Otterbein (10-6 overall, 1-1 OAC), Ohio Northern (14-3 overall, 3-0 OAC)
• Venue: West Campus Courts - Ada, Ohio
• ONU and Otterbein were Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, in the OAC Coaches Preseason Poll, and both are nationally ranked in the latest ITA NCAA Division III rankings, which were released on Wednesday. ONU is No. 53, and Otterbein is No. 68.

Singles

• #1: Storrer won 1-6, 6-4, 10-2 over Lauren Okrainec.
• #2: Senior Lillia Walter fell 5-7, 1-6 to Jenna Bell.
• #3: Freshman Daniela De Mata fell 3-6, 2-6 to Abby Cruser.
• #4: Senior Olivia Eckels fell 0-6, 0-6 to Jamie Hurst.
• #5: Sophomore Breanna Ball fell 2-6, 0-6 to Miranda Wills.
• #6: Senior Cassady Shough fell 2-6, 1-6 to Leah Schleibaum.

Doubles

• #1: Eckels and Storrer fell 2-6 to Bell and Caroline Robinson.
• #2: Walter and De Mata fell 4-6 to Cruser and Julianne Sheldon.
• #3: Ball and sophomore Taryn Simmers fell 1-6 to Okrainec and Wills.

Notables

• Ninth-year head coach Tyler Stephen is 121-36 during his tenure leading the women's tennis team at Otterbein.
• Walter leads the team in overall wins on the season with a 25-20 overall record (10-12 in singles and 15-8 in doubles). Storrer is 22-12 overall (10-5 in singles, 12-7 in doubles).
• Storrer is 149-70 in her Otterbein career (71-33 in singles, 78-37 in doubles).
• Walter is 136-72 in her Otterbein career (62-37 in singles, 74-35 in doubles).
• Eckels is 79-70 in her Otterbein career (37-33 in singles, 42-37 in doubles).