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Three Buckeyes earned a berth in the 64-player draw. Luciana Perry rallied to win in the first round, while Teah Chavez and Nao Nishino dropped their opening round matches.
Round One (Tuesday)
Luciana Perry, a No. 9-16 seed, came from a set down to defeat Penn’s Esha Velaga. In the first set, the Quaker jumped out to a 4-1 lead and Perry was unable to get back on serve, falling 6-4. The Buckeye two-time All-American dropped just three games the rest of the way. She opened the second set with a 4-0 lead en route to a 6-1 win. In the third set, after four consecutive holds, Perry broke for a 3-2 advantage and did not drop another game for a 6-2 victory.
In one of the first matches of the day, No. 7 seed Teah Chavez fell to Vanderbilt’s Valeria Ray. In the first set, Chavez had an early break for a 3-2 lead, but the Quaker won four of the next five games to take the set, 6-4. In the second set, after the players traded breaks, Ray won three games in a row for a 4-1 lead. Chavez drew within 3-4, but a hold and a break gave Ray the win, 6-3.
Nishino dropped her match against NC State’s Mia Slama in straight sets. Nishino was up 2-0 before Slama went on a six-game run to close out the first set, 6-2. Slama extended her streak to the first three games of the second set. Nishino won two of the next three for a 4-2 score but a break on the deciding point put Slama up 5-2 and she served it out to advance.
NCAA Singles Championship
Nov. 18-23, 2025
USTA National Campus – Orlando, Fla.
R64: [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) def. No. 78 Esha Velaga (Penn), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
R32: [9-16] No. 5 Luciana Perry (Ohio State) vs. Ni Xi (Charlotte), TBA
R64: No. 45 Valeria Ray (Vanderbilt) def. [7] No. 11 Teah Chavez (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-3
R64: No. 72 Mia Slama (NC State) def. No. 60 Nao Nishino (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-2
This article was published by Ohio State Buckeyes on 2025-11-18 21:17:00
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