MASON, Ohio -- No. 3 seed Mount Union lost 5-1 to No. 2 seed Ohio Northern in the semifinals of the 2014 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Tournament at the Linder Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.
The Purple Raiders, which are in the semifinals for the ninth time over the last 10 seasons, finish the year with a record of 13-3.
Ohio Northern, two time defending conference champions, improve to 17-4 and advance to Saturday's championship match against top-seeded Otterbein.
The Polar Bears won two of the three doubles matches with the Raiders point coming in an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles from Megan Reichert (Ashtabula/Lakeside) and MacKenzie Jenkins (North Hampton/Northwestern).
Ohio Northern finished the match scoring wins at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 singles.
Tennis Match Results
Mount Union vs Ohio Northern
May 02, 2014 at Mason, Ohio
Ohio Northern 5, Mount Union 1
Singles competition:
1. Christina Corbean (ONU) vs. MacKenzie Jenkins (MTU) 7-6, unfinished
2. Mandy Wise (MTU) def. Taryn Stromback (ONU) 6-4, 2-1, unfinished
3. Kristin Cellentani (ONU) def. Hannah Arvidson (MTU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Meghan Letizia (ONU) def. Taylor Dowling (MTU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Rachael Miller (ONU) def. Lauren Olivier (MTU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Brittany Toney (ONU) vs. Megan Reichert (MTU) 7-5, 4-2, unfinished
Doubles competition:
1. MacKenzie Jenkins/Megan Reichert (MTU) def. Christina Corbean/Brittany Toney (ONU) 8-5
2. Rachael Miller/Taryn Stromback (ONU) def. Lauren Olivier/Hannah Arvidson (MTU) 8-4
3. Kristin Cellentani/Meghan Letizia (ONU) def. Mandy Wise/Taylor Dowling (MTU) 8-3
Notes:
Ohio Northern 17-4
Mount Union 13-3
OAC Tournament Semifinals
Ohio Northern advances to the OAC Tournament Finals and will play #1 Otterbein