With the festivities of the St. Patrick’s holiday over, it seems USC women’s tennis has run out of luck.

It was a busy weekend for the Trojans (9-5, 3-3 Big Ten) as they took on the Penn State Nittany Lions (13-5, 4-4) Friday and the Ohio State Buckeyes (13-2, 7-1) Sunday. The No. 22-ranked Trojans suffered a loss in both duals.

Friday, severe weather circumstances interrupted the first singles matchup, and the later matches were all moved indoors. However, this interference didn’t seem to shock the No. 42  Nittany Lions at all — they registered two points right away.

To begin, Penn State junior Olivia Dorner bested USC senior Grace Piper. Following suit, PSU freshman Patricia Grigoras beat USC sophomore Lily Fairclough. USC sophomore Immi Haddad and PSU freshman Jelena Vico battled it out in a call-and-answer style of play, with each recording 6-3 wins before Haddad regained the momentum for another 6-3 victory in the crucial third set, subsequently earning USC their first team point of the day. USC won two more, and the singles tally was tied at 3-3.

The doubles matchups were pertinent in cementing the Trojan loss. Before seeing Penn State this past weekend, USC women’s tennis had only lost two other times this season.

The only Trojan doubles pair to claim victory against Penn State was Fairclough and Piper. The duo took out Dorner and junior Maiko Uchijima 6-3. This further serves as a testament to their success as a partnership, having only lost three times since September.

The most shocking result was Charney and her partner senior Parker Fry’s loss to Vico and freshman Maria Daciana Ciubotaru. Charney and Fry had won every doubles matchup together this season.

Another Trojan upset came from Dorner’s victory over Piper. The senior is ranked No. 46, whereas Dorner is unranked. Dorner suppressed Piper entirely, only needing two rounds and defeating her with a score of 6-4 in both cases.

Sunday morning, the Trojans aimed to change course but were overpowered by the Buckeyes. In opposition, the once similarly ranked No. 12 Ohio State separated itself from the Trojans in the conference standings.

Off the bat, USC reclaimed its doubles prowess and won two of three games; the duos of Fairclough-Piper and freshman Jana Hossam and senior Sloane Morra performed well.

Play on the third court doubles matchup of USC’s Charney and Fry against Ohio State’s senior ​​Sydni Ratliff and freshman Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev was ultimately suspended at a score of five-all.

The Trojans were much less successful in their singles matchups. They lost their first four matches against tough competition; all six of the Buckeye singles players are nationally ranked. With a tied match, No. 85-ranked Buckeye sophomore Luciana Perry humbled No. 83 Charney, securing the win for Ohio State.

The Trojans are entering a crucial stretch of the season. Having completed two-thirds of the season and facing a tough three-game losing streak, the Trojans need to turn their fortunes around and give everything they have to pull out a win against Minnesota on Saturday at Marks Stadium.

Sloane Morra is a sports columnist for the Daily Trojan and is not involved in the publication of any tennis coverage.