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Ohio State Men's Tennis (2014/2019/2024 ITA Indoor National Champs, 17 Straight B1G Titles)

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gracelhink;1914236; said:
Tomorrow's semifinal will match the winner of the Illini vs. Tsun against the Buckeyes.
The other quarter link looks highly competitive. Livestats IU vs. UM
I think it would "help" the Buckeye's computer rankings if the Illini advanced.

Kinda gives another reason to root against TSUN
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Looking like there might be a number of 3-setters in the Illinois-Michigan matchup--which also helps the Buckeyes, no matter who advances. Any reason they have no score posted for #6 singles yet?
 
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tundra1;1914240; said:
You know how hard it is for members of this site to root for Michigan to lose, don't you? :wink2:
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You know the Buckeye men's tennis program has had more of a natural rivalry with Illinois over the past 12 years. Illinois won the B1G championship from 1999 to 2005, and then the Buckeyes prevailed for the B1G regular and tournament titles. The Finals for the past 5 years have pitted the Buckeyes against the Illini. That streak will end this year.
Sometimes it seems like an OSU tennis fan is caught in a quagmire of epic porportion -- Do I really root for the evil nemesis and archrival Illinois?
I mean for a Buckeye it feels like :smash:

I'll guess the reason the #6 single's match is not posting on the livestats is that there were only 5 courts available for singles and they had to wait for one court to finish before they played the #6 singles match.
It looks as if that match copuld be the deciding point.
 
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The other quarter just went final, IL vs. TSUN match was tied at 3's, came down to the delayed start of the #6 singles.
Hoosiers vs. Purdue and Wisky vs. Minny in the other quarters are just starting.
Tomorrow the Buckeyes will face Illinois in the semifinal.
The match is scheduled to start at 11 am et.
Right now it is not active but tomorrow, fans should be able to monitor the action from Madison on this Livestats Link
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Why would the Big 10 hold a conference championship tournament at a school with so few courts. It just does not make sense unless Jim Delaney chose Wisconsin.
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Yeah they wanted to play home night matches as well.:evil:
The tournament has been played primarily at the Neilson Tennis Center. Buckeyes played there today and Hoosiers v. Boilers is at the Neilson Center right now. Link
Tomorrow's semis and Sunday's finals are scheduled for the neilson as well. It is the better of the two tennis facilities at Madison.
Today's quarterfinal between Illini and TSUN was played at the Cole Hall tennis Courts.
I haven't been there, but I am guessing they may only have 5 courts available at the Cole Hall Courts.
The Wisconsin vs. Minnesota quarter just started at Cole Hall. Link
 
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Recap of the quarterfinal victory over Saprty today in Madison from the OSU Tennis Site.
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After capturing its sixth-consecutive outright Big Ten regular-season crown, the third-ranked and No. 1-seed Ohio State men's tennis team (28-2, 11-0) started the 2011 postseason with a 4-0 decision over No. 8-seed Michigan State (18-9, 4-8) in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wis. The Buckeyes are vying for their sixth-consecutive conference tournament under head coach Ty Tucker. The victory over the Spartans was Ohio State's 13th win in a row. . .
2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Blaz Rola clinched the victory for Ohio State for the fifth-straight match by handing Michigan State's Aaron Pfister a 6-2, 6-0 loss. Rola's overall record improves to 34-5, including a 9-1 mark in the Big Ten and 13-1 ledger when competing on court two.
The 4-0 shutout extended Ohio State's Big Ten tournament win streak to 16 matches. Tucker, the Buckeyes are 26-5 in conference tournament action and have won 77-consecutive Big Ten matches.
The Buckeye tandem of Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt quickly gave Ohio State an advantage in doubles by downing John Stratton and Drew Lied, 8-2, on court one. Allare and Kobelt, the 18th-ranked duo nationally, improve to 23-8 overall and 9-1 vs. Big Ten opponents. The pair is 14-5 at the No. 1 position.
On court two, 2-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year Chase Buchanan and senior co-captain Shuhei Uzawa continued their doubles success, moving to 10-2 on the season with a 8-6 win vs. Pfister and Austin Brooks. Buchanan is 26-8 and Uzawa is 20-4 overall in doubles.
Allare, a First Team All-Big Ten member, put the top-seeded Buckeyes up 2-0 with a straight-set 6-1, 6-1 victory over Stratton on court four for his 20th-consecutive singles win. Allare, the 47th-ranked player in the country is now 32-3 overall, 23-1 in duals, 10-0 vs. the Big Ten and 17-0 at the No. 4 position. The Mason, Ohio, native has not lost in singles action since falling to No. 47 Sadio Doumbia of No. 11 Georgia, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, Feb. 6.
Devin McCarthy put Ohio State within one point of advancing to the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph over Lied at No. 6. McCarthy, who earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors, improved his perfect record at the No. 6 position to 10-0. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native currently is 28-5 overall and 10-1 vs. Big Ten competition.
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals (Match #4)
No. 3 Ohio State 4, No. 50 Michigan State 0
April 29, 2011 Nielsen Tennis Stadium Madison, Wis.
Singles
No. 10 Chase Buchanan (OSU) vs. Denis Bogatov (MSU) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
No. 3 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Aaron Pfister (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 122 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) vs. Austin Brooks (MSU) 7-5, 2-0, unfinished
No. 47 Matt Allare (OSU) def. John Stratton (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 98 Balazs Novak (OSU) vs. Ronnie Hulewicz (MSU) 6-0, 3-1, unfinished
No. 74 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Drew Lied (MSU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
No. 18 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. Drew Lied/John Stratton (MSU) 8-2
No. 82 Chase Buchanan/Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Austin Brooks/Aaron Pfister (MSU) 8-6
Blaz Rola/Balazs Novak (OSU) vs. Jason Norville/Mat Nelson 6-4, unfinished . . .
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The shutout was the 15th time in 2011 and eighth time a Big Ten opponent has not earned a point against the Buckeyes.

Its great to be a Buckeye and this is a fun team to cheer on!
 
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