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

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Congratulations Buckeyes!

Another tense but critical win on the way to the championship!
The double's point was crucial today.
Can't say enough about Rola!
Coach tucker must have seen some match up possibility to move McCarthy to 4 and drop Allare to #5 singles.
In the other bracket, Georgia upset Tennessee and USC cruised by Kentucky.

OSU's Semifinal match is scheduled for Monday afternoon at 3pm.

Go Bucks!
 
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Buckeyes will face no. 1 seed uVa in the semi on Monday.
In a close quarter final, the cavaliers held off host Stanford by a 4-3 score. Top 2 singles Domijan and Shabaz of UVa both lost however.
Buckeyes will need to get rested and focused to pull the upset of the undefeated top seed.
 
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Recap of the Buckeye victory in the NCAA quarters from the OSu tennis site.

The fourth-ranked Ohio State men's tennis (34-2) beat No. 5 Baylor (22-5), 4-2, Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, Calif. The Buckeyes will meet Virginia at 3 p.m. ET Monday for a chance to play in the championship match.
Freshman Blaz Rola, the nation's fourth-ranked player, clinched the victory on court one with a 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 win vs. John Peers. Rola fought off multiple match points and more than 10 break points in the win. Additionally, it was the Ptuj, Slovenia, native's team-high 38th victory of the season as he also improves to 10-2 at the No. 1 position.
Advancing to its second NCAA semifinals in program history, Ohio State and head coach Ty Tucker improve to 29-11 in the NCAA tournament.
"It was a competitive match and an emotional win," Tucker said. "Now we have to get ready to face the No. 1 team in the nation, Virginia."
Tucker led the Buckeyes to the NCAA semifinals and eventually the final in 2009.
After falling behind by one match in the doubles session, the Buckeyes clawed back to claim the point heading into singles action. Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt lost an 8-3 decision to Roberto Maytin and Peers, the nation's fifth-ranked duo who also won their 11th match in a row.
Rola and Balazs Novak won their 11th-consecutive match to tie the doubles contest at one apiece. The Buckeye tandem downed Julien Bley and Kike Grangeiro, 8-3. The pair move to 16-1 on the season with the victory.
In the final doubles match, Chase Buchanan and Shuhei Uzawa mounted a huge comeback against the nation's 52nd ranked team, Sergio Ramirez and Jordan Rux, to win 8-6. The deciding portion of the match came with the Buckeye duo trailing 5-4 and Baylor serving. Buchanan and Uzawa then broke the Baylor pair's serve to tie the match at 6-6 before clinching the point by winning the final two games.
Buchanan and Uzawa move to 14-2 overall on the year after winning their sixth-consecutive match.
Overall, the Buckeyes improve to 80-20 in doubles competition.
Buchanan, the 10th-ranked player nationally, put the Buckeyes up 2-0 with a strong performance on court two. The two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year won his 17th contest in a row by defeating Ramirez 6-2, 6-2. The junior moves to 34-5 overall, including a 29-2 spring record and 13-1 at No. 2.
Baylor came back to make the score 2-2 behind Rux, who downed Ille Van Engelen, 7-5, 6-1, and Maytin, who snapped Allare's 24-match win streak, with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 comeback win over the Buckeye senior.
However, the Buckeyes would win the next two matches to seal their trip to the semifinals. Novak picked up the team's third win with a hard fought 7-6, 6-3 win at No. 6. Moments after, Rola won on court one.
Tennis Match Results
No. 4 Ohio State 4, No. 5 Baylor 2
Taube Tennis Center
Stanford, Calif.

Doubles
(Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2)
1) No. 5 Maytin/Peers (BAY) d. No. 21 Allare/Kobelt (OSU) 8-3
2) No. 81 Buchanan/Uzawa (OSU) d. No. 52 Ramirez/Rux (BAY) 8-6
3) Novak/Rola (OSU) d. Bley/Grangeiro (BAY) 8-3
Singles
(Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 6, 1)
1) No. 4 Blaz Rola (OSU) d. No. 19 John Peers (BAY) 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3
2) No. 10 Chase Buchanan (OSU) d. No. 68 Sergio Ramirez (BAY) 6-2, 6-2
3) Jordan Rux (BAY) d. No. 107 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) 7-5, 6-1
4) No. 102 Roberto Maytin (BAY) d. No. 50 Matt Allare (OSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
5) No. 65 Devin McCarthy (OSU) vs. No. 97 Kike Grangeiro (BAY) 6-4, 4-6, 4-5, unf.
6) No. 111 Balazs Novak (OSU) d. Julien Bley (BAY) 7-6 (2), 6-3
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