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

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Qualifier single's in the ITA midwest regional tournament begins tomorrow at tOSU courts. Top 8 qualify for the ITA regional main draw.
Three Buckeyes will play in the qualifier.
#1 seed is Freshman Kevin Metka, #2 seed is Senior Steven Williams and #9 is Sophomore Wyatt Lippert.
Link for draw

Two observations:
1. The favorable seeds will give all 3 Buckeyes a pretty strong chance of qualifying for the main draw. They will need to win 3 rounds. 2 on Thursday and one on Friday am. An impressive tournament showing will earn some valuable court time for these three during the season.

2. Metka as #1 seed means that in the main draw are 7 Buckeyes--Rola, Buchanan, McCarthy, Vick, Kobelt, VanEngelen, and Smith.

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Congratulations to Blaz and Chase for Big Ten accolades!
From the BIG official site.
http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/101211aaa.html


Ohio State Duo Takes Home Weekly Men's Tennis Accolade
Oct. 12, 2011

Co-Athlete of the Week
Chase Buchanan, Ohio State
Sr. New Albany, Ohio Gahanna H.S.

Blaz Rola, Ohio State
So. Ptuj, Slovenia Gimnazija Ptuj
  • Crowned the D?Novo/ITA All-American Doubles Champions after finishing 5-0 over the weekend
  • Defeated top-seed Georgia Tech, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4, in the final following a 6-2, 6-4 win over Georgia in the semifinals
  • Knocked off Illinois State (8-2), Nebraska (8-5) and Witchita State (8-5) in the first, second and quarterfinal rounds, respectively
  • Became the second pair in Ohio State history, and third in the Big Ten, to capture the D?Novo/ITA All-American Doubles Championship
  • Buchanan earns his first weekly award of the season and the 11th of his career
  • Rola earns his first weekly award of the season and the second of his career
  • Last Ohio State Men?s Tennis Athlete of the Week: Chase Buchanan (April 26, 2011) . . .
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Preview of the ITA Midwest regional from the OSU Tennis site.

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Buckeyes Set to Host USTA/ITA Division I Men's Midwest Regional Championships
Rola, Buchanan earn No. 1, No. 2 seeds, respectively
The Ohio State men's tennis team will continue its 2011 fall schedule Thursday as it returns to Columbus to host the 2011 USTA/ITA Division I Men's Midwest Regional Championships. . .
A SCARLET AND GRAY MAIN DRAW
The singles main draw for the USTA/ITA Division I Men's Midwest Regional Championship at Ohio State is filled with Buckeyes. In fact, six of the Top 8 seeds are Buckeyes. Blaz Rola and Chase Buchanan earned the Top 2 seeds, respectively, in the singles draw. Devin McCarthy, Peter Kobelt, Nelson Vick and Ille Van Engelen fill out seeds 5-8. Connor Smith, a transfer from Florida State, will represent Ohio State with the 16th seed.

Two other Buckeyes were awarded spots in the qualifying draw, including the Top 2 seeds. Senior Steven Williams is the No. 2 seed in the field of 64, while Wyatt Lippert is the ninth-ranked player in the draw.

DOUBLES DELIGHT
Ohio State also earned the Top 2 seeds in the doubles main draw of the regional. Chase Buchanan and Peter Kobelt, as well as Blaz Rola and Connor Smith will team up for the first time as the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds, respectively. Both duos earned a first-round bye.

Ille Van Engelen and Devin McCarthy are the sixth-seeded team, with Kevin Metka and Steven Williams are seeded No. 12. Nelson Vick and Hunter Callahan round out the ranked teams for the Buckeyes, coming in at No. 14. . .
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Link for the tournament brackets can be found at:
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ot/tennis-2011-ita-midwest.html

Buckeye fans can check progress of matches through a Link for livestats but it will not be available till the main draw.

Buckeyes are demonstrating their dominance in the midwest based on the seeding in the tournament draw.

Interesting that Ty has chosen to pair Buchanan with Kobelt and Conner Smith with Blaz Rola in doubles. Should make two exceptionally strong teams!
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Eleven Buckeyes will hit the courts tomorrow seeking to advance in the ITA midwest regional tournament.
In the morning Sophomore Wyatt Lippert and Senior Steven Williams will need a third round victory to qualify for the main draw of the tourney.
Already in the main draw are 9 Buckeye players.

Following the first round of singles, the first round of doubles will start at 4:30. Five Buckeye teams have been selected for the double's portion of the tournament.

Recap of Thursday action from the OSU tennis site.

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Steven Williams and Wyatt Lippert, members of the Ohio State men's tennis team, each went 2-0 on day one of qualifying at the 2011 USTA/ITA Division I Men's Midwest Regional Championships Thursday at the Varsity Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State is serving as hosts of the prestigious event.

Lippert, a redshirt-sophomore, defeated Marc Shideler of Western Michigan 6-2, 6-4 in the initial round of qualifying. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native then proceeded to beat Valparaiso's Chris Baum 6-1, 6-2 in the second round. He will meet Axel Lagerlof of Northern Illinois Friday in the third round of qualifying with a bid to the singles main draw on the line. The third round of qualifying begins at 8 a.m. ET.


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Main single's draw


Double's draw

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Buckeye fans can follow the action from the ITA Midwest regional tournament.

Livestats

So far today Buckeyes advancing include:
#1 seed Blaz Rola 6-1, 6-1 over Robles of Wisconsin (deal with it!)
Connor Smith 6-1, 6-1 6-1, 6-1 over Satral of Wisconsin (double deal with it!)
Ilie Van Engelen 6-0, 6-3 over Guignon of Illinois.
Devin McCarthy 6-4, 7-6 over Moore of Notre Dame.
Hunter Callahan is on the court now vs. Manner of Ill State.

Yet to play this afternoon:

Kevin Metka vs. Austin Brooks of Michigan State.
Steven Williams vs. Chanturia ov Depaul
Peter Kobelt vs. Passareanu of Northwestern.
Nelson Vick vs. Fitzgerald of Notre Dame
Chase Buchanan vs. Franks of TSUN.
 
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gracelhink;2012210; said:
Buckeye fans can follow the action from the ITA Midwest regional tournament.

Livestats

So far today Buckeyes advancing include:
#1 seed Blaz Rola 6-1, 6-1 over Robles of Wisconsin (deal with it!)
Connor Smith 6-1, 6-1 6-1, 6-1 over Satral of Wisconsin (double deal with it!)
Ilie Van Engelen 6-0, 6-3 over Guignon of Illinois.
Devin McCarthy 6-4, 7-6 over Moore of Notre Dame.
Hunter Callahan is on the court now vs. Manner of Ill State.
Yet to play this afternoon:

Kevin Metka vs. Austin Brooks of Michigan State.
Steven Williams vs. Chanturia ov Depaul
Peter Kobelt vs. Passareanu of Northwestern.
Nelson Vick vs. Fitzgerald of Notre Dame
Chase Buchanan vs. Franks of TSUN.
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That took me a few seconds to understand.
 
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Recap of Day 2 of the ITA Midwest regional from the OSU tennis site.

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Singles Bracket: http://go.osu.edu/MTEN_MWR_SglBracket
Doubles Bracket: http://go.osu.edu/MTEN_MWR_DblBracket
Follow us on Twitter: OhioState_MTEN
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The Ohio State men?s tennis team had eight members advance to the second round of the singles main draw Friday at the 2011 USTA/ITA Division I Men?s Midwest Regional Championship. Three pairs of Buckeyes also won their first round match in the doubles main draw. The event is taking place at the Varsity Tennis Center and Jesse Owens West Recreation Center in Columbus, Ohio.
The eight representing the Scarlet and Gray in the Round of 32 are the most of any team in the singles draw. On the day, Ohio State went 11-2 in both main draw singles and doubles competition. . . .

The second round of main draw singles will begin at 8 a.m. ET Saturday, with the third round starting around noon. The second and third rounds of the doubles draw will also take place Saturday following the singles draw. Round two will begin around 3:30 p.m., with the third round commencing at 6:15 p.m. All main draw matches will take place at the Varsity Tennis Center. Consolation matches will occur at Jesse Owens West and will begin at 9 a.m.
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The Buckeye Men's tennis program played some strong tennis on the third day of the USTA/ITA Midwest regional today.
On the day the Buckeyes advanced 5 of the 8 singles' players to the quarterfinals.
Advancing with two victories today were #1 seed Blaz Rola, #2 seed Chase Buchanan, #5 Devin McCarthy, #8 Ilie Vanegelen, and #6 Peter Kobelt.
The quarterfinal round of the ITA Midwest will be played Sunday.
The semis and finals are scheduled for Monday at 11 am and 2 pm respectfully.
The Buckeyes also advanced 3 double's teams to the quarterfinals.
#2 seed Rola and Conner Smith (playing together for the first time in their collegiate career), #1 seed Buchanan and Kobelt, and the #6 seeded Ilie VanEngelen and Devin McCarthy will be seeking the auto qualification for the ITA national tournament Nov. 5-7 in New York. Two double's rounds are scheduled to be played Sunday. the double's final is set for 10 am Monday.

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Recap of Saturday's action from the ITA midwest regional by the OSU Tennis site.

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The Ohio State men's tennis team will have five players representing the Scarlet and Gray during the quarterfinals of the singles main draw after a dominating performance Saturday at the 2011 USTA/ITA Division I Men's Midwest Regional Championships. Three pairs of Buckeyes also won to advance to the quarterfinals of the doubles main draw. The event is taking place at the Varsity Tennis Center and Jesse Owens West Recreation Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State was 20-5 on the day in main draw competition, with two of the five losses coming because of head-to-head matchups with Buckeye teammates. . .

The quarterfinals of main draw singles action will take place Sunday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center. Quarterfinal and semifinal action of the doubles main draw will start at 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively.
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Fans can follow the action on the OSU Tennis Livestats link
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/livestats/w-tennis/xlive.htm
 
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In the quarterfinals of the NCAA/ITA midwest regional today, two Buckeyes advanced to Monday's single's semifinal,
#1 seed Blaz Rola defeated teammate Ilie Vanengelen, 6-1, 6-1.
#2 seed Chase Buchanan won convincingly vs. Fitzgerald 6-2, 6-2.
Also advancing were #3 seed King of TSUN, who defeated OSU's Kobelt 7-6, 6-2.
#4 seed Watt of ND advanced over tOSU's McCarthy 7-5, 6-3.
Single's semifinals and finals are scheduled for Monday.

In double's quarterfinal action, three Buckeye teams advanced;
#2 Rola-Smith def. Pfister-Brooks 8-6
#1 Buchanan-Kobelt def. Watt-Andrews of ND 8-4
#6 VanEngelen-McCarthy def. Fitzgerald-Tallmadge 8-6.
Also advancing were King-Bernstein of TSUN.
Double's semifinal matches are being played this afternoon, finals will be held Monday.
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