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

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Against the #24 ranked LSU tigers, the Buckeyes swept the double's point to take a 1-0 lead in their quest to reach 160 consecutive home wins.
Single's play is under way with #2 Blaz Rola and #6 Constantin Christ taking the first set.
Among other Buckeyes, #5 Diaz is up a couple breaks in the first set,
#4 Smith up a break, and #3 McCarthy and #1 Kobelt on serve in their 1st set.
 
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I'm curious about Ille Van Engelen. The last 2 years he's played predominately at the #3 singles position, and now he doesn't play singles at all anymore. Obviously, we are having amazing success with the guys who are playing, but I'm just curious as to why he is no longer in the singles lineup.

Thanks in advance.

Go Bucks!
 
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Recap of the 2nd shutout of the weekend, the 161st consecutive home court win for the Scarlet and Gray men's team.
From the official site.

No. 4 Ohio State Beats No. 24 LSU, 7-0
Buckeyes capture second-consecutive shutout victory
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No. 2 Peter Kobelt and the rest of the Buckeyes improved to 12-2 overall
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Feb. 24, 2013
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COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The fourth-ranked Ohio State men?s tennis team beat No. 24 LSU, 7-0, Sunday afternoon at the Varsity Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 12-2, while LSU drops to 4-2.

No. 62 Blaz Rola clinched the victory for the Scarlet and Gray at No. 2 singles. Facing Tam Trinh, Rola surrendered only one point en route to a 6-0, 6-1 win. Rola, a junior, improves to 9-0 on the season and 2-0 on court No. 2.

The two other victories needed to reach four points came from wins in Nos. 6 and 5 singles. Constantin Christ defeated Boris Arias on court six by a score of 6-1, 6-0. On court five it was No. 37 Chris Diaz with a 6-1, 6-0 win of his own vs. Harrison Kennedy.

Doubles
With wins on court two by the pair of Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen and on court three by Rola and Kevin Metka, the Buckeyes entered the singles competition with a 1-0 lead. McCarthy and Van Engelen won their fourth-consecutive match and gave the Scarlet and Gray an early advantage when they beat No. 35 Stefan Szacinski and Chris Simpson, 8-5. The next Buckeye victory came from Rola and Metka, who recently were named to the 2013 ITA Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team, when they finished at No. 3 doubles with an 8-6 victory vs. Olivier Borsos and Arias. Rola and Metka have now won seven consecutive matches, all on court No. 3.The final Ohio State duo to claim victory was Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith, ranked 35th in the nation. They finished their match on court No. 1 with an 8-5 win over Roger Anderson and Trinh. . . .
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The Buckeyes will travel to UNC Wednesday to square off with the #22 ranked Tar Heels.
The match begins at 2:30 pm. It appears the venue will be indoors and a link for livestats is in the preview from the UNC tennis site.

The No. 22 North Carolina men's tennis team returns to action Wednesday when Coach Sam Paul's Tar Heels host No. 4 Ohio State. Match time is 2:30 p.m. at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center and admission is free of charge.
North Carolina is 7-2 overall and on a four-match winning streak, including a pair of 7-0 wins this past Sunday in doubleheader action against UT-Chattanooga and N.C. Central. The Buckeyes are currently 12-2 on the season.
This will be the 10th all-time meeting between Carolina and Ohio State. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series 7-2.
Both teams feature a host of nationally-ranked players in their lineups. In the most recent Intercollegiate Tennis Assoication rankings, Ohio State's Peter Kobelt is ranked second, Connor Smith is ranked 30th, Chris Diaz is rated 37th and Blaz Rola is ranked 62nd. Carolina has three nationally-ranked singles players. Sophomore Esben Hess-Olesen is 20th, freshman Brett Clark is 77th and junior Nelson Vick is 80th. The Ohio State doubles team of Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith is currently ranked 36th.
Live stats for Wednesday's match can be found on GoHeels.com.

North Carolina Men's Tennis
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The ITA released their first computer generated rankings of the year and the Buckeyes received enough points to be ranked #7 in the NCAA.

ITA Team rankings.

Rank...Avg...School........................LW
1.....88.43..University of Virginia........1
2.....80.71..University of Southern Cal....2
3.....80.44..UCLA..........................3
4.....68.44..Duke University...............5
5.....67.72..University of Oklahoma........9
6.....65.78..University of Kentucky........6
7.....62.27..Ohio State University.........4
8.....60.07..University of Tennessee......13
9.....59.53..University of Georgia.........8
10....56.36..Mississippi State University.11
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gracelhink;2309003; said:
The Buckeyes will travel to UNC Wednesday to square off with the #22 ranked Tar Heels.
The match begins at 2:30 pm. It appears the venue will be indoors and a link for livestats is in the preview from the UNC tennis site.
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I wish the BTN carried more tennis.

One of the things I've learned from this thread over the years is that college tennis schedules are impressive..the top teams tangle with each other and out of conference matches include a lot of ranked teams going head to head. A lot of top talent on the court competing against each other on a regular basis. I wish we could get some additional TV coverage..and I wish ESPN would replace some of their filler garbage with the occasional tennis battle any time there is a big time match between two top programs. Granted it won't get a ton of rating out of the gate..but I don't care about everyone else...this is about me. :tongue2:
 
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