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

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Buckeyes recap of win over Pepperdine
from the Official Site.

No. 9 Buckeyes Defeat No. 12 Pepperdine, 4-1
Ohio State improves to 6-2 vs. Top 25 opponents

Senior Devin McCarthy pulled off two crucial wins for the Buckeyes Tuesday at No. 3 doubles and No. 2 singles.

March 12, 2013
Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio? Behind back-to-back wins by seniors Devin McCarthy and Connor Smith, the No. 9 Ohio State men?s tennis team defeated No. 12 Pepperdine, 4-1, Tuesday afternoon at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 15-2 overall and 6-2 vs. teams ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 25.
Leading the Waves, 2-1, the Scarlet and Gray received wins by McCarthy and Smith at No. 2 and 5 singles, respectively, to cap the victory. McCarthy beat Francis Alcantara in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, before Smith clinched the match-winning point. After dropping the first set, 6-4, Smith rallied with 6-1, 6-4 wins in the final two sets.
Ohio State was forced to play out all three doubles matches after the Buckeye tandem of Smith and Kevin Metka lost to Finn Tearney and Alcantara, 8-3, at No. 1 doubles. On court No. 2, Ohio State?s Blaz Rola and Ille Van Engelen answered the initial Buckeye loss with an 8-2 victory vs. Sebastian Fanselow and Alex Sarkissian. With the doubles point coming down to the No. 3 position, McCarthy and Hunter Callahan were playing Mousheg Hovhannisyan and David Sofaer in a tight match that reached a 7-7 tie until the Buckeye duo broke Hovhannisyan and Sofaer?s serve to take an 8-7 lead and serve for the match. McCarthy and Callahan took advantage of the opportunity and won the match, 9-7, to lift the Scarlet and Gray to their 16th doubles win of the season.
Following the dramatic Ohio State doubles win, the Buckeyes jumped out to a 2-0 lead when Fanselow, ranked 11th in the nation, was forced to retire on court No. 1 vs. Rola, who is No. 20. The Waves cut Ohio State?s lead to one (2-1) after Van Engelen dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to Tearney at the No. 3 spot. However, the Scarlet and Gray soon earned their third road win of the season on wins by McCarthy and Smith.

Up next, Ohio State will host three consecutive matches starting March 19 when Louisville travels to Columbus for a 5 p.m. start. The Buckeyes will commence the heart of their Big Ten schedule when they play Purdue at 6 p.m. March 22 and Indiana at noon March 24.

 

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With the NCAA basketball tournament starting, don't forget the tennis team:

Upcoming games:

03/19/13 vs. Louisville Columbus, Ohio 5:00 p.m. ET
03/22/13 vs. Purdue * Columbus, Ohio 6:00 p.m. ET
03/24/13 vs. Indiana * Columbus, Ohio 12:00 p.m. ET

* Conference Event

 

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The official site has posted a preview of the coming match vs. Louisville.
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No. 9 Ohio State Hosts Louisville in Early Week Match up
Buckeyes begin three-match homestand Tuesday

Hunter Callahan is 5-0 at No. 5 singles.

March 18, 2013
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COLUMBUS, Ohio? The ninth-ranked Ohio State men?s tennis team will host Louisville at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Varsity Tennis Center in an early-week match up. Ohio State recently spent spring break in Malibu, Calif., where it defeated No. 12 Pepperdine, 4-1. With the win, the Scarlet and Gray improved to 2-0 vs. the Waves this season after beating them, 4-0, in the quarterfinals of the ITA Team Indoor Championship Feb. 16 in Seattle, Wash.
In a Nutshell
? Ohio State is 15-2 overall and 1-0 in Big Ten Conference play. The Buckeyes are 10-0 at the Varsity Tennis Center in Columbus.
? The Buckeyes improved to 329-44 (.882) since 2001 as a Top 25 team. Ohio State moves to 109-49 (.690) since 2000 vs. Top 25 programs.
? In 2013, Ohio State is 6-2 vs. Top 25 programs. The Buckeyes? only losses were at No. 15 Texas A&M, Feb. 10 and vs. No. 1 Virginia in the semifinal of the ITA Team Indoor Championship Feb. 17.
? Following their wins vs. No. 25 Notre Dame Feb. 23 and LSU Feb. 24, the Scarlet and Gray extended their home win streak to 160 matches. The Buckeyes? last loss at home was a 5-2 setback vs. Illinois April 5, 2003.
? In the early portion of the Big Ten season, Ohio State is in second place with a 1-0 conference record and overall mark of 15-2. Illinois, who has played two conference matches and is 2-0, leads the league with an overall record of 7-4.
? Redshirt junior Peter Kobelt leads the Buckeyes in singles wins with 24. With a 24-5 overall record that includes a 10-2 mark in dual play, Kobelt is 4-1 and 6-1 at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.
? Junior Blaz Rola is 11-0 overall with an 8-0 record at No. 1 singles and 3-0 mark at the No. 2 position.
? The Buckeyes are earning impressive victories at No. 5 and No. 6 singles from Hunter Callahan and Constantin Christ. Callahan, a redshirt sophomore, is 5-0 at No. 5 singles. Freshman Christ is 7-0 on court No. 6.
? In doubles action, the duo of Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen are a team-best 12-1 overall. The tandem has posted an 8-1 record at No. 2 doubles and a 4-0 mark at the top position.
? Redshirt sophomore Kevin Metka has posted an Ohio State best 17-2 overall record in doubles, which includes a 14-1 ledger in dual play. Metka is 13-0 at No. 3 doubles.
In the Rankings
A quartet of Buckeyes is ranked in the Top 45 of the ITA standings released March 12. Peter Kobelt paces the Buckeyes with a No. 3 standing, while Blaz Rola is No. 20. Connor Smith is polled 37th and Chris Diaz is ranked 45th. Devin McCarthy is 124th.

In doubles, Kobelt and Smith hold down the No. 16th spot. The pair of McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen is No. 28 and Rola and Kevin Metka are ranked 51st....
A Look at Louisville
Louisville enters the match with a 9-8 record, including a 6-3 mark at home and 2-5 and 1-0 ledgers on the road and neutral sites, respectively. The Buckeyes are 11-1 vs. the Cardinals all-time with their lone loss coming during the 1997-98 season, a 5-2 setback.
Up Next
The Buckeyes will commence the heart of their Big Ten schedule when they play Purdue at 6 p.m. Friday and Indiana at noon Sunday in Columbus. Matches are scheduled to be played at the Varsity Tennis Courts on Olentangy River Road. However, in the event of inclement weather, matches will be played at Varsity Tennis Center.

Fans can follow the action streaming on line at live video.
They can also monitor the scores at Livestats.

 

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Buckeye men's tennis jumped from #9 to #5 in the ITA rankings released today.
The combination of a win at #11 Pepperdine and the losses by other contenders earned OSU enough points so they trail only
#1 UVa
#2 UCLA,
#3 USC,
and #4 Kentucky.

The match vs. Louisville to extend the home win streak to #161 will start at 5 pm.

:gobucks3::gobucks4:

 

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For some reason the livestats and streaming video are not working,
but according to the OSU men's tennis twitter,
the Bucks swept the doubles to capture that point.
Single's up next.

 

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For some reason the livestats and streaming video are not working,
but according to the OSU men's tennis twitter,
the Bucks swept the doubles to capture that point.
Single's up next.

 

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Bucks win by a 6-1 score over Louisville.

LINK

SINGLES
1. #20 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Seb Stiefelmeyer (LOU) 6-0, 6-3
2. #124 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Albert Wagner (LOU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Michael Lippens (LOU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Alex Gornet (LOU) def. #45 Chris Diaz (OSU) 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (11-9)
5. #37 Connor Smith (OSU) def. Austin Siegel (LOU) 6-4, 6-1
6. Constantin Christ (OSU) def. Luis Elizondo (LOU) 6-0, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. #16 Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith (OSU) def. Alex Gornet/Seb Stiefelmeyer (LOU) 8-3
2. #28 Devin McCarthy/Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Albert Wagner/Van Damrongsri (LOU) 8-3
3. #51 Blaz Rola/Kevin Metka (OSU) def. Austin Siegel/Jeffrey Brown (LOU) 8-3

Louisville 9-9 Ohio State 16-2; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,2,5,6,4)
Official: Vince Solomon A-114

 

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Devin McCarthy's contributions to the OSU men's tennis success has not gone unnoticed! From the official site.

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Devin McCarthy Earns First-Career Big Ten Athlete of the Week Honor
Winner of six consecutive matches, McCarthy is 12-2 overall

Devin McCarthy is 12-2 overall and a winner of six consecutive singles matches.

March 20, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio- Devin McCarthy, a senior on the fifth-ranked Ohio State men's tennis team, was named Big Ten Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week, the conference announced Wednesday. The honor is the first for McCarthy, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio.
On the season, McCarthy is 12-2 overall and has won six consecutive matches, including a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Albert Wagner of Louisville at the No. 2 position Tuesday evening in the Varsity Tennis Center. McCarthy also won his 14th doubles match vs. the Cardinals. Playing on court No. 2 with Ille Van Engelen, the Buckeye tandem beat Albert Wagner and Van Damrongsri, 8-3. The Buckeyes went on to win the match, 6-1, their sixth-consecutive victory since dropping a 4-3 decision to No. 1 Virginia Feb. 17.
During spring break, Ohio State traveled to Malibu, Calif., where it faced then-No.1 2 Pepperdine. McCarthy helped lead the Scarlet and Gray to a 4-1 victory after defeating No. 53 Francis Alcantara, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. With the doubles point coming down to the No. 3 position, McCarthy and Hunter Callahan played Mousheg Hovhannisyan and David Sofaer in a tight match that reached a 7-7 tie until the Buckeye duo broke Hovhannisyan and Sofaer's serve to take an 8-7 lead and serve for the match. McCarthy and Callahan took advantage of the opportunity and won the match, 9-7, to lift the Scarlet and Gray to their 16th doubles win of the season.
Ohio State returns to action at 6 p.m. Friday when it plays Purdue at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Buckeyes will remain in Columbus for a noon match vs. Indiana Sunday.

 

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The Buckeye men's tennis team will face off with B1G opponent Purdue tonight 6 pm at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
Buckeye's will look to go to 2-0 in the B1G conference and improve on a 161 consecutive home match win streak. Preview of today and Sunday's matches are courtesy of the OSU official tennis site.

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No. 5 Ohio State Hosts Purdue, Indiana in Big Ten Home Openers
Buckeyes look to improve to 3-0 in Big Ten

No. 37 Connor Smith paces the Buckeyes in dual singles victories with a record of 14-2

March 21, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The fifth-ranked Ohio State men?s tennis team will host Purdue at 6 p.m. Friday in the Varsity Tennis Center before playing Indiana at noon Sunday. Ohio State improved to 16-2 overall, including an 11-0 record at home, earlier in the week with a 6-1 win over Louisville Tuesday.

Purdue Points
Purdue enters the match Friday with a 13-3 overall record, including a 9-1 mark at home and 3-2 and 1-0 ledgers on the road and neutral sites, respectively. The Buckeyes are 56-16 (.777) all-time vs. the Boilermakers, including a 13-0 record under head coach Ty Tucker.

Indiana Insights
Indiana owns an 8-8 record with a 6-2 mark in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are 1-4 on the road and 1-2 at neutral sites. In the all-time series between the Buckeyes and Hoosiers, Ohio State has a two-match advantage, 43-41. However, Ty Tucker coached teams are 13-1, with the lone loss coming during the 1999-2000 season, a 5-2 setback in Columbus. ...

Fans can monitor the scores online at Livestats

Video feed to watch the action at Live streaming video.

 

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Buckeye men's tennis jumped from #9 to #5 in the ITA rankings released today.
The combination of a win at #11 Pepperdine and the losses by other contenders earned OSU enough points so they trail only
#1 UVa
#2 UCLA,
#3 USC,
and #4 Kentucky.

The match vs. Louisville to extend the home win streak to #161 will start at 5 pm.

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I am hoping UK loses to someone such as UGA in the SEC. Also, hopefully one of UCLA/USC can drop too. I'd like to see the bucks get to the 2/3 spot.

 

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I am hoping UK loses to someone such as UGA in the SEC. Also, hopefully one of UCLA/USC can drop too. I'd like to see the bucks get to the 2/3 spot.

Agreed about your evaluation of the seeding in the NCAA tournament.
Its never too early to look at that!
Buckeyes may not need the SEC loss by Kentucky because they play UK on April 3rd at Lexington, so their fate is somewhat in their own hands.
That match will be a must win, especially since they have very few opportunities to improve their rankings vs. b1G opponents.
I cannot foresee a jump to 2 or 3 likely for the Buckeyes even though I think they could win against anyone on a given day, even UVa.
Bucks would match up well with both USC and UCLA
Avoiding the #4 or #5 seed this year IMO will be to OSU advantage.
Would be content with a #6 or 7, and wait till the finals to meet UVA.

 

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Agreed about your evaluation of the seeding in the NCAA tournament.
Its never too early to look at that!
Buckeyes may not need the SEC loss by Kentucky because they play UK on April 3rd at Lexington, so their fate is somewhat in their own hands.
That match will be a must win, especially since they have very few opportunities to improve their rankings vs. b1G opponents.
I cannot foresee a jump to 2 or 3 likely for the Buckeyes even though I think they could win against anyone on a given day, even UVa.
Bucks would match up well with both USC and UCLA
Avoiding the #4 or #5 seed this year IMO will be to OSU advantage.
Would be content with a #6 or 7, and wait till the finals to meet UVA.

USC plays UCLA on 19 Apr 2013, somebody has to lose. Also they are likely to face each other again in the PAC 10 tournament unless one loses an early match.

Moving up to #2 or #3 seems to be a real possibility, if we can win out.

 

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USC plays UCLA on 19 Apr 2013, somebody has to lose. Also they are likely to face each other again in the PAC 10 tournament unless one loses an early match.

Moving up to #2 or #3 seems to be a real possibility, if we can win out.

The ITA formula rewards teams for victories, extra points for wins at opponents venue, and only punishes teams minimally for losses to quality opponents.
USC and UCLA have already met twice, USC won the first match at the ITA indoor tournament and UCLA won the 2nd at USC.
Right now UCLA is ahead of USC in the rankings, but both are significantly ahead of the rest of the field.
It seems strange but the Buckeyes will be challenged to overtake either.
The UK match could offer some big points to OSU, but only Illinois and potentially NW remain as top 25 opponents.

 

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Bucks win tonight over Purdue 7-0 to extend the home match win streak to 162.
Kobelt played doubles but again sat out of the single's portion of the match.
Will post a recap of the match later.
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