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

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The author describes it as a "Decade of Dominance."
What a fitting title for the 10th Anniversary since the last Buckeye home loss.
The official site article also gives a glimpse of what a class act Coach Ty Tucker is.

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Men's Tennis Closing in On 165 Home Match Win Streak
The home win streak currently is the longest active among all Division I sports.
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Head Coach Ty Tucker took over the program in 1999 and since then has built one of the elite men's tennis teams in the nation.
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April 1, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio- Closing in on a decade of dominance in Columbus, Ohio, the No. 7 Ohio State men's tennis team will seek its 164th and 165th-consecutive home wins vs. Wisconsin Friday, April 5 and Minnesota Sunday, April 7. The home win streak currently is the longest active among all Division I sports. The Florida women's tennis team is second with a home win streak of 117.
The Buckeyes' impressive stretch began April 6, 2003 with a 5-2 victory vs. Purdue. Ohio State's last loss in Columbus was a 5-2 setback vs. Illinois April 5, 2003.
Ty Tucker, head coach of the Buckeyes (18-2 overall; 3-0 Big Ten), took over the program in 1999 and since then has built one of the elite men's tennis teams in the nation. Under Tucker's guidance, the Scarlet and Gray have qualified for the NCAA Team Championships each season, advancing as far as the national championship match in 2009 as well as the semifinals in 2011 and the quarterfinals in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012. In 13 NCAA championship appearances, Ohio State has compiled a 32-13 (.711) record.
"We've had good assistant coaches and great players," Tucker, the 2009 Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Coach of the Year, said. "We've done a good job of recruiting and developing guys. We know it is harder to get guys from warm weather states to come to Ohio, so there is a special emphasis on development."
To date, Ohio State is 332-44 (.883) since 2001 as a Top 25 team and 109-49 (.690) since 2000 vs. Top 25 programs.
A season ago former Buckeye Chase Buchanan (2009-12) and Blaz Rola (2011-present) teamed up to win the 2012 NCAA Doubles Championship, becoming the first tennis Buckeyes to win a national title. The duo also became the first tandem to win all three major collegiate championships in one season - ITA All-American Championships, USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships and NCAA Championships.
Ohio State has simply dominated the Big Ten Conference during the past 10 years, winning seven Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles. During the run, the Buckeyes have captured seven consecutive regular-season league crowns (2006-12), while winning six consecutive tournament championships from 2006-2011. In all, Ohio State has amassed a 97-4 (.960) record vs. Big Ten opponents since the start of the 2003 season.....
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The double's point will be huge if OSU will claim a victory at a tough SEC team.
Buckeyes up 2 early breaks at #2 doubles, and up one break at #3 doubles. #1 dubs appears to be on serve at 2-3.
 
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This match at UK is critical for the Buckeyes, who because of a very weak performance by B1G teams, will not likely face any other top 25 ranked opponents the rest of the spring.
The ITA computer formula rewards heavily the wins vs. Top 25, so without a win vs. UK, Bucks will struggle to attain a high seeding in the NCAA tournament.

Appears that #3 doubles Rola and Metka are ready to close out up 7-4, #2 McCarthy and VanEngelen ahead 6-1 and at #1 doubles Kobelt and Smith may have broken to go up 5-4.
 
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#3 McCarthy with a 1st set 6-2 win, but down an early break in the 2nd set.
#5 Diaz with a 7-5 1st set victory and up an early break in the 2nd.
#2 Kobelt dropped his 1st set by a 6-3 score.
#6 Christ up a break in the 1st set.
Other matches appear to be on serve.
 
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#5 Diaz closes out strong with a 6-0 2nd set and puts point #2 on the board for the good guys.
#1 Rola drops his first set 6-4,
#2 Kobelt now down a break in the 2nd set, 4-1.
#3 McCarthy back on serve at 2-2 in the 2nd set.
#4 Smith on serve in the 2nd set.
#6 Christ on serve early in the 2nd.
 
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Just noticed that UK's top three single players are from France. Also, their coach Cedric Kauffmann is a native of Montsoult, France and played tennis professionally there; hence, "The French Connection".

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Kobelt drops the 2nd set and match in the breaker,
he had an overrule go against him and received a point penalty to go down 5-1 in the breaker, could not climb out of the hole and dropped the breaker 7-4.
#3 point on the board for the Buckeyes as Christ wins in straight sets at #6.
McCarthy up 4-1 in the 2nd set breaker, trying for point #4.
Smith broken trying to serve out his match.
 
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