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

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COLUMBUS, Ohio ? The No. 5 Ohio State men?s tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA championships for the ninth time in program history following a 4-0 win vs. No. 12 Texas A&M in the round of 16 Thursday evening at the Khan Tennis Complex in Urbana, Ill. The Buckeyes will face four-time defending champion USC next at 5 p.m. ET Saturday. The fourth-seed Trojans handed No. 13 Baylor a 4-1 loss Thursday.

The match between Ohio State and USC will serve as the third meeting between the two teams in the last five NCAA championships. The Trojans have a 2-0 advantage, winning, 4-1, in the final in 2009 and posting a 4-0 victory in the quarterfinals the following season in 2010.

?A&M is very good,? Ty Tucker, head coach, said. ?They do a great job developing their talent. With those two freshmen at No. 3 and No. 4, they?ve jumped up a level since we played them in February. Connor Smith was very, very good. He owned the doubles court at No. 1 doubles and came through.

"In the match vs. the Aggies, Ohio State won the doubles point for the 34th time in 2013. The Buckeye duo of Devin McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen dropped to 26-3 on the season after suffering an 8-5 setback vs. No. 29 Harrison Adams and Shane Vinsant on court No. 2. However, Ohio State rallied to win the next two doubles matches and the team point. First No. 12 Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith posted an 8-4 victory over eighth-ranked Junior Ore and Jackson Withrow at the No. 1 position. Then the doubles point was decided on court No. 3 when Blaz Rola and Hunter Callahan defeated Jeremy Efferding and Jordan Szabo 8-6.

Moving on to singles play, the Buckeyes won three consecutive matches to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals and avenge one of two losses they suffered during the regular season. (Ohio State dropped its first match of the 2013 campaign, 4-3, Feb. 10 at College Station.) First off the courts for the Scarlet and Gray was Chris Diaz. The redshirt freshman improved to 32-4 on the season with a 6-1, 7-5 win on court No. 6 over Withrow. Kobelt, ranked eighth in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association polls, lifted Ohio State to a 3-0 advantage with a 6-4, 7-6(4) win vs. Ore at second singles. Clinching the match for the Buckeyes, for the ninth time this season, Smith improved to a team best 35-6 with a three-set victory against Adams 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.

?As soon as we saw the draw, we saw we might have another chance at A&M,? Smith said. ?We were all just hungry for that. All down the line, A&M fights hard. Steve Denton does a great job getting his players ready in singles and doubles. There were no easy matches, but that?s the NCAAs. You don?t get here because every match is easy."
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Tough assignment today against the champions of the last 4 NCAA titles, USC Trojans today at 5pm.
If Bucks can prevail today, ...
an even more daunting task vs. #1 seed UCLA on Monday.
Previewing the possibilities for a tOSU win....

The Bucks will absolutely need to win the double's point today.
Tucker paired Rola and Callahan at #3 vs. A&M, a modification from the two lefty formation, Rola and Metka who went 21-0 this season.
Rola has been lights out at #3 doubles this year, and Bucks will need this win at 3 to claim the point.
At #1 Kobelt and Smith have been very strong lately.
I think Tucker is counting on these two pairs to claim a double's point. But doubles is such a unpredictable thing...
A win from #2 McCarthy and VanEngelen would be very satisfying as well.
In Single's lineup, USC is loaded.
Gracelhink's breakdown of single's matchups...

#1 USC's Gomez has played well enough to be ranked #7 in ITA in spite of some recent health issues. He seems to be back on track and will give Rola a battle for the point at 1st singles. Unfortunately I predict Gomez may possibly be too much.
#2 Sarmiento is ranked #16 by ITA and Kobelt could be favored, will match up well vs. USC. I am thinking that Tucker anticipates Peter with a strong performance to prevail.
#3 USC's Hanfmann is ranked #45 and should be favored vs. #71 Smith. Would love to see Smith elevate his game, and pull the upset her.
#4 Quiroz of USC is ranked #36. McCarthy will need an incredible performance to pull an upset.
#5 USC's Johnson is ranked #90 but Chris Diaz is playing well and Tucker is probably counting on Diaz to get a point.
#6 Wang of USC and Callahan are both unranked and Tucker is really hoping for a focused Callahan to claim a win. I am not confident on this one however.

Recapping; Bucks absolutely need the double's point. and need to find 3 other points. Best options in order of probability are...
#5, #2, #6, #1, #3, and #4.
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Go Bucks!!! from Ho Chi Minh City (formally Saigon)

FWIW; today is "Uncle Ho's" birthday, if he was still alive he'd be 123 today (it is Sunday here). Among other things, going to visit the Chu Chi tunnels today.
 
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Tied 2-2 with wins by Rola at #1,
losses at #5 and #6.
at #4 McCarthy is ON FIRE!
Trying to close out #35 Quiroz up 5-0 in the 2nd.
Kobelt will decide the match, on serve in the 2nd after Peter took the first in a breaker.
At #3 Connor Smith is trying to regain momentum after dropping his first set, and down a break 3-4 in the 2nd.
 
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Thank you GRACELHINK
Peter Kobelt defeated ITA #16 ranked Ray Sarmiento to advance OSU

Singles:

#1 OSU/Blaz Rola > USC/Emilio Gomez
#2 OSU/Peter Kobelt > USC/Ray Sarmiento
#3 USC/Yannick Hanfmann > OSU/Connor Smith
#4 OSU/Devin McCarthy > USC/Roberto Quiroz
#5 USC/Eric Johnson > OSU/Chris Diaz
#6 USC/Max De Vroome > OSU/Constantin Christ

Doubles:

#1 OSU/Kobelt - Smith > USC/Hanfmann - Sarmiento (8-3)
#2 OSU/McCarthy - VanEngelen > USC/Gomez - Quiroz (9-8)
#3 USC/Vroome - Johnson > OSU/Rola - Callahan (9-8)
 
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NJ-Buckeye;2338059; said:
At 8:30 PM - I'll try to keep this updated.. but having trouble finding doubles

Doubles: OSU with the point

#1 OSU/Kobelt - Smith def USC/Hanfmann - Sarmiento 8-3
#2 OSU/McCarthy - VanEngelen def USC/Gomez - Quiroz 9-8 in a tiebreaker
#3 USC def. OSU/Rola - Callahan 9-8 in a breaker
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