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

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Looking at the schedule, OSU has now played or will play the #2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 23, 29, 32, 33….etc. teams in the country. That is great preparation. I wish the OSU basketball team had more of a non-conference schedule like that, because I really believe that's how you get better and peak for tournament time, much in the way that Michigan State does in basketball every year. The kind of high-level tennis OSU is getting in will really help them as the season goes on.
 
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Just noticed that USC last lost to us was in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Team Championships last May. Wasn't UVa's previous last loss to us, also? That would mean both Virgina and USC are 0-2 against us while undefeated against the rest of the country over the last year or so. Pretty cool if you ask me...
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
Just noticed that USC last lost to us was in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Team Championships last May. Wasn't UVa's previous last loss to us, also? That would mean both Virgina and USC are 0-2 against us while undefeated against the rest of the country over the last year or so. Pretty cool if you ask me...
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I found this about UVa's winning streak:

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Ohio State has been the only team to knock off Virginia in the indoor championship the past six years.

Ohio St. ends No. 1 Virginia's 36-match winning streak to advance to ITA finals
Entire article: http://www.ncaa.com/news/tennis-men...t-ends-no-1-virginias-36-match-winning-streak

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Ohio State beat two top-five teams in a row to win the national title.

Fifth-ranked Ohio State earns first national indoor title, downs No. 3 USC
Entire article: http://www.ncaa.com/news/tennis-men...state-earns-first-national-indoor-title-downs

Last paragraph of above article: The Buckeyes are now 3-5 all-time versus USC, winning the past two meetings against the Trojans. The Scarlet and Gray are now 21-12 all-time at the tournament. In 2014, Ohio State has compiled a 7-0 record against ITA top-25 teams in 2014 (No. 17 Kentucky, 4-0; No. 8 Texas A&M, 4-3; No. 12 Florida, 4-1, No. 10 Texas, 4-2; No. 1 Virginia, 4-3; No. 3 USC, 4-1).
 
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Lots of credit for the strong performance at the ITA national team indoor tournament. it really is noteworthy when national writers and experts give a shout out to the exemplar program that is being developed in Columbus.

After the win over UVA a zootennis poster offered this comment.
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Congratulations to the Ohio State men's team, which continues to depend on player development for their success. It is interesting to note that two of their wins (Kobelt, Metka) came from Columbus natives, who were not in the Tennis Recruiting top 50, and their respective wins were over former #1's. Maybe the USTA should have a chat with Ty Tucker. Good luck today against the
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Another prominent tennis poster made this insightful comment to a blog article in zootennis.com.
Russ said...
Great Tennis, exciting performances at this years NTI. Congratulations to Ohio State. I didn’t think this was going to be their year after losing Blaz Rola, the best player in college last year, now ranked #154 in the world, Devin Mccarthy who was 28-2, Connor Smith who was 36-7, and Ilie van Engelen who was 27-4 in doubles. Definitely a great job in creating the depth and this year having that depth perform at a championship level. After congratulating Ty, he replied, “We have to get better.” It’s going to be a fun NCAA championship with more contending teams than in recent years. There are the four semifinalists, plus Baylor (who demonstrated their ability to compete despite losing Lenz to injury and having Galeano hobbled by a rolled ankle) and Oklahoma. Georgia may bounce back as well and given that the NCAA’s are being held in Athens, they will definitely be a threat.

I have to say there was a lot of phenomenal tennis being played this weekend. Clay Thompson played an outstanding match in his dismantling of Alcorta and Mitchell Frank put on an impressive performance against Greg Andrews of Notre Dame. Mitchell hit the ball harder and deeper than I remember from the last time I saw him in the summer and his serves were spot on the target areas. He didn’t play badly in his loss against Peter Kobelt, either. Peter, on hard, indoor surfaces, is a terror, especially if he is serving well. And he was. In his match clinching game he served three aces and a good enough serve to create a weak reply. Beating Mitchell, who I still think is the best college player this year, is also not a fluke for Peter. Two years ago at the National Indoors on Virginia’s home court he also beat Frank in three to help propel OSU’s upset win. Ohio State's upset win this year in Houston was pyrotechnical. Down three-one and coming back to win in a 12-10 third set tiebreak is bound to be emotionally explosive especially if it is fueled by great points and gutsy performances. Thai-Son Kwiatowski was the epitome of a valiant loser. He saved four match points, made a number of incredible gets and passes, and seemed to savor the moment and the crowd. I think he might have that elusive “it” quality. When the match on line four finished in a third set tiebreak and the crowd scurried over to see the deciding match on line five, you could see the beginnings of a player desiring to be in command of those dramatic situations. But on Sunday Kevin Metka didn’t flinch either and as a result the crowd got a riveting performance of two players giving every ounce of physical, mental and spiritual energy.
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ITA staff took this video of OSU's Ralf Steinbach on championship point vs. USC.
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Next up for the champions is a tough match at Notre Dame this Saturday.
Irish had a strong showing at the indoor team tournament, and are ranked top ten in ITA.
 
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LitlBuck said:
Kobelt, Steinbach, Metka, and Callahan make all tournament team. Steinbach MVP of tournament.. I would have given that award to Peter.
http://www.collegetennisonline.com/Tennis/NewsDetail.aspx?nwId=48730
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i would have given that honor to Kobe as well. ... and he may still get the ITA tournament MVP award.
Just to note that the collegetennis site was the opinion of a writer by the name of Bobby who put together his choice of the all-tournament team.
The ITA will be releasing the official all-tournament team and it should also recognize double's teams.
I believe this ITA site link should have the all tournament team after the votes are all counted.
 
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ITA #1 ranked Buckeye Men's tennis team will travel to South Bend Saturday to face a very improved Irish team.
the Match begins at noon and ND announced fans may follow the action on LIVESTATS.

The OSU official site offered this preview of upcoming matches this weekend at Notre Dame and Indiana.
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No. 1 Buckeyes at No. 10 Notre Dame, Indiana this Weekend
The No. 1 Ohio State men’s tennis team, fresh off of its first title at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship this past week, travels to face No. 10 Notre Dame at Noon ET Saturday followed by its first Big Ten conference match of the season against No. 58 Indiana at 2 p.m. ET Monday.

The Buckeyes have an even 27-27 record against the Fighting Irish, but Ohio State has captured wins in 12 of their last 13 meetings. Against the Hoosiers, the Buckeyes own a 44-41 head-to-head record, with Ohio State claiming wins in the previous 14 meetings. Ty Tuckerholds a 12-4 record against Notre Dame and a 14-2 record against Indiana in his coaching career.

QUICK HITS• Ohio State has won 181-consecutive matches in Columbus (9-0 in 2014). The streak is the longest active among Division I sports.
• The Buckeyes have been ranked in the ITA Top 10 for 251-consecutive matches (beginning March 7, 2006)
• Since 1999, Ohio State is 396-48 (.892) when ranked in the ITA Top 25.
• The Buckeyes are 6-0 against teams ranked in the Top 25 in 2014 (No. 17 Kentucky, 4-0; No. 8 Texas A&M, 4-3; No. 12 Florida, 4-1, No. 10 Texas, 4-2; No. 1 Virginia, 4-3; No. 3 USC, 4-1).
• Ohio State became the first Big Ten school to win a team indoor title since 2004.
• For the eighth-consecutive season, Ohio State was crowned the Big Ten regular-season champions and won the conference tournament title seven of the last eight seasons in 2013.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSGuided by director of tennis and head coach Ty Tucker, the Buckeyes defeated four Top 25 teams, including two Top 5 programs en route to the national title and are now 13-0 overall in 2014 to put Ohio State at its best start to a season in program history. The Buckeyes downed No. 12 Florida in the first round 4-1 with redshirt junior Hunter Callahan (Lower Gwtnedd, Pa.) clinching. No. 13 Texas, who upset No. 4 Georgia the day before.
Redshirt junior Kevin Metka (Worthington, Ohio) clinched the match to send the Buckeyes to a semifinal against No. 1 Virginia. The semifinal proved to be a 4-3 classic with Metka pulling off the upset with a 6-5 (7-5), 5-6 (5-7), 6-5 (12-10) victory, saving two match points. No. 3 USC was next, with Ohio State earning the doubles points and claimed the title with a 4-1 win over the Trojans. Redshirt freshman Ralf Steinbach (Halle, Germany) clinched the title for the Buckeyes.


TOP OF THE POLLThe Buckeyes jumped four spots to No. 1 in the latest ITA rankings announced Tuesday. The Top ranking is the second time in Ohio State program history after being ranked No. 1 during the 2008-09 season. Ohio State is 9-1 all-time as the No. 1 team in the country.

SCOUTING NOTRE DAMENotre Dame vaulted into the Top 10 in the ITA Team Rankings this week after going 2-1 at the NTI Championships. The Irish upset No. 8 Kentucky in Lexington to qualify for the NTI and again defeated the Wildcats (this time ranked No. 13) a week later before traveling to Houston. At the NTI, Notre Dame fell to No. 1 Virginia 4-2, but bounced back to defeat both No. 9 Mississippi State and No. 12 Florida back-to-back in consolation competitions. Notre Dame has two ranked singles players (No. 37 Greg Andrews and No. 121 Ryan Bandy) and two ranked doubles duos (No. 17 Andrews/Alex Lawson, No. 46 Josh Hagar/Billy Pecor).

A LOOK AT THE HOOSIERSNo. 58 Indiana has won five of its last six matches, highlighted by sweeping two doubleheaders this past weekend in Bloomington. The Hoosiers are 6-1 at home and are led by Sven Lalic, who appeared at No. 80 in the first ITA rankings of the 2014 cycle. Lalic and Dimitrije Tasic from Indiana’s No. 1 doubles team and hold a 6-3 record in the dual season. Tasic was also the runner-up in the B1G Singles Championship in the fall....
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