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

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Tennessee wins the tiebreaker and the match 7-6, 6-7, 7-6

No breaks and tiebreakers in all three sets, a match doesn't get any closer than that!!!

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In his first tournament since finishing his career at OSU, Peter Kobelt got all the way to the finals of a Futures in Israel. He also won the doubles, alongside former Buckeye Devin McCarthy.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/6393/mds.pdf

Also, former Buckeye Chase Buchanan is up to #196 in the world rankings, and Blaz Rola is all the way up to #91.

Lots of excitement happening with former Buckeyes at the next level.
 
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cBucks said:
In his first tournament since finishing his career at OSU, Peter Kobelt got all the way to the finals of a Futures in Israel. He also won the doubles, alongside former Buckeye Devin McCarthy.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/6393/mds.pdf

Also, former Buckeye Chase Buchanan is up to #196 in the world rankings, and Blaz Rola is all the way up to #91.

Lots of excitement happening with former Buckeyes at the next level.
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More happy about the United States players that finish their education while at Ohio State and then went out to make a little money playing tennis.
 
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LitlBuck said:
More happy about the United States players that finish their education while at Ohio State and then went out to make a little money playing tennis.
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Blaz Rola won singles and doubles titles for OSU and was a big part of Tucker's winning program for several years, and now he's making a phenomenal transition to the pro circuit. I know you have a bee in your bonnet about foreign players (which makes no sense given how international this sport is), but this is a guy who did well in and out of the classroom and is having success in his post-OSU career: there's no need to qualify our support for former Buckeyes just because they left early.
 
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Buchanan lost his Wimbledon qualifier match 6-4, 7-6.

I had said above that the Futures in Israel was Kobelt's first tournament since finishing at OSU, but upon further review it appears he played in Israel the week before as well, reaching the semis of the singles and the finals of the doubles. Results from Futures impact the rankings two weeks behind, so that tournament bumped Kobelt up 821 spots from 1947 to #1126. With the 10 points he gets for last weeks finals appearance he will bump to inside the top 900. That's a pretty good way to start out the circuit.

Here's the scale for how points are earned, for anyone interested. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Rankings-FAQ.aspx?##prizemoney

Below are the current rankings for former Buckeyes. Toss out the names of anyone I may be missing.

Blaz Rola 91
Chase Buchanan 197
Steven Moneke 367
Connor Smith 720
Devin McCarthy 738
Peter Kobelt 1127

Current Buckeyes Diaz and Steinbach are trying to qualify for a Futures in Buffalo. Pollanen is already in the main draw of that one.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/posting/2014/733/qs.pdf
 
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Another former Buckeye tennis player in the news:

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame will enshrine 13 new members this fall, with 11 former student-athletes and two coaches among the honorees. The class will be inducted Sept. 26 at a dinner and will be introduced to the public at halftime of the Ohio State home football game against Cincinnati Sept. 27.

The 2014 class includes Tessa Bonhomme (women's hockey), Nancy Darsch (women's basketball coach), Boaz Ellis (fencing), Rosalind Goodwin (women's track and field), Ralph Guarasci (men's golf), Russ Hellickson (wrestling coach), Becky Kim (synchronized swimming), Tami Smith (women's track and field), Troy Smith (football), Bob Vogel (football),Antoine Winfield (football), Ralph Wolf (football) and Jeremy Wurtzman (men's tennis).

Jeremy Wurtzman
Men's Tennis (2002-04)
Jeremy Wurtzman was a 2004 All-American and three-time All-Big Ten selection, becoming just the first Ohio State men's tennis player to receive the honor since current head coach Ty Tucker in 1991. Wurtzman was the first Buckeye to win an ITA National Championship, capturing both the 2003 and `04 singles crowns. He finished his senior campaign ranked No. 3 in the nation.

Wurtzman, a letterwinner for the Buckeyes from 2002-04, ended his career in the Top 10 in career singles victories with 108 and in the Top 15 in career doubles victories with 74. His 42 wins in 2004 ranked second at the time and his 30 doubles wins that season were in the Top 3 at that time. He is currently 12th in combined wins, a mark that was second when he completed his Buckeye career.

During his junior campaign, Wurtzman was the first Buckeye to win the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor championship in singles along with the USTA/ITA Midwest Regional championship in singles in 2003. He was awarded the ITA/Farnsworth National Senior Co-Player of the Year and the ITA Region IV Senior Player of the Year in 2004.

Aside from individual accolades, Wurtzman and his doubles partner Joey Atas advanced to the NCAA Doubles Championship and closed the year ranked No. 29 in the country in 2004.

Wurtzman returned to Ohio State as an assistant coach and was a finalist for the 2009 National Assistant of the Year honor. During his professional career, Wurtzman ranked as one of the Top 30 U.S. professional players in the world from 2004-2006 and amassed 10 career professional titles with notable wins over Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish. Wurtzman, who completed his degree in human ecology in 2008, became the associate head coach at the University of Michigan in 2013. :ohno:

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/genrel/061214aaa.html
 
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Blaz Rola has Pablo Andujar in the first round of Wimbledon; winner gets Andy Murray in the 2nd.

Rola is ranked 91st; Andujar 80th and has never gone past the first round at Wimbledon. I'm calling Rola in 3.
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In singles or doubles:

Wimbledon Championships Played: 4
*Best Singles Performance: 1st Round (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013)
*Best Doubles Performance: 1st Round (2011, 2012, 2013)

http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/players/overview/atpa596.html
 
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