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

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Release from the official site about this weekend's ITA kickoff tournament hosted by OSU.
Buckeyes will try to extend their 195 match home win streak.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/012315aaa.html

Live video link: http://streamingtennis.com/ohio-state
Live scoring link: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/livestats/m-tennis/xlive.htm

The Buckeyes are a perfect 4-0 and have a busy weekend planned as they will host the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbus as well as taking on in-state foe Toledo.
  • Ohio State will open the weekend against No. 39 Auburn at 10 a.m. on Saturday and will then face either Tulsa or Purdue on Sunday. Those matches are scheduled for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
  • The Buckeyes will then cap the weekend with a non-conference match against Toledo at 7 p.m. on Sunday evening.
  • Live scoring and a live video stream of all the matches will be available on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. ...
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gracelhink said:
Bucks prevail with a 4-0 win over sec auburn. Will face the winnner of tulsa vs. Purdue for an invite to defend last years title at the national indoor tournament. Tomorrow's final is at 1pm.
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Illinois Hosts 2015 ITA Men's Team National Indoor Championship

Who: Men's Division I college tennis teams from around the country. Sixteen teams participate in the tournament. The ITA organizes 15 regional playoffs consisting of four teams per region. One team per region will qualify for National Indoors based on their performance in these playoffs. The host instituion* recieves* an automatic bid into the tournament. The event features the highest level of competition of any college tennis tournament in the country.

February 13 - 16, 2015
http://www.fightingillini.com/nationalteamindoors/

*wouldn't you think a fine academic institution like the University of Illinois would actually know how to spell those two words correctly on their website?

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Bucks prevail with a 4-0 win over sec auburn. Will face the winnner of tulsa vs. Purdue for an invite to defend last years title at the national indoor tournament. Tomorrow's final is at 1pm.
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Ohio State M Tennis @OhioState_MTEN · 4h4 hours ago
Your defending champs punch their ticket to Chicago. That's 197 in a row at home FYI.


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https://twitter.com/ohiostate_mten
 
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Just a note, yes normally 1913 would come before 1915,
but this is tennis, the only game where love means nothing and numbers don't add up right. :wink:
Head Coach Ty Tucker is responsible for 11 out of the 14 Big Ten championships.
Tucker just passed his coach from his playing days, John Daly (1972-99) for the most wins in OSU tennis history with 435.
 
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Ralf Steinbach was named by the B1G as athlete of the week after going 5-0 last weekend.
from the official site.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/012715aaa.html

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Last week, Ohio State sophomore Ralf Steinbach had a perfect week and helped lead the Buckeyes back to the ITA Indoor Team Championships. For his efforts, the Halle, Germany native was named the B1G Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.
Steinbach started the week with a pair of singles and doubles victories in the Buckeyes’ wins over Butler and Xavier on Jan. 21. He teamed with senior Kevin Metka to pick-up a pair of 6-1 victories en route to helping the Buckeyes win the doubles point
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Preview of tomorrow's match vs. Kentucky at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center with the opportunity to collect #199.
And then a challenging trip to Texas A&M.
From the Official Site

OSU Hosts #27 Kentucky, Travels To #15 Texas A&M
Buckeyes are looking for the 199th-straight home win on Thursday vs. Kentucky
Jan. 28, 2015
Date: Thursday / Sunday, Jan. 29 / Feb. 1, 2015 | Time: 6 pm / 1 pm | Venue: Varsity Tennis Center / Mitchell Tennis Center | Location:Columbus, Ohio / College Station, Texas
Online Coverage:Live Video | Live Stats | 2015 Schedule | 2015 Statistics | Twitter Updates
The Buckeyes have started the year 7-0 and will look to keep rolling this week with a pair of matches against ranked-foes.
  • Ohio State will host No. 27 Kentucky on Thursday, Jan. 29 at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center before traveling to College State, Texas, to take on No. 15 Texas A&M on Sunday, Feb. 1.
  • Live scoring and a live video stream for the Kentucky match will be available on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
HOW WE GOT HERE
  • The Buckeyes are coming off a perfect weekend that helped them run their record to 7-0.
  • Ohio State won their seventh-straight ITA Kickoff Weekend title and will be headed to Chicago next month to defend their ITA Indoor Championship.
  • Sophomore Ralf Steinbach picked-up six victories over the weekend, three at No. 1 doubles and three at No. 3 singles. He now leads the lead with a 14-3 singles record on the year.
  • Senior All-American Kevin Metka has teamed with Steinbach for a 14-3 record in doubles. The duo is No. 4-ranked team in the country.
  • Metka and junior Chris Diaz are tied for second on the team with 12-3 singles marks. Diaz is a perfect 4-0 at No. 1 singles this season.
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