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

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Day 1 Results

January 15

It was a solid opening day for the Buckeyes. Cannon Kingsley, last year’s national Freshman of the Year, went 2-0 in singles play with two dominating wins. He downed No. 14 Andrew Fenty of Michigan 8-3 and then beat Michigan’s No. 28 Ondrej Styler 8-4.

Senior John McNally also went 2-0 with two wins over ranked foes but his matches were a little more dramatic. He came back from down 0-2 against Connor Johnston to win 8-5 and then fell behind Fenty 4-0 before rallying to win 8-6.

Kyle Seelig lost a tough first singles match 8-7 (10-8) to Styler but stormed back against Johnston, rolling 8-0. Sophomore Robert Cash and redshirt-freshman JJ Mercer joined McNally and Kingsley with a pair of wins. For Mercer, the wins were his first as a Buckeye.

Jacob Wareti split his two matches on Friday while JJ Tracy made his Buckeye debut, playing a pair of singles matches and a doubles match.

The teams finished the day with doubles and the Buckeyes got wins from the teams of Kingsley and Seelig as well as Tracy and Mercer.

Singles
#11 John McNally (Ohio State) def. #83 Connor Johnston (Michigan) 8-5
#5 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 8-3
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Nick Beaty (Michigan) 8-4
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Jacob Wareti (Ohio State) 8-3
#28 Ondrej Styler (Michigan) def. #25 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) 8-7 (10-8)
Mattias Siimar (Michigan) def. JJ Tracy (Ohio State) 8-6
JJ Mercer (Ohio State) def. Harrison Brown (Michigan) 8-6
#11 John McNally (Ohio State) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 8-6
#25 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. #83 Connor Johnston (Michigan) 8-0
Nick Beaty (Michigan) def. JJ Tracy (Ohio State) 8-6
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Mattias Siimar (Michigan) 8-5
#5 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) def. #28 Ondrej Styler (Michigan) 8-4
JJ Mercer (Ohio State) def. Ryan Fu (Michigan) 8-6
Jacob Wareti (Ohio State) def. Harrison Brown (Michigan) 8-6

Doubles
#2 Mattias Siimar/Andrew Fenty (Michigan) def. #4 John McNally/Robert Cash (Ohio State) 6-2
JJ Tracy/JJ Mercer (Ohio State) def. Nick Beaty/Harrison Brown (Michigan) 6-3
#51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (Michigan) 6-2
 
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January 16
Cannon Kingsley continued his dominant play, winning a pair of matches on Saturday. He topped No. 83 Connor Johnston 8-1 in the morning and then beat Nick Beaty 8-5 in the afternoon.

McNally went 2-0 for a second consecutive day. In his first singles match, he again fought out of an early hole to top Ondrej Styler 8-7(2). He was down 6-3 and won three consecutive games to even the match and then won 7-2 in a set tiebreaker. The Cincinnati, native then bested teammate Jacob Wareti 8-1 in his second match.

Robert Cash stayed perfect through two days with wins over Harrison Brown (8-3) and Johnston (8-1). JJ Tracy played just one singles match on Saturday and made the most of it as he battled and ultimately beat No. 14 Andrew Fenty 8-5.

January 16, 2021
#11 John McNally (Ohio State) def. #28 Ondrej Styler (Michigan) 8-7 (7-2)
#5 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) def. #83 Connor Johnston (Michigan) 8-1
25 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 8-7 (10-8)
Nick Beaty (Michigan) def. JJ Mercer (Ohio State) 8-2
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Ryan Fu (Michigan) 8-1
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Harrison Brown (Michigan) 8-3
#11 John McNally (Ohio State) def. Jacob Wareti (Ohio State) 8-1
#5 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) def. Nick Beaty (Michigan) 8-5
Mattias Siimar (Michigan) def. #25 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) 8-2
JJ Tracy (Ohio State) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 8-5
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. #83 Connor Johnston (Michigan) 8-1
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. JJ Mercer (Ohio State) 8-7 (7-2)

In doubles, the Buckeyes went 2-1. The No. 51 ranked team of Kingsley and Seelig rolled Michigan’s Beaty and Brown 6-0 and the No. 4 team of McNally and Cash beat Michgan’s Styler and Johnston 6-3. Mercer and Tracy had their hands full with the veteran team of Fenty and Siimar, who are ranked No. 2 in the country. The Buckeye duo played well but ultimately fell 6-3.

January 16, 2021
#4 John McNally/Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (Michigan) 6-3
#2 Mattias Siimar/Andrew Fenty (Michigan) def. JJ Mercer/JJ Tracy (Ohio State) 6-3
#51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. Harrison Brown/Nick Beaty (Michigan) 6-0
 
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Bucks dubs did not include cash with McNally at line 1,
They struggled with consistency, but finished strong at 2 and 3 dubs to take the point.
Singles next with lineup 1-6 of Kingsley, McNally, Trotter, Seelig, Tracy and Boulais.
 
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Bucks claim a win in first round of the kickoff 4-0 over MTSU.
Kingsley with a workman like ho hum straight set victory at court one.
Freshman JJ Tracy appears to be the real deal, breezes at court 5.
And Kyle Seelig imposes his will at 4.
Next up tomorrow the bucks will host for the kickoff title the winner of Iowa vs. Virginia
 
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gracelhink said:
Bucks dubs did not include cash with McNally at line 1,
They struggled with consistency, but finished strong at 2 and 3 dubs to take the point.
Singles next with lineup 1-6 of Kingsley, McNally, Trotter, Seelig, Tracy and Boulais.
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Just askin': What happened to Tim Seibert? Is he no longer on the team or did even the freshman (i.e. JJ Tracy) beat him out for a spot in the singles?

https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-tennis/roster/season/2020-21/tim-seibert/
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Just askin': What happened to Tim Seibert? Is he no longer on the team or did even the freshman (i.e. JJ Tracy) beat him out for a spot in the singles?

https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-tennis/roster/season/2020-21/tim-seibert/
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Good question script. You noted that Official roster still lists him on the team.
Team practices will have inter squad challenges to determine a pecking order in the lineup.
No inside knowledge but if I could guess the influx of talent would suggest Tim was passed in the lineup.
 
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gracelhink said:
Good question script. You noted that Official roster still lists him on the team.
Team practices will have inter squad challenges to determine a pecking order in the lineup.
No inside knowledge but if I could guess the influx of talent would suggest Tim was passed in the lineup.
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I thought maybe he's injured and/or is in COVID-19 quarantine, etc. Anyway if he is still on the team, I'd say he would be a pretty good #7 guy that could bump into the top 6 if the need arises.
 
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The UTR rating is pretty good indicator of player strength and ability.
Based solely On UTR ratings Tim is #8 (though Not necessarily where he ranks on the depth chart.)

OSU Player..... UTR rating
1. Kingsley...... 13.90
2. Trotter ........ 13.80
3. Seelig ........ 13.69
4. McNally........ 13.67
5. JJ Tracy........ 13.28
6. Boulais ....... 13.05
7. Cash ........... 12.86
8. Siebert........ 12.77
9. Lutshaunig ... 12.66
10. Mercer ....... 12.22
11. Wareti ......... 9.62

https://slam.tennis/ita/draft/2021/ncaam/compare
 
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gracelhink said:
Bucks claim a win in first round of the kickoff 4-0 over MTSU.
Kingsley with a workman like ho hum straight set victory at court one.
Freshman JJ Tracy appears to be the real deal, breezes at court 5.
And Kyle Seelig imposes his will at 4.
Next up tomorrow the bucks will host for the kickoff title the winner of Iowa vs. Virginia
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Event Schedule
Friday, January 22
11 a.m. – Ohio State def. Middle Tennessee State (men) 4-0
2 p.m. – Virginia def. Iowa (men) 4-0

#22 Virginia 4, Iowa 0

Singles competition
  1. #39 Kareem Allaf (IOWA) vs. #29 Carl Soderlund (VA) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
  2. Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Joe Tyler (IOWA) 6-1, 6-0
  3. #106 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. Oliver Okonkwo (IOWA) 6-3, 6-2
  4. Will Davies (IOWA) vs. Inaki Montes (VA) 1-6, 4-5, unfinished
  5. Chris Rodesch (VA) def. Nikita Snezhko (IOWA) 6-4, 6-1
  6. Jason Kerst (IOWA) vs. Gianni Ross (VA) 3-6, 4-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
  1. #17 Oliver Okonkwo/Will Davies (IOWA) def. Carl Soderlund/William Woodall (VA) 6-3
  2. Chris Rodesch/Ryan Goetz (VA) def. Kareem Allaf/Nikita Snezhko (IOWA) 6-4
  3. J vd Schulenburg/Inaki Montes (VA) def. Matt Clegg/Joe Tyler (IOWA) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (,2,3,5)

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Saturday, January 23
3:30 p.m. – #3 Ohio State vs. #22 Virginia (men)
6:30 p.m. – Middle Tennessee State vs. Iowa (men)
 
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This is the only match of the regular season which will feature the only two teams who have won the Big ten title over the past 25 years!
Illinois shocked the world when they upset top ranked USC in the first round of the ITA national indoor tournament last weekend,
Buckeyes will have to elevate their doubles game and be razor sharp focused for today because there won’t be many options for recovering from an early defeat.
 
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