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

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LitlBuck;1657597; said:
Sorry. A little late to the party. I was surprised to see that Chase was playing #1 singles and #1 doubles. I assume that is because he has really stepped up his game over the past six months or so or is Coach Tucker playing to the weaknesses of the other teams. I thought our new recruit Marcan would be playing #1 singles with his experience.

I really can't really seeing as losing at home this season with all the depth and talent that we have.:biggrin:
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So glad to see you back at the party, litl. Sure missed your insight and contributions on the thread. Hope you are "back" to normal.

Good observation about Buchanan's rise in the lineup.

After last year it looked like Ty got Chase to commit himself to a strength training program. He is looking physically stronger, better conditioned and his serve has increased pace.

Thus the jump from dominating at #4, 5, or 6 last year to #1 in 2010.
I have also noted less frequent fits of impatience compared to last year both caused by and contributing to loss of focus and unforced errors.
Chase is a thoroughbred on the court, good wheels, smooth textbook groundstokes, and in 2010 an improved serve to win some easy points.
He had a huge comeback to defeat Beidas of Pepperdine after dropping the first set and an impressive victory over #36 ranked Donato of NC, on Sunday.
Would love to see the mo from the weekend continue at the Ita's this weekend.
And right on Litl cue--
The official site ran this article about Chase's selection as B10 athlete of the week.

Buchanan Nabs First-Career Big Ten Athlete of the Week Honor

Chase Buchanan, a sophomore on the No. 3 Ohio State men's tennis team, was named Big Ten Athlete of the Week the conference announced Tuesday. It is Buchanan's first-career conference weekly honor and it is the third time this season a Buckeye has been recognized. Senior co-captain Justin Kronauge and freshman Dino Marcan earned athlete of the week honors Feb. 2 and Jan 19, respectively.

Ohio State, which has collected two-consecutive weekly laurels, leads the Big Ten with three followed by Michigan and Northwestern.

Buchanan, a native of New Albany, Ohio, won two singles matches against ranked opponents in team wins vs. No. 13 Pepperdine Feb. 5 and No. 22 North Carolina Feb. 7 at The Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.

With the help of Buchanan, the Buckeyes improved their home win record to 95-consecutive matches, which dates back to the 2003 season.

In a 6-1 victory against the Waves, Buchanan played at No. 1 singles against No. 90 Bassam Beidas. The second-year Buckeye won 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) in a third-set tiebreaker. The following match against the Tar Heels, he topped 36th-ranked Clay Donato in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 for his 20th-career victory as a Buckeye. Buchanan, who is 9-3 overall this season, has now won five-consecutive matches to begin the 2010 campaign.
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The official OSU site has an article about this weekend's ITA indoor tournament.

The elite tennis programs of the NCAA will compete in the 16 team tournament draw.

Ita article.

The No. 3 Ohio State men's tennis team is set to compete in the 2010 ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship against No. 16 Louisville at 9 a.m. Friday in a first-round match up at the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.
Louisville, ranked No. 16 in the ITA standings, is 7-0 overall and is off to its best start in school history.

Louisville earned its first appearance in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship after defeating No. 32 Wisconsin 4-0 in the regional finals of the National Indoor Qualifying Tournament Jan. 30 in Tallahassee, Fla.

(3) Ohio State vs. (14) Louisville - 9 a.m.
(6) Baylor vs. (11) Florida - 9 a.m.
(1) USC vs. (16) Fresno State - Noon
(8) Texas vs. (9) Stanford - Noon
(4) UCLA vs. (13) Kentucky - 3 p.m.
(5) Tennessee vs. (12) Illinois - 3 p.m.
(2) Virginia vs. (15) Alabama - 6:30 p.m.
(7) Georgia vs. (10) Mississippi - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday will feature four quarterfinal and four consolation draw matches. Sunday there will be two semifinals and six consolation matches and the championship match is Monday.
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gracelhink;1658380; said:
The official OSU site has an article about this weekend's ITA indoor tournament.

The elite tennis programs of the NCAA will compete in the 16 team tournament draw.

Ita article.


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How did all of the sudden USC come flying up the national rankings:huh: Also if I remember correctly regarding last year's recruiting, I thought that one of the Ivy League schools, believe it was Yale, had the first or second-ranked class next to Virginia followed by Ohio State or am I having a hand cramp.:io:
 
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LitlBuck;1658764; said:
How did all of the sudden USC come flying up the national rankings:huh: Also if I remember correctly regarding last year's recruiting, I thought that one of the Ivy League schools, believe it was Yale, had the first or second-ranked class next to Virginia followed by Ohio State or am I having a hand cramp.:io:
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USC won the NCAA team tournament, defeating tOSU in the championship final. They have a solid returning squad.
Good memory re. recruiting, Yale (Ivy league), shocked the recruiting world in drawing what most considered to be the top 2009 class, it was later downgraded as was OSU (Buchanan) because early entries counted toward 2008.
 
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Buckeyes stop the Cardinals to advance to quarters at ITA indoors.

Official OSU tennis site
The No. 2 Ohio State men's tennis team defeated No. 16 Louisville, 4-2, in the first round of the 2010 ITA National Team Indoor Championship at the Boar's Head Sports Club Friday in Charlottesville, Va. With the win, the Buckeyes (7-0; 0-0 Big Ten) advanced to their fourth-consecutive quarterfinal appearance at the championship and will take on No. 12 Florida at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Ohio State improves to 7-1 all-time against the Cardinals. Under 11th-year head coach http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607Ty Tucker, the Buckeyes are now 2-0 all-time against a team ranked 16th in the country. Also under Tucker, Ohio State owns a 9-8 record at the event with all nine victories captured in the past four years.

"It was a good win today in a tricky match against Louisville," Tucker said. "All the teams here are going to have to get used to the fast courts but we competed well. We had our hands full but we are happy to win our first-round match and we look forward to taking on Florida tomorrow."

With the team holding a close 3-2 advantage, junior http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065Balazs Novak, a native of Budapest, Hungary, claimed the Buckeyes' victory at No. 5 singles after downing Alejandro Calligari in straight sets 6-4, 6-1. He improves to a team-high 13-3 overall with an 11-match winning streak.

"I was pretty confident throughout my match today and I knew that either Allare or myself would be able to claim the match point," Novak said. "We need to play our A-game tomorrow against Florida."
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No. 4 Singles
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#34 Shuhei Uzawa
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Bob van Overbeek ⇐ 6-4, 5-3

5 Singles
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Balazs Novak
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Sekou Bangoura ⇐ 6-4, 4-2
Currently down 3-2 with these matches in play.....
 
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OSU_D/;1659558; said:
All down to this:

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#34 Shuhei Uzawa
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Bob van Overbeek ⇐ 6-4, 5-5

Shuhei was up 5-3 in the 2nd set.
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Woo hoo Shu hei,

Huge victory to advance to the semis.

Buckeyes trailed at one point 0-3 to Florida, but high pressure wins from

Buchanan at #1,
Kronauge at #2.
Novak at #5 and
the #4 Shuhei clincher
pit the Bucks vs. the winner of Virginia vs. Georgia tomorrow.

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In a shocker at the ITA indoors, Texas upset #1 USC in the quarters and Tennessee knocked off #4 UCLA!
Good bye west coast, Texas vs. Tennessee Sunday in the upper semifinal match and in the lower bracket OSU vs UVA who defeated Georgia, 4-0.

Buckeyes game will have to excel to beat UVA (fast, slick home court should give Va a distinct advantage).

In the quarters the Buckeyes dug a huge hole at 0-3, with Gators taking a tough win for the double's point despite Buceye's having triple match points.
Allare and Marcan dropped quickly in straight sets.
It seemed as if the momentm was all Gators, but Captain Kronauge rallied to win at #2, Buchanan pulled a major upset by defeating Lacroix the 7th ranked player in the NCAA's, and Novak evened the contest at 3-3, setting the drama for Shuhei's biggest victory of his career.
The semifinal is scheduled for 3 pm and live updates are available at
Home or www.VirginiaSports.com.

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brutus2002;1659729; said:
Yeah Virgnia is a powerhouse...OSU had better win the doulbles to take the pressure off. Should be one heck of a battle...
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Exactly, Virginia is a Powerhouse verified by ITA rankings.

Every UVA single's player is nationally ranked by the ITA:
No. 1 singles: Shabaz #3.
No. 2 singles: Singh #12.
No. 3 singles: Jenkins #16.
No. 4 singles: Courtney #31.
No. 5 singles: Barrick #58.
No. 6 singles: Singer #28.

No UVA player has lost a match in the first two rounds of the ITA indoors.
 
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