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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;1698933; said:
that's what I thought I said that we had won the doubles point:) I think Marcan must have default his match giving Illinois is singles point. Not sure but he was down big-time and the matches finished without a completion score.
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My mistake. I thought you misinterpreted the tweet. It's all good.

Buchanan and Novak could be ending it soon.
 
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Congratulations on a five peat Big Ten Tournament Champions!

leroyjenkins;1698940; said:
Gracelhink, whats been going on w Marcan? Injury? Overmatched?
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I have not heard about any injuries, Marcan has all the tools, talent and commitment to excel at the college game. That said, Marcan is 18 years old, should be a high school senior, but entered tOSU in winter quarter.
Dino is following the same path Chase Buchanan walked last year. With eerily similar results.
Buchanan also struggled with the competition level last year. Ty dropped him in the lineup at the end of the year and struggled at #4 and #5 in the NCAA's.
Last year Buchanan did not achieve a ranking in the top 125 of the ITA (NCAA's) .At the beginning of the fall 2009, Buchanan also struggled with the college competition even after winning the juniors event in the summer.
At the January ITA poll release Buchanan was ranked #105 and has climbed steadily ever since. His present #9 ranking is the highest rank achieved, but will probably go higher with his perfermance.
So back to Dino, college tennis is an eyeopener even for someone who has had experience and sucess on the junior circuit.
I believe Marcan will get on Tucker's conditioning regimen, get stronger, bigger, faster and will have a break out season next year.
Will it be at the same elite level as Buchanan this year?
Maybe not, but he will become a dominant #2 with the conditioning and enhanced coaching.
 
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Big Ten Tournament Champions! Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com

From the OSU Tennis Website

The five-peat goal is accomplished, read about the Buckeye's pursuit of "One for the thumb!"

COLUMBUS, Ohio - As the No. 1 seed, the Ohio State men's tennis team won its fifth-consecutive Big Ten Tournament title Sunday after defeating No. 2-seed Illinois, 4-1, at the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington, Ind. With the win, the Buckeyes (32-1; 13-0 Big Ten) earn an automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Team Championship.

Ohio State has won six tournament titles (2001, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10) in Ty Tucker's 11-year stretch as head coach. Reaching the final for the seventh-consecutive season, the Buckeyes have now claimed seven Big Ten Tournament titles in program history. Ohio State won its first Big Ten Tournament in 1991 - Tucker's (1989-1991) junior year at Ohio State.

The Scarlet and Gray extended its Big Ten Tournament win streak to 15. Tucker is now 25-5 in conference tournament action and has also led the Buckeyes to 117 wins in their last 122 league matches. "It was a tough doubles point to start the match and our guys fought hard today," Tucker said. "The team had a goal coming in and they didn't want the senior class to lose a Big Ten regular-season or tournament match. It's good to see them leave Ohio State with such a great accomplishment."

Junior Balazs Novak claimed the Buckeyes' tournament crown after defeating Johnny Hamui 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. Owning a 34-6 overall record, Novak has won 15 straight matches.

As always, the doubles point proved to be significant, especially when the Buckeyes and Illini meet. Ohio State began the afternoon winning a highly competitive first point. At No. 3, senior co-captain Justin Kronauge and Novak defeated Connor Roth and Stephen Hoh, 8-6, to finish first. The Buckeye duo remains perfect on the season with an impressive 18-0 overall record with 16 victories coming from No. 3.

At No. 2, juniors Shuhei Uzawa and Matt Allare defeated their third nationally-ranked duo of the season. This time the Buckeye tandem downed No. 83 Johnny Hamui and Dennis Nevolo, 9-7, to clinch the Buckeyes' 29th doubles point of the season. Allare and Uzawa have produced a team-high 21 wins this season.

At No. 1, 15th-ranked Chase Buchanan and Dino Marcan defeated No. 60 Marek Czerwinski and Abe Souza, 8-5, rounding out doubles action. The two Buckeyes are 14-2 at the top of the lineup this season. Ohio State's pursuit of "one for the thumb" appeared promising as it possesses a 29-0 record when winning the doubles point.
In singles, the Illini evened the match at 1-all when Marcan retired. Marcan was trailing 87th-ranked Souza 6-3, 3-1 at No. 3 before play was suspended.

The Buckeyes regained the lead thanks to one of the best performances by Uzawa. A native of Chiba, Japan, Uzawa swept Roth 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 for his 20th victory of the year. He has had at least 20 singles wins in each of his three years at Ohio State.

Buchanan, ranked ninth in the country, put the Buckeyes within one point of the title after a 6-4, 6-0 victory vs. No. 42 Nevolo at No. 1. The 2010 Big Ten Athlete of the Year, Buchanan is now 28-4 overall with 23 wins at the top of the lineup.

Ohio State will now prepare for the 2010 NCAA Division I Team Championship. The journey to Athens, Ga., begins with the 2010 NCAA Division I men's and women's tennis selection announcements, airing between 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 on ESPNews.

2010 Big Ten Tournament Championship
No. 4 Ohio State 4, No. 14 Illinois 1
Indiana University Tennis Center
Bloomington, Ind.
May 2, 2010Tennis Match Final Results
Singles competition
1. No. 9 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. No. 42 Dennis Nevolo (Illinois) - 6-4, 6-0
2. No. 31 Justin Kronauge (OSU) vs. No. 73 Marek Czerwinski (Illinois) - 3-6, 3-1, unfinished
3. No. 87 Abe Souza (Illinois) def. Dino Marcan (OSU) - 6-3, 3-1, retired
4. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Johnny Hamui (Illinois) - 6-1, 6-2
5. Matt Allare (OSU) vs. Stephen Hoh (Illinois) - 4-6, 2-3, unfinished
6. Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Connor Roth (Illinois) - 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. No. 15 Chase Buchanan/Dino Marcan (OSU) def. No. 60 Marek Czerwinski/Abe Souza (Illinois) - 8-5
2. Shuhei Uzawa/Matt Allare (OSU) def. No. 83 Johnny Hamui/Dennis Nevolo (Illinois) - 9-7
3. Justin Kronauge/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Connor Roth/Stephen Hoh (Illinois) - 8-6
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The ITA tennis rankings were released today and Ohio State finished in 4th place. The 4th place finish in the rankings should automatically place the Buckeyes as 4th seed for the upcoming NCAA tournament.
It was a surprisningly close finish for the top 3 teams in the rankings.
UVa, Tennessee, and Texas, finished within .70 points of one another.
Virginia (35-1) on the season only lost to Kentucky.
Texas (25-2) lost to Tennessee and Virginia.
Tennessee (26-1) lost to Virginia.
Ohio State (32-1) lost to Virginia.
2010 NCAA Division I men's and women's tennis selection announcements, will be televised between 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, May 4 on ESPNews.

ITA tennis rankings May 3.

Rank . . . . . . . . Avg. . . . .School
1. . . . . . . . . . .79.03. . . .University of Virginia
2. . . . . . . . . . .78.78. . . .University of Tennessee
3. . . . . . . . . . .78.34. . . .University of Texas
4. . . . . . . . . . .73.48. . . .Ohio State University
5. . . . . . . . . . .69.49. . . .University of Southern California
6. . . . . . . . . . .64.41. . . .University of Florida
7. . . . . . . . . . .60.09. . . .Stanford University
8. . . . . . . . . . .59.44. . . .Baylor University
9. . . . . . . . . . .58.57. . . .UCLA
10. . . . . . . . . .57.85. . . .Texas A&M University
 
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End of the regular season ITA singles rankings!

ITA released the single's rankings for May 3 and two Buckeyes improved in the standings.
2010 Big Ten athlete of the year Chase Buchanan finished as the ITA #8 ranked single's player.
Captain and senior Justin Kronauge finished his playing career as the ITA #23 ranked single's player in the nation.
Also showing in the top 125 were Devin McCarthy and Steven Williams at #120 and #125 respectively.
These single's rankings will be important for the seeds and drawings of the NCAA single's portion of the tournament May 20-30.
Congratulations Justin and Chase on a strong Buckeye performance and these high rankings.
 
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ESPN news with the tournament show, Virginia gets the #1 seed in the NCAA championship, some good news on a very solemn campus.
Buckeyes get the #4 seed will host Western Michigan on Saturday May 16, with the winner potentially facing TSUN in the 2nd round on Sunday.
USC gets the #5 seed, in the same section.
 
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