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

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MTEN: Tucker?s Signees Ranked No. 2 in the Nation - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

There is no sign of slowing down from the Ohio State men?s tennis team. Under [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607"]Ty Tucker[/URL], 10th-year Ohio State head coach, the Buckeyes have risen from the cellar of the Big Ten Conference to a nationally dominant program, earning the ITA preseason No. 1 ranking in 2009.

The future continues to look bright for the Scarlet and Gray as Tucker?s incoming freshman class was voted the second-best in the nation by a panel of junior tennis experts in a media poll conducted by TennisRecruiting.net.

The class, consisting of all Ohio natives, includes Blue Chip star and New Albany, Ohio, native Chase Buchanan. In addition, Tucker has two five-star recruits in Peter Kobelt (New Albany, Ohio) and Wyatt Lippert (Cincinnati, Ohio) joining the team and a four-star recruit in [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=3658867"]Devin McCarthy[/URL], who enrolled at Ohio State in January.

The Buckeye recruiting class is tied for second with Yale, each receiving 335 points in the poll. Stanford earned the top nod, receiving 375 points while welcoming in three Blue Chip athletes and a three-star prospect.
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This has already been reported but the official website is now sharing an extended story about this strong recruiting class.
 
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tOSU men's team with a 4-0 victory over the #21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Sunday.

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From the official site.
Tennis Match Results
No. 1 Ohio State (7-0) 4, No. 21 Wake Forest (10-2) 0
Feb. 8, 2009 at Winston-Salem, N.C.
Indoor Tennis Center
Singles
1. No. 1 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] (OSU) def. No. 34 Cory Parr (WF) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2. No. 3 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (OSU) vs. Steven Forman (WF) – 4-6, 7-6, 0-1 did not finish
3. No. 6 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] (OSU) def. Andrew Brasseaux (WF) – 6-2, 6-2
4. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL] (OSU) vs. David Hopkins (WF) – 6-7, 6-2, 1-2 did not finish
5. No. 38 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) vs. Jonathan Wolff (WF) – 4-6, 4-3 did not finish
6. No. 77 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU) def. Jason Morgenstern (WF) – 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3,1,6
Doubles
1. No. 6 Cory Parr/Steven Forman (WF) def. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL]/Mike O'Connell (OSU) – 8-4
2. No. 11 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL]/[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] (OSU) def. Jonathan Wolff/Jason Morgenstern (WF) – 8-4
3. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL]/[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) def. Andrew Brasseaux/Joost Vogel (WF) – 8-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Ohio State improved its all-time record vs. Wake Forest to 3-2 with a 4-0 victory Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C. The No. 1-ranked Buckeyes downed the University of North Carolina Friday, 7-0, and return to Columbus with an unblemished 7-0 record in dual competition.
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leroyjenkins;1402934; said:
4-0? How do they score those meets?
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Some meets finish when a team wins 4 points, i.e. the total for a win is best of 7. Any matches not finished are halted and not recorded as victories or losses for the players.
In the match at Wake Forest, a doubles point was secured and then the first three singles matches sealed the victory for tOSU.
 
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gracelhink;1402935; said:
Some meets finish when a team wins 4 points, i.e. the total for a win is best of 7. Any matches not finished are halted and not recorded as victories or losses for the players.
In the match at Wake Forest, a doubles point was secured and then the first three singles matches sealed the victory for tOSU.
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Awesome thanks. Do the men face Stanford this year before the NCAA's?
 
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gracelhink;1402940; said:
Stanford is ranked #11 by the ITA. They are not on the OSU schedule, however they may possibly meet in the ITA next week in Chicago. Stanford won their qualifier last week and will be headed to Chicago also. Haven't seen what the 16 team ITA draw looks like yet.

Men's Tennis - Schedule - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
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All right thanks. I thought they were number 2 but I guess they had the 1/2 recruiting class which is pretty hard to believe with OSU bringing in a "pro" and a couple 5 *'s
 
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leroyjenkins;1402942; said:
All right thanks. I thought they were number 2 but I guess they had the 1/2 recruiting class which is pretty hard to believe with OSU bringing in a "pro" and a couple 5 *'s
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I don't know how good Stanford is this year but Texas and Georgia are very good. In fact, Georgia bounced Ohio State out of the NCAA tournament last year in the semi finals.

I would think that Love & Marriage:biggrin2: would be very knowledgeable about tennis.
 
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leroyjenkins;1402942; said:
All right thanks. I thought they were number 2 but I guess they had the 1/2 recruiting class which is pretty hard to believe with OSU bringing in a "pro" and a couple 5 *'s
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Right about the #1 class in the nation, but the Stanford 2009's will not be eligible until next year.
Litlbuck about Texas and Georgia, the levels of competition are so close that on any given day any of the top 10-15 schools could knock off another.
This site is the official ranking and information center for the NCAA.
The Official Website of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association
Men
1. Ohio State (8)
2. Texas
3. Georgia
4. UCLA
5. Virginia
6. USC
7. Florida
8. Tennessee
9. Mississippi
10. Baylor
11. Stanford
12. Tulsa
13. Illinois
14. Michigan
15. Texas A&M​
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gracelhink;1403688; said:
Right about the #1 class in the nation, but the Stanford 2009's will not be eligible until next year.
Litlbuck about Texas and Georgia, the levels of competition are so close that on any given day any of the top 10-15 schools could knock off another.
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That's interesting that all of the teams are so evenly matched. I take it from one I have read that we are probably stronger and singles then in doubles compared to other schools or is that a bad assumption.
 
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LitlBuck;1405006; said:
That's interesting that all of the teams are so evenly matched. I take it from one I have read that we are probably stronger and singles then in doubles compared to other schools or is that a bad assumption.
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You make an interesting observation on the strengths of OSU doubles vs. singles. Here are the stats for the season from the official site.

2008-09 Ohio State Men's Tennis -- Season statistics

TOSU winning percentage is a fraction better in singles than in doubles overall, but against nationally ranked competition the single's strength is noticably better. (Though the doubles vs. ranked opponents is not a very large sample.)
The ITA scoring system gives 3 doubles matches the equivalent value of one singles match. So some think doubles are not as critical.
I enjoy watching doubles, more spirited and team oriented, and that first point can offer a team momentum going into the 6 singles competitions.
 
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The # 1 ranked tOSU men's team will meet Pepperdine Friday the 13th at 3 pm at the University of Illinois in the first round of the elite ITA tournament.

Quarterfinal matches will be played Saturday, Semis on Sunday and the finals set for Monday.

Ohio State and Northwestern remain No. 1 in ITA's Collegiate Tennis Rankings; Both teams earn No. 1 seed in ITA National Team Indoor Championships



Set to Go to Chicago: The matchups have been set for the 16 teams competing in the 2009 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Men's Team Indoor Championships. The University of Illinois Men?s Tennis Team will host the 35th annual Championships at Midtown Tennis Club, February 13 ? 16. The first-round matchups are listed as follows.
- No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 16 Pepperdine
- No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Michigan
- No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 14 Florida State
- No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Illinois
- No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 12 Tulsa
- No. 6 Southern Cal vs. No. 9 Mississippi
- No. 7 Florida vs. No. 11 Stanford
- No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Baylor
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The number 1 seed Buckeyes advanced to the quarterfinal of the ITA tournament with a 4-2 victory over Pepperdine.
Scarlet and Gray advance to quarterfinals at Midtown Tennis Center in Chicago

MTEN: Buckeyes Advance After Battling Pepperdine to 4-2 Victory at ITA Indoor Championships - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Down early after losing the doubles point, the No. 1-ranked Ohio State men?s tennis team showed its depth in singles, winning, 4-2, vs. No. 20 Pepperdine Friday in first-round action at the 2009 ITA National Men?s Team Indoor Championship at the Midtown Tennis Center in Chicago. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL], ranked 77 in singles, claimed the come-from-behind win for the Buckeyes with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Pepperdine?s Alejandro Moreno at No. 6 singles. Uzawa is now 15-5 in singles this season.

With the win, Ohio State (8-0) improves to 2-1 in the all-time series against the Waves and evens its all-time record in the 35th annual championship to, 7-7, winning all seven matches the last three seasons.

Ohio State will now face the winner of the No. 8 Tennessee/No. 10 Baylor match in a quarterfinals at 4 p.m. EST Saturday for a chance to advance to the semifinals.
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