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

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In somewhat of an upset #11 Stanford defeated Florida 4-0 to advance to the quarterfinal round tomorrow.

And the shockers keep coming, Stanford in a huge quarterfinal victory 4-3 over #2 seed Texas.
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TOSU up next at 3pm versus #8 seed Tennessee at the ITA championships hosted by the University of Illinois.

 

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MTEN: No. 1 Buckeyes Fall to No. 8 Tennessee in Quarterfinals of Team Indoor Championship - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Tough 4-3 loss tonight for the Buckeye men's team.

Despite owning an early 2-0 lead over No. 8 Tennessee in quarterfinal action of the 2009 ITA National Men?s Team Indoor Championships, the No. 1-ranked Ohio State men?s tennis team could not overcome the Volunteers, who won four singles matches to claim a 4-3 victory over the Buckeyes.
No. 1 Ohio State 3, No. 8 Tennessee 4
Doubles
1. [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) d. John-Patrick Smith/Davey Sandgren (TENN), 8-4
2. No. 21 Boris Conkic/Matteo Fago (TENN) led [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=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU), 6-5 (unfinished)
3. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL]/[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) d. Christian Hansen/Matt Brewer (TENN), 8-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. No. 50 John-Patrick Smith (TENN) d. No 1 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] (OSU) 6-4, 6-3
2. No. 103 Boris Conkic (TENN) d. No. 6 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] (OSU) 6-3, 6-4
3. No. 3 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (OSU) d. Davey Sandgren (TENN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Matteo Fago (TENN) d. No. 38 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) 6-3, 7-5
5. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL] (OSU) d. Christian Hansen (TENN) 7-6, 7-5
6. Matt Brewer (TENN) d. No. 77 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3,1,6,2,5,4

 

[LitlBuck]

I guess our first two guys out in the singles matches did not perform very well or at least they didn't play up to their rankings. Sort of disappointing but at least it wasn't the NCAA's.

Stanford is probably cheating

 

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The Buckeye Men's team bounced back in the consolation match to defeat #4 ranked UCLA, 4-0.
The finals of the ITA is set for today pitting Georgia vs. Virginia.

MTEN: No. 1 Buckeyes Defeat No. 4 UCLA in Consolation Match at ITA Team Indoor Championship - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The No. 1 Ohio State men?s tennis team won, 4-0, against No. 4 UCLA in a consolation match in the 2009 ITA Team Indoor Championship at the Midtown Tennis Center in Chicago. No. 1 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] claimed the victory for the Buckeyes after defeating Bruin Haythem Abid 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Koniecko improves to 18-2 overall on the season and now is 7-1 at the No. 1 position.
The competition does not get easier as the Buckeyes now will return to Columbus for a two-match home swing, hosting No. 25 Notre Dame Feb. 21 and No. 15 LSU Feb. 22 at The Ohio State University Varsity Tennis Center. Both matches are at noon.

Ohio State University 4, Univ of California-Los Angeles 0
Singles competition
1. #1 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] (OSU) def. Haythem Abid (UCLA) 6-1, 6-2
2. #6 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] (OSU) vs. #67 Matt Brooklyn (UCLA) 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
3. #3 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (OSU) def. Holden Seguso (UCLA) 6-0, 6-0
4. #38 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) vs. Michael Look (UCLA) 7-5, 3-0, unfinished
5. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL] (OSU) def. #78 Nick Meister (UCLA) 6-1, 6-2
6. #77 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU) vs. Ahmed Ismail (UCLA) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #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. Haythem Abid/Amit Inbar (UCLA) 8-6
2. #31 [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=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU) vs. Matt Brooklyn/Harel Srugo (UCLA) 6-6, unfinished
3. #41 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL]/Mike O'Connell (OSU) def. Nick Meister/Michael Look (UCLA) 9-8 (7-5)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,5,1)

 

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Big Weekend for Men's Tennis.

MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes to Host No. 25 Notre Dame, No. 14 LSU this Weekend - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The No. 3 Ohio State men?s tennis team will prepare for two Top 25 home matches this weekend, competing against No. 25 Notre Dame Saturday and No. 15 LSU Sunday. Both matches will begin at noon at The Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. . .

Ohio State stands as the No. 3 team in the nation in the latest ITA NCAA Men?s Division I rankings announced Thursday. . .

The latest ITA standings announced Thursday ranked five Buckeyes in both singles and doubles within the top collegiate tennis talent in the nation.

In singles, [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] ranks at No. 4, while teammates [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] and [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] place at Nos. 22 and 23, respectively. Sophomore [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] sits at No. 63 in singles, while classmate [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] ranks No. 82. Ohio State is one of two schools to have three players in singles listed in the Top 25, joining Virginia.

In doubles, Ohio State has two Buckeye pairs listed in the rankings. Moneke and Novak stand as the 29th-ranked doubles team in the nation. The duo has an overall record of 5-1 overall on the year, going a perfect 3-0 at No. 2 doubles. Moneke and Koniecko pair up to be No. 37 in doubles. The two senior captains are 6-1 this season when playing together.

 

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Men's tennis team with a strong victory at home, extending win streak to 78 games. Overflow crowd cheers on No. 3 ranked Buckeyes at the OSU varsity Tennis Center.
Sunday's home match vs. #14 LSU, at noon will be a major test of the year.
MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes Prevail, 7-0, against No. 25 Notre Dame - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The No. 3 Ohio State men?s tennis team defeated No. 25 Notre Dame, 7-0, Saturday at The Ohio State University Indoor Varsity Tennis Center. No. 63 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] claimed the win for the Buckeyes at No. 5 singles, defeating Notre Dame?s David Anderson in two sets 6-3, 6-1. Novak improves to 13-4 overall on the season, and is now 8-1 in dual action.
Ohio State (10-1; 0-0 Big Ten) has now won 78-consecutive home matches, which dates back to 2003.

The Buckeyes return to action at noon Sunday to face No. 14 LSU at The Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.

Tennis Match Results
No. 25 Notre Dame 0, No. 3 Ohio State 7
Feb. 21, 2009 at Columbus, Ohio
The Ohio State University Varsity Tennis Center
Singles
1. No. 4 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] (OSU) def. Stephen Havens (UND) 6-4, 6-0
2. No. 22 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (OSU) def. No. 122 Daniel Stahl (UND) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
3. No. 23 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] (OSU) def. Casey Watt (UND) 6-1, 6-4
4. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL] (OSU) def. Niall Fitzgerald (UND) 6-3, 6-4
5. No. 63 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) def. David Anderson (UND) 6-3, 6-1
6. No. 82 [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU) def. Tyler Davis (UND) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 5, 6, 3, 2
Doubles
1. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL]/[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (OSU) def. Stephen Havens/Tyler Davis (UND) ? 8-0
2. [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=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] (OSU) def. Niall Fitzgerald/Matt Johnson (UND) ? 8-6
3. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL]/[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] (OSU) def. Santiago Montoya/David Anderson (UND) ? 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

 

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No. 3 ranked tOSU over #14 LSU.
Sunday 2/22, noon at the Ohio State Varsity Tennis Center.

#3 Ohio State 7, #14 Louisiana State 0
Singles competition
1. #22 Steven Moneke (OSU) def. #5 Michael Venus (LSU) - 6-2, 6-3
2. #4 Bryan Koniecko (OSU) def. Neal Skupski (LSU) - 6-1, 6-3
3 #23 Justin Kronauge (OSU) def. James Cluskey (LSU) - 6-2, 6-1
4. Matt Allare (OSU) def. Julien Gauthier (LSU) - 6-3, 7-5
5. #63 Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Sebastian Carlsson (LSU)- 6-2, 6-4
6. #82 Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Mark Bowtell (LSU) - 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 6
Doubles competition
1. #9 Neal Skupski/Michael Venus (LSU) def. Justin Kronauge/Steven Moneke (OSU) - 8-5
2. Bryan Koniecko/Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. #53 James Cluskey/Julien Gauthier (LSU) - 8-3
3. Matt Allare/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Mark Bowtell/Sebastian Carlsson (LSU) - 8-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

MTEN Final Results: No. 14 LSU vs. No. 3 Ohio State - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

 

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OSU Men's tennis puts 40 game Big Ten win streak on the line Thursday at Purdue.

MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes Travel to Purdue to Open Big Ten Dual Play - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The No. 3 Ohio State men?s tennis team begins the Big Ten dual season at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Ind. . .
Ohio State (11-1; 0-0 Big Ten) has won 40-consecutive matches against Big Ten opponents . . .
Ohio State stands as the No. 3 team in the nation in the latest ITA NCAA Men?s Division I rankings announced Tuesday. . .
ITA singles and doubles standings, announced Feb. 19, ranked five Buckeyes in both singles and doubles. . .
In singles, [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] ranks at No. 4, while teammates [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] and [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL] place at Nos. 22 and 23, respectively. Sophomore [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244065"]Balazs Novak[/URL] sits at No. 63 in singles, while classmate [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1384411"]Shuhei Uzawa[/URL] ranks No. 82. . .
In doubles, Ohio State has two Buckeye pairs listed in the rankings. Moneke and Novak stand as the 29th-ranked doubles team in the nation. Moneke and Koniecko pair up to be No. 37 in doubles.

 

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MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes Down Purdue, 7-0, for First Conference Victory of the Season - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The No. 3 Ohio State men?s tennis team opened Big Ten Conference action Thursday by defeating Purdue, 7-0, at the Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Ind. The win marks the first Big Ten victory this season for the Buckeyes and improves their league winning streak to 41-consecutive matches. The Scarlet and Gray went a perfect 13-0 last season against Big Ten opponents.

 

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No. 3 ranked Buckeyes Bounce #10 Baylor for 80th straight home win.

The No. 3 Ohio State men?s tennis team defeated No. 10 Baylor, 7-0, Sunday at the Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. Sophomore [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1244023"]Matt Allare[/URL] claimed the match for the Buckeyes at No. 4 singles, defeating Maros Horny in a three-set comeback 0-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-0. Allare has now won 12-consecutive singles matches for the 2009 spring season.
Under head coach [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607"]Ty Tucker[/URL], the Buckeyes (13-1; 1-0 Big Ten) have now won 80-consecutive home matches, dating back to the 2003 season. The Scarlet and Gray improve to 3-1 in the all-time series against the Bears and have won the last three meetings.

MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes Make it 80-Consecutive Home Wins Against No. 10 Baylor - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

 

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The team got some love from Sportscenter yesterday afternoon as they were the closing number at the end of the show. The closing number was them going for their 80th consecutive home win against Baylor.

 

[LitlBuck]

The team got some love

:)

#3 Ohio State 7, #14 Louisiana State 0

I wonder what happened to the old SEC speed

 

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The tOSU men's squad travels to Happy Valley for an afternoon match with PSU.
MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes Travel to No. 46 Penn State Thursday - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The No. 3 Ohio State men?s tennis team will continue Big Ten dual match play at No. 46 Penn State at 3 p.m. Thursday at the Penn State Indoor Tennis Center in State College, Pa. The Buckeyes will look to make it 42-consecutive league wins with a victory against the Nittany Lions. Live updates will be available at www.GoPSUSports.com.

Just a note the new ITA rankings came out yesterday (to be accurate the Campbell's ITA college tennis rankings)

Campbell Soup Company to Serve as Title Sponsor: The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the governing body of college tennis, announced that a multi-year agreement has been reached between the ITA and the Campbell Soup Company in which the company will serve as the title sponsor for the ITA College Tennis Rankings and the ITA College Players of the Year awards. It is important and factually accurate to include ?Campbell? in the title so please remember when referring to the ITA Rankings to cite as Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings.

Northwestern, Stanford claim top spots in Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings

tOSU remained in third place nationally, but because of a change this week from human poll to computer point system the Stanford Cardinal men's team jumped from 5th to 1st place in the rankings. The Cardinal at 13-1 jumped past #4 Georgia, who they lost to at the ITA semifinals 4-2, passed #3 tOSU also 13-1, and even passed #2 undefeated Virginia, the winner of the ITA championship.

March 3, 2009 - ITA DI Men's Singles Rankings

Five Buckeyes were ranked in the ITA men's singles rankings, (they did not change the name to include the ITA sponsor yet)

Steven Moneke made a huge jump into the #4 slot,
Bryan Konieko was ranked #6.
Justin Kronauge is #20.
Balazs Novak (B-nock) is #71 and,
Shuhei Uzawa (Shuey) is ranked #100.
Have to believe Matt Allare will appear somewhere in this list very soon.

 

[LitlBuck]

The tOSU men's squad travels to Happy Valley for an afternoon match with PSU.
MTEN: No. 3 Buckeyes Travel to No. 46 Penn State Thursday - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com


Just a note the new ITA rankings came out yesterday (to be accurate the Campbell's ITA college tennis rankings)
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I mean do you seriously see any Big 10 team out there that can beat Ohio State. I really don't think that they will get contested until the NCAA's.

 

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I mean do you seriously see any Big 10 team out there that can beat Ohio State. I really don't think that they will get contested until the NCAA's.

Here are the tough OOC testers that tOSU has left.

3/13 at #36 Texas A&M

3/24 at #14 Pepperdine

4/1 at #11 Kentucky

Don't like that these big matches are all on the road.

Here are the obstacles for another BTen championship also in order of opponent strength.

4/5 at #28 TSUN
3/29 vs. #24 Minnesota (at home)
4/19 vs. #19 Wisconsin (also home)
4/12 at #7 Illinois (This will start at noon on Easter Sunday; guess Illinois is looking to resurrect their program)

Litl it looks like tOSU is the clear favorite for a Bten title but an Illinois uprising could do them in.