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

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brutus2002;1864481; said:
IIRC this team only has 1 senior:biggrin: Man we are stacked.
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3 seniors on the roster-- Matt Allare, Balazs Novak, and Shuhei Uzawa; but, . . .
yesterday only Senior to play was Balazs.
Single's starters vs. Butler and Xavier were 3 Freshmen, 2 Juniors, and 1 Senior.
Your observation of being stacked for the future is spot on, because the 6 rs freshmen and freshmen are loaded with talent and itching to compete.:osu:
 
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Before we get too far into the 2011 season, you might want to check out the Big Ten Champions and and NCAA 5th ranked team from 2010.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uen8wnWgDU8"]YouTube - OSU 2010 Final.m4v[/ame]


hope you enjoy the video!
 
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Information about the ITA Kickoff weekend from the official tennis site:

The No. 4 Ohio State men's tennis team is one of 15 schools set to host the qualifying rounds of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships Saturday and Sunday at the Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. The event will showcase the Top 60 men's varsity tennis teams in the country at 15 campus sites.
The team that wins both of its matches in Columbus this weekend will be invited to play in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship Feb. 18-21. The University of Washington will serve as hosts.
Schedule of Play:
Sat. - 10 a.m. (Ohio State vs. William & Mary)
Sat. - 2 p.m. (UC Irvine vs. South Carolina)
Sun. - 10 a.m. (Consolation)
Sun. - 1 p.m. (Championship)
After the conclusion of the ITA Kickoff event, the Buckeyes will host in-state opponent Toledo at 6 p.m.
INTRODUCING THE ITA KICK-OFF EVENT TEAMS
No. 4 Ohio State joins the other three teams travelling to Columbus as being ranked in the Top 75 of the latest Campbell/ITA Division I College Tennis Rankings. The visiting teams are No. 56 UC Irvine, No. 69 South Carolina and No. 75 William & Mary.
In the first match, Ohio State will face William & Mary at 10 a.m. Saturday, while UC Irvine will battle South Carolina at 2 p.m. Two matches are guaranteed and the winners/losers will play each other Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. The championship match is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
Ohio State holds a 1-4 mark against the Gamecocks, with the lone 4-0 victory occurring in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. UC Irvine and William & Mary have each lost to the Buckeyes once in their respective histories. . .
WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE
The Tribe enters the event this weekend with a 5-2 overall record. William & Mary have three 7-0 shutouts on the year against Richmond, Morgan State and Villanova. Their other two wins have been by a score of 6-1 to Winthrop and James Madison.
Both the Tribe's losses have come at the hands of ranked teams. No. 36 Notre Dame defeated the Green and Gold, 6-1, while No. 1 Virginia also downed William & Mary.
The Tribe boasts three players who have earned at least four dual-match singles wins on the season. Anton Andersson, Sebastien Vidal and Adrian Vodislav are each 4-2 on the year.

William & Mary wrapped up the 2009-10 men's tennis season finishing 20-10 overall and an undefeated 4-0 in the CAA. . .

DOMINANT IN COLUMBUS
The Buckeyes have won a school-record 112-consecutive home matches dating back to the 2002-03 season. In the Big Ten, no other team in any sport has won as many games in a row at home that the Buckeyes. Ohio State was victorious in all 21 home matches last season, marking the seventh-consecutive year the team achieved perfection in Columbus. The home win streak began on April, 6, 2003 with a 5-2 triumph over Purdue.
100th ANNIVERSARY OF TENNIS
The opener against Butler and Xavier will mark the 100th year of men's tennis at Ohio State. The tennis program started in 1912 and is the second oldest sport at Ohio State other than baseball. After 99 years, the men's tennis program has an overall record of 988-692-10 for a .585 winning percentage. Coach Tucker is the 11th coach in Ohio State history and with his winning percentage hovering around .850, he is the winningest coach in Buckeye tennis history.
SENIOR TRIO RETURNS
Ohio State returns three seniors who will be key starters in both the singles and doubles lineups this year. Matt Allare, Balazs Novak and Shuhei Uzawa have won a combined 244 singles matches in three full seasons with the Buckeyes. In 2010, each player claimed at least 20 wins. Tucker has seen these three develop as their confidence continues to grow each day in practice and this year is their time to lead by example. . . .
The trio has been so successful in the Big Ten, here is one final note: The three have combined for a career Big Ten singles record of 40-4.
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Buckeyes will be attempting to advance at the Kick off weekend of the ITA Indoor championships this morning 10 am at the OSU Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
William and Mary presents the first round competition, with today's winner advancing to Sunday's championship at 1 pm.
It appears the Buckeyes ranked #4 by ITA/NCAA team rankings have the easiest field and draw (Wm & Mary #75, South Car. #69, UC Irvine #56). The ITA kick Off draw was conducted June 2010, so the rankings are different now but the then top 60 teams (top 3 from each of 12 regions and 24 at large) were selected and seeded in the draws of the 15 regional tournaments.
The ITA website lists the hosts and teams in the 15 site field.
ITA kickoff weelend.

Other B10 teams in action include:
Indiana #46 at USC,
Wisconsin #29 at Kentucky,
Minnesota #33 at UCLA.
Illinois (host) and #16 ranked have some strong competition coming to Champaign Urbana today--Oklahoma #17, Notre Dame #36, and Denver #39 stand in the path of the Illini's hope of advancing.
TSUN travels to Duke as the 4 seed. The Duke draw is loaded with Duke #14, Pepperdine #21, TSUN #24, and Va Tech #25.

Fans can monitor the Buckeye's progress today beginning at 10 am on Livestats.

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Buchanan and Rola lose their doubles match. What's up with that:huh:

I also noticed that Allare played singles and there was a completely new team playing doubles. I wonder if Tucker is just experimenting because it is so early in the season or if he is saying things that he does not like. I guess it will be interesting to see who plays tomorrow. That might be a better indicator or goes to Washington might be the best indicator...no.
 
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Buchanan and Rola did drop their doubles, don't know if there are some issues or the opponents just got hot.
When dubs teams only play a pro set, there can be some big upsets.
It looked like the other team broke serve late and held on for the win.

Allare was strong today, in both doubles with Shuhei and at #4 singles.
I wondered how Ty would structure the lineup, with Allare, Van Engelen, and Novak.
Devin McCarthy (listed as a redshirt Soph) is without a doubt the best #6 in the NCAA.
Rola at #2 could easily go undefeated on the season. Looked like Ty wanted to play the Seniors today.
Nice win today, tomorrow may be more challenging.
Here is the write up from the OSU official site

The No. 4 Ohio State men's tennis team downed No. 75 William & Mary in the first match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Columbus. The Buckeyes are one of 15 schools hosting the qualifying rounds in preparation for the ITA National Team Indoor Championship being held at the University of Washington Feb. 18-21.
The No. 25-ranked Buckeye team of senior Balazs Novak and redshirt-sophomore Devin McCarthy quickly shutout William & Mary duo Anton Andersson and Ben Guthrie, 8-0. Seniors Matt Allare and Shuhei Uzawa followed with an 8-3 decision over the Tribe's Ilja Orre and Adrian Vodislav to give Ohio State an early 1-0 decision heading into singles play.
Sebastien Vidal and Jamie Whiteford of William & Mary defeated Buckeye tandem Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola, the seventh-ranked team nationally, 8-6.
In singles action, No. 7 Rola won the Buckeyes' first singles match of the tournament, beating Guthrie, 6-1, 6-2, to move to 16-2 on the season, including 3-0 in dual play.
Allare, a Mason, Ohio native, downed the Tribe's Vidal, winning his 90th match as a Buckeye. It was the first of four matches that was decided by a 6-2, 6-2 score. Not long after McCarthy beat Vodislav, improving to 25-4 while donning the Scarlet and Gray. Novak was victorious over Hoogland and William & Mary's Anderson was dealt a loss by Buchanan.
Also winning in singles play was freshman Ille Van Engelen, who moved to 3-0 in dual action on the young season by beating Whiteford, 6-0, 7-6 (5).
Ohio State will face the winner of the South Carolina-UC Irvine match taking place at 2 p.m. Saturday. William & Mary will face the loser of the South Carolina-UC Irvine matchup in the consolation match at 10 a.m. Sunday. The championship match will follow at 1 p.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center.
No. 4 Ohio State 7, No. 75 William & Mary 0
Jan. 29, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
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Singles
1. #63 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. Anton Andersson (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
2. #7 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Ben Guthrie (W&M) 6-1, 6-0
3. Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Jamie Whiteford (W&M) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
4. #34 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Sebastien Vidal (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
5. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Ben Hoogland (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
6. #46 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Adrian Vodislav (W&M) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Sebastien Vidal/Jamie Whiteford (W&M) def. #6 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) 8-6
2. #25 Devin McCarthy/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Anton Andersson/Ben Guthrie (W&M) 8-0
3. #57 Shuhei Uzawa/Matt Allare (OSU) def. Ilja Orre/Adrian Vodislav (W&M) 8-3
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Buckeyes have clinched the victory and will advance to the ITA indoor finals at the University of Washington Feb. 18-21.
As of this post, it is 6-0 with #1 singles not yet completed.
 
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The championship match of the kick off regional hosted by tOSU has gone final with Chase Buchanan completing the 7-0 sweep of Cal Irvine.
Buchanan won in a 3rd set tiebreaker 10-6 over the #33 ranked Chris Kearney of Cal Irvine.
With the team victory the Buckeyes will travel to Wash to face the host Huskies and 14 other regional kick off champions.
Next up tonight is a 6 pm match vs. University of Toledo.
Congratulations Bucks and beat the Rockets.


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Other Big Ten team results:

In the USC region, Indiana gained a 1st round win 4-3 over BYU, but lost 7-0 to host USC.
In the OSU region, Buckeyes advance with a pair of 7-0 victories.
In the Duke regional, TSUN lost to host Duke 7-0, but won the consolation match over Va Tech by a 4-2 score.
In the UCLA region, Minnesota lost to UCLA in the 1st round 7-0 but rallied to defeat Fresno State 4-2 in the consolation finals.
In the University of Kentucky region, Wisconsin lost to Wake Forest 4-0 and lost to Boise State 4-0 in the consolation finals.
In the Illinois region, Illinois defeated Denver University 6-1 in the first round and won over Notre Dame 4-1 in the championship final.

Two Big Ten teams will represent their conference at the ITA Indoor championships Feb. 18-21.
 
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The Recap of the OSU victory over Cal Irvine in the ITA Kickoff weekend from the OSU Tennis Site

In the final match of the 2011 ITA Men's Kick-Off Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, the No. 4 Ohio State men's tennis team defeated No. 56 UC Irvine, 7-0, Sunday at the Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. With the victory, the Buckeyes will be one of 16 teams to compete at the 2011 ITA National Team Indoor Championship Feb. 18-21 in Seattle, Wash. The University of Washington will serve as hosts.
It is the fifth-consecutive year head coach Ty Tucker has led the Buckeyes to a spot at the championship event.
"It feels good to get the win and be one of the 16 teams moving on to Seattle," Tucker said, "It's a nice city and the Nordstrom Center is a great venue. We're looking forward to it."
Ohio State has now won a school-record 114-consecutive home matches dating back to the 2003 season.
In doubles play, Buckeyes Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola, the sixth-ranked tandem in the nation, jumped out to a quick lead at No. 2, defeating Sam Gould and Steven Henderson of UC Irvine on their way to an 8-0 shutout victory.
The Ohio State team of Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt won a hard-fought match against the Anteaters' Chris Kearney and Stephen Stege, 9-7, to earn the doubles point for the Buckeyes. The duo moved to 8-1 on the season in doubles competition.
In singles action, senior Balazs Novak and freshman Ille Van Engelen ended almost simultaneously, giving Ohio State the first two singles points. Novak downed Shan Sondhu, 6-2, 6-2, while Van Engelen, a Netherlands native, beat Stege, 6-1, 6-2.
In more singles action wins for the Scarlet and Gray, Rola beat Gould with a 6-2, 6-2, decision. Allare was victorious vs. Fabian Matthews, 6-3, 6-2. Irvine's Ryan Cheung lost 6-2, 6-4, at the hands of Devin McCarthy. Buchanan picked up the last point for Ohio State with a tough 6-3, 5-7, 10-6, win against Kearney.
Ohio State will return to action at 6 p.m. Sunday vs. in-state opponent Toledo at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. Admission is free.
ITA Championship Match
No. 4 Ohio State 7, No. 56 UC Irvine 0
Jan. 30, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
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Singles
1. #63 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #33 Chris Kearney (IRVINE) 6-3, 5-7, 10-6
2. #7 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Sam Gould (IRVINE) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Stephen Stege (IRVINE) 6-1, 6-2
4. #34 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Fabian Matthews (IRVINE) 6-3, 6-2
5. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Shan Sondhu (IRVINE) 6-2, 6-2
6. #46 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Ryan Cheung (IRVINE) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. #34 Peter Kobelt/Matt Allare (OSU) def. Chris Kearney/Stephen Stege (IRVINE) 9-7
2. #6 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Sam Gould/Steven Henderson (IRVINE) 8-0
3. #25 Devin McCarthy/Balazs Novak (OSU) vs. Ryan Cheung/Shan Sondhu (IRVINE) 7-5, unfinished
Att. 222.
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Note: The official site has the rankings for the double's team of Kobelt and Allare at 34 but they should be listed at #19 according to the latest ITA rankings.
 
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The recap of the Buckeye's 6-0 victory over Toledo is reprinted in full from the official OSU Tennis Website.

Ohio State, the fourth-ranked team in the nation, defeated in-state opponent Toledo, 6-0, for its second win of the day at the Ohio State University Indoor Tennis Center. The match Sunday between the Buckeyes (5-0, 0-0) and Rockets (4-2, 0-0) was the 29th time the two schools met. With the win, Ohio State has now been the victor on 27 occasions.
It was the sixth-consecutive match Toledo was dealt a shutout by Ohio State. The Buckeyes improved to 95-24-1 all-time vs. MAC teams.
Buckeye junior Steven Williams and senior Shuhei Uzawa teamed up for the first time this dual season in doubles action and defeated Toledo's Mircea Dimofte and Bryant Dudzik, 8-2.
The other two doubles contests also ended in 8-2 decisions. Ohio State earned the doubles point after duo Matt Allare and Nelson Vick beat Leo Sarria and Nutthavit Likitkumchorn. Redshirt-sophomore Devin McCarthy and senior Balazs Novak downed Toledo duo Sven Burus and Aleksandar Elezovic by the same score.
In singles action, a pair of seniors earned the first two points for Ohio State. Novak made quick work of Leo Sarria 6-0, 6-1 while Uzawa shutout Terence Weigand in straight-set fashion 6-0, 6-0. Junior Chase Buchanan picked up another point for the Buckeyes by handing Toledo's Sven Burus a 6-0, 6-2 defeat.
Also in singles competition, Vick extended his singles winning streak to nine matches by defeating Gursher Harika 6-2, 6-0. Rounding out singles play, McCarthy won 6-3, 6-1 over Likitkumchorn.
Up next, the No. 4 Buckeyes will host a pair of SEC Top 20 teams in Mississippi and Georgia next weekend. The Buckeyes will welcome No. 18 Ole Miss at 5 p.m. Feb. 4 before hosting the No. 11 Bulldogs at noon Feb. 6 at the Varsity Tennis Center. Admission is free.
Tennis Match Results
No. 4 Ohio State 6, Toledo 0
Jan 30, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
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Singles
1. #7 Blaz Rola (OSU) vs. Aleksandar Elezovic (TOL) 6-3, 3-0, unfinished
2. #63 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. Sven Burus (TOL) 6-0, 6-2
3. #46 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. N. Likitkumchorn (TOL) 6-3, 6-1
4. #46 Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Leo Sarria (TOL) 6-0, 6-1
5. #72 Nelson Vick (OSU) def. Gursher Harika (TOL) 6-2, 6-0
6. Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Terence Weigand (TOL) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. #25 Devin McCarthy/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Sven Burus/Aleksandar Elezovic (TOL) 8-2
2. Matt Allare/Nelson Vick (OSU) def. N. Likitkumchorn/Leo Sarria (TOL) 8-2
3. Shuhei Uzawa/Steven Williams (OSU) def. Mircea Dimofte/Bryant Dudzik (TOL) 8-2
Match Notes:
Toledo 4-2
Ohio State 5-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,6,2,3,5)
Official: Vince Solomon T-2:15 A-87
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Todays win continues the home dominance enjoyed by Coach Ty Tucker's teams since 2003.
With this weekends 3 victories the win total has reached 115 consecutive victories for the Buckeyes on their home court.
The men's tennis program holds the record for longest home winning streak for any sport in the Big Ten Conference.
 
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On Friday and Sunday tOSU men's tennis team will face 2 major challenges to extend the longest home winning mark in the Big Ten Conference.
Preview of the SEC match ups coming this weekend,
from the OSU official Tennis site.

The fourth-ranked Ohio State men's tennis team will continue its homestand this weekend as it hosts a pair of Top 20 teams from the Southeastern Conference at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. The Buckeyes (5-0, 0-0) welcome the No. 18 Mississippi Rebels (2-1, 0-0) at 5 p.m. Friday and the No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0, 0-0) will visit Columbus at noon Sunday.
A Look at Mississippi
The Rebels travel to Columbus on a one-game slide after falling, 4-2, at No. 13 Louisville in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event. Ole Miss defeated No. 35 Tulsa, 4-3, in the first round. Senior Tucker Vorster, who went 28-14 last season, clinched his match at No. 2 singles vs. the Hurricane in the opening round to advance the Rebels. In their only home match so far on the young season, Ole Miss shut out in-state opponent Southern Miss, 6-0.
Mississippi is looking to build off a successful 2009-10 campaign. The Rebels went 19-8 overall and 7-4 in SEC play. Ole Miss only lost two matches all year at home, going 10-2. Out of their 27 matches a year ago, 23 were against ranked opponents. Mississippi came away with 15 wins in those matches. All eight losses were against Top 10 teams.
Buckeyes vs. Rebels
Ohio State is 2-2 all-time vs. Mississippi. Last season, the Buckeyes traveled to Oxford and left with a 4-2 victory. The Rebels are coached by Billy Chadwick, who is in his 29th season in Oxford and has guided his teams to a 496-220 mark.
A Glance at Georgia
The Bulldogs are coming off an undefeated showing in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend tournament as hosts, defeating Oklahoma State, 4-0, in the first round of action, before handing No. 20 North Carolina its first loss of the season, 4-1. Georgia won its eighth-consecutive season opener Jan. 24, shutting out the Clemson Tigers, 7-0, to move to 47-9 all-time in season openers. The Bulldogs are lead by 13th-ranked and senior All-American Javier Garrapiz, who is still perfect on the season and building off a 33-win season in 2009-10.
Last year, the Bulldogs finished with an overall record of 21-8, finishing 9-3 in the SEC. They were 16-3 at home, where they hosted the NCAA men's tennis championships for a record 26th time. Georgia advanced to the semifinals while playing on its home courts in the NCAA tournament before falling to No. 2 Tennessee, 4-1. All of the Bulldogs' regular-season losses were vs. teams ranked No. 10 or better.
Buckeyes vs. Bulldogs
The Buckeyes are 2-10 vs. Georgia all-time. Ohio State won, 4-2, in Athens last season, handing the Bulldogs one of their three home losses of the year at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. The Red and Black are led by head coach Manuel Diaz, who in his 24th-year in control, has guided his teams to a 509-108 overall record. Georgia returns two starters and four letterwinners from a year ago. . . .
Dominant in Columbus
The Buckeyes have won a school-record 115-consecutive home matches dating back to the 2002-03 season. In the Big Ten, no other team in any sport has won as many consecutive contests at home than the Buckeyes. Ohio State was victorious in all 21 home matches last season, marking the seventh-consecutive year the team achieved perfection in Columbus. The home win streak began April, 6, 2003 with a 5-2 triumph over Purdue. . . .

Up Next
Ohio State will host another SEC opponent when LSU visits Columbus at 5 p.m. Feb. 12. The Scarlet and Gray are 6-5 all-time vs. the Tigers, winning the previous five meetings. The Buckeyes will then make their first road trip of the season Feb. 15 when they play No. 20 North Carolina. The Tar Heels are currently 2-1 on the year with their only loss coming to No. 11 Georgia during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. The match will begin at 2:30 p.m. from Chapel Hill.
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