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

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A preview of the 2011 OSU men's Tennis team featuring Buchanan, Rola, Allare, Novak, etc.
Posted on Asst. Coach Dave Schilling's site:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJu2tbwlpZk"]YouTube - OSU 2011 Team Trailer.m4v[/ame]
 
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The new ITA team rankings were realeased today and OSU held on the #4 spot in this weeks poll.

Columbus will be hosting 3 huge showdowns with OSU trying to extend their 115 match home win streak. Buckeyes will face 3 highly regarded SEC teams over the next 2 weekends.
This Friday, Ole Miss, #17 in the rankings will be at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center at 5 pm.
Sunday the #11 ranked Georgia Bulldogs come to the VITC.
The OSU site has a video with Blaz Rola and Devin McCarthy interviewed about their victories in the iTA kickoff weekend and the upcoming SEC teams coming in this weekend.

Official OSU Tennis Site
 
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One major SEC test down, two to go to extend the Big Ten's all time home winning streak!
There was Lots of energy for the home team at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center as the nation's #4 ranked Buckeyes dispatched #17 Ole Miss by a 6-1 final score.
The double's tandem of Redshirt Freshman Peter Kobelt and Senior Matt Allare pulled a major upset with a victory at #1 doubles.

Here is the writeup from the offficial OSU Tennis site

The No. 4 Ohio State men's tennis team continued its winning ways at home, defeating No. 18 Mississippi, 6-1, Friday night at the Varsity Tennis Center to move to 6-0 on the year. The Buckeyes extended their home win streak to 116-consecutive matches, which began in 2002-03. With the win, Ohio State improves to 3-2 vs. the Rebels (2-2, 0-0) all-time.
In an ultra-competitive doubles session, Ohio State duo Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt, the 19th-ranked team in the nation, pulled off an upset by defeating the No. 2 nationally-ranked tandem of Chris and Marcel Thiemann, 8-6. Trading points the entire match and feeding off fan support, Allare and Kobelt improved to 9-1 overall in doubles play this season.
Finishing second and earning the doubles point for the Buckeyes were junior Chase Buchanan and freshman Blaz Rola, the sixth-ranked duo in the nation. The Ohio State pair downed the Rebel team of Tucker Vorster and Jonas Lutjen, 8-6. Ohio State also won the third match as Balazs Novak and Devin McCarthy were victorious over Adrian Forberg and Johan Backstrom, 8-5, moving to 5-0 as dual doubles partners this year.
In singles action, Allare was the first Buckeye to finish, beating Chris Thiemann 6-2, 6-4. He is now 92-15 in dual singles matches for his career. McCarthy, the No. 46th-ranked player nationally, quickly finished off Mississippi's Forberg in straight-sets, 6-1, 6-0, giving the Scarlet and Gray a solid 3-0 lead in the match.
Rola, a Ptuj, Slovenia, native, picked up the match-clinching point for Ohio State by downing Vorster, 6-1, 7-5. Rola rallied in the second set to pick up the point. Rola's doubles partner, Buchanan also won a hard-fought match, coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the first set to defeat No. 32 Marcel Thiemann, 7-6, 6-3, to improve to 6-0 in dual singles play for the year.
Novak also won courtesy of a third-set super-tiebreaker, handing Johan Backstrom a 3-6, 6-3, 10-4 setback. Freshman Ille Van Engelen was handed his first defeat on the year losing 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Lutjen.
Ohio State will look to continue its home win streak Sunday when it faces another Top 20 opponent from the SEC. No. 11 Georgia will square-off with the Buckeyes at noon at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center on Henderson Road. Admission is free.
Tennis Match Results
No. 4 Ohio State 6, No. 18 Mississippi 1
Feb 04, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
(VTC)
Singles
1. #63 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #32 Marcel Thiemann (MISS) 7-6, 6-3
2. #7 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Tucker Vorster (MISS) 6-1, 7-5
3. #107 Jonas Lutjen (MISS) def. Ille Van Engelen (OSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. #34 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Chris Thiemann (MISS) 6-2, 6-4
5. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Johan Backstrom (MISS) 3-6, 6-3, 10-4
6. #46 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. A. Forberg Skogeng (MISS) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. #19 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. #4 Chris Thiemann/Marcel Thiemann (MISS) 8-6
2. #6 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Tucker Vorster/Jonas Lutjen (MISS) 8-6
3. #25 Balazs Novak/Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. A. Forberg Skogeng/Johan Backstrom (MISS) 8-5
Match Notes:
Mississippi 2-2; National ranking #18
Ohio State 6-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,6,2,1,5,3)
Official: Vince Solomon T-3:35 A-211
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Big Time show down is scheduled at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center at Noon today.
The SEC sends the Georgia Bulldogs ranked #11 in the NCAA to face the #4 ranked OSU Buckeyes.
From the OSU official tennis site.
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
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The article does not account for Georgia's hottest player right now. It is not Garrapiz, who at #13 in the ITA rankings is exceptional
The Bulldogs have the SEC's best player in Will Spencer. (BN24's hitting partner in junior tennis) :wink2:
Spencer dominated at the SEC indoor tournament in mid January, in the process winning against the likes of SEC's premier singles players:
#4 ranked Alexandre Lacroix of Florida.
#13 ranked Javier Garrapiz of UGA.
and #2 ranked Eric Quigley of UK.
Right now the Georgia lineup is arguably the best in the SEC, featuring Spencer at #1 and Garrapiz at #2 singles. This will be the best 1-2 punch Buchanan and Rola will face this year. The Buckeyes will need an epic performance today to extend the nation's longest home winning streak of 116.
Need the fans to bring energy to the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
Buckeyes at home can monitor the action in progress on Livestats
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BB73;1869706; said:
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Seems like UGA should be higher than #11.
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Agreed, and depending on the outcome of today's match they may be polled higher in the ITA rankings that will be released on Tuesday.
Obviously the early polls don't matter much, but
I think they are better than Florida, UCLA, Baylor, and Texas A & M.

The Bull Dogs strong run in the NCAA's last spring should have boosted their rankings.
 
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Final from the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
#4 Buckeyes . . . 6
#11 Georgia . . . . 1

Major step up in play for Blaz Rola who defeated the winner of the SEC indoor tournament Will Spencer.
Also a big victory for Chase Buchanan at #2 singles with a straight setter over #13 ranked Javier Garrapiz.
Ilie Van Engelen also came back to win a 3 setter at #4 singles.
Devin McCarthy at #5 singles came back to win a 3rd set super breaker.
Balazs Novak demolished his #6 opponent in straight sets.
Matt Allare played up in the lineup at #3 singles and was up in the 3rd set 5-2, but ended up losing in the 3rd set 7-5 for the only Buckeye loss on the day.
Great victory today Buckeyes, extending the consecutive home win streak to 117 and seeking to go 3 for 3 when LSU the 3rd SEC team comes to C'bus next Saturday.
Congratulations and Go Bucks!
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gracelhink;1870234; said:
Final from the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
#4 Buckeyes . . . 6
#11 Georgia . . . . 1

Major step up in play for Blaz Rola who defeated the winner of the SEC indoor tournament Will Spencer.
Also a big victory for Chase Buchanan at #2 singles with a straight setter over #13 ranked Javier Garrapiz.
Ilie Van Engelen also came back to win a 3 setter at #4 singles.
Devin McCarthy at #5 singles came back to win a 3rd set super breaker.
Balazs Novak demolished his #6 opponent in straight sets.
Matt Allare played up in the lineup at #3 singles and was up in the 3rd set 5-2, but ended up losing in the 3rd set 7-5 for the only Buckeye loss on the day.
Great victory today Buckeyes, extending the consecutive home win streak to 117 and seeking to go 3 for 3 when LSU the 3rd SEC team comes to C'bus next Saturday.
Congratulations and Go Bucks!
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Nice to see the SEC teams come up north to play. :wink2:
 
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Correct and good observation about the SEC traveling north of the Mason Dixon line for competition. SEC Tennis coaches don't know about the 2nd ammendment yet! :wink:
OSU went to Oxford, Athens, and Baton Rouge last year and they will complete home and home with UK, U Louisville, and UNC this year.
Ty does not shy away from scheduling the cream of the crop.
The recap of today's victory over #11 Georgia is posted on the OSU Tennis Site.

For the second time this weekend, the No. 4 Ohio State men's tennis team captured a 6-1 victory over a ranked SEC team as it handed the No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs their first loss of the season Sunday at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. For the third-consecutive match the Buckeyes have defeated a ranked opponent and with the victory, they have won a school-record 117-consecutive home matches.
In three highly-contested doubles matches, Ohio State proved victorious in the final two to earn the doubles point. Buckeyes Devin McCarthy and Balazs Novak let a 6-4 lead slip away as they lost a close one to Georgia's Wil Spencer and Drake Bernstein, 8-6, in the first doubles match.
Ohio State would win the last two matches in nail-biting fashion. In a battle of Top 25-ranked teams, senior Matt Allare and redshirt-freshman Peter Kobelt came away with an 8-6 victory. The No. 6-ranked team in the country, Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola fought back after trailing early to come away with an 8-6 win over the No. 14-ranked team of Javier Garrapiz and Hernus Pieters to claim the doubles point for Ohio State.
Singles play included eight players that were part of the initial ITA singles rankings. Buchanan was the first Buckeye to finish, defeating No. 13 Garrapiz in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-3. Novak also won in straight-sets, 6-2, 6-2, over Campbell Johnson to give the Buckeyes their third point of the afternoon. Both Novak and Buchanan moved to 7-0 in dual singles action this season.
In the closest two-set match of the day, Rola, the seventh-ranked player in the country, handed Spencer, No. 53 in the country, a 6-1, 7-6 (11-9) loss. Rola improved to 19-2 in singles action on the year. Freshman Ille Van Engelen came back after losing the first set to down Bernstein 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Rounding out singles competition, McCarthy won a, 6-7, 6-4, 10-6, decision over Bulldog Hernus Pieters. Allare was the lone Buckeye coming up empty-handed, falling to No. 47 Sadio Doumbia in a tough match, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
The Buckeyes will host another SEC opponent when the LSU Tigers visit Columbus at 5 p.m. Feb. 12th. Ohio State will then make its first road trip of the season to Chapel Hill, N.C., to play the No. 20 Tar Heels at 2:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
No. 4 Ohio State 6, No. 11 Georgia
Feb 06, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
(VTC)
Singles
1. #7 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. #53 Wil Spencer (UGA) 6-1, 7-6 (11-9)
2. #63 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #13 Javier Garrapiz (UGA) 6-3, 6-3
3. #47 Sadio Doumbia (UGA) def. #34 Matt Allare (OSU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
4. Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Drake Bernstein (UGA) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
5. #46 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. #119 Hernus Pieters (UGA) 6-7, 6-4, 10-6
6. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Campbell Johnson (UGA) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. #6 Blaz Rola/Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #14 Javier Garrapiz/Hernus Pieters (UGA) 8-6
2. #19 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. #23 Ignacio Taboada/Sadio Doumbia (UGA) 8-6
3. Wil Spencer/Drake Bernstein (UGA) def. #25 Balazs Novak/Devin McCarthy (OSU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Georgia 4-1; National ranking #11
Ohio State 7-0; National ranking #4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,1,4,5,3)
Official: Vince Solomon T-4:00 A-342
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gracelhink;1870234; said:
Final from the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
#4 Buckeyes . . . 6
#11 Georgia . . . . 1

Major step up in play for Blaz Rola who defeated the winner of the SEC indoor tournament Will Spencer.
Also a big victory for Chase Buchanan at #2 singles with a straight setter over #13 ranked Javier Garrapiz.
Ilie Van Engelen also came back to win a 3 setter at #4 singles.
Devin McCarthy at #5 singles came back to win a 3rd set super breaker.
Balazs Novak demolished his #6 opponent in straight sets.
Matt Allare played up in the lineup at #3 singles and was up in the 3rd set 5-2, but ended up losing in the 3rd set 7-5 for the only Buckeye loss on the day.
Great victory today Buckeyes, extending the consecutive home win streak to 117 and seeking to go 3 for 3 when LSU the 3rd SEC team comes to C'bus next Saturday.
Congratulations and Go Bucks!
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I am thoroughly confused when I look at the match results. I do not understand how McCarthy, Allare, and the one guy from Georgia (that Buchanan spanked) can all be ranked above Chase. Are these rankings coming from the ITA site:huh: I was also think that when the new rankings come out tomorrow that Van Engelen could be ranked but since he is new to the United States in might take him a while to achieve his appropriate ranking... no:huh:
 
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LitlBuck;1870706; said:
I am thoroughly confused when I look at the match results. I do not understand how McCarthy, Allare, and the one guy from Georgia (that Buchanan spanked) can all be ranked above Chase. Are these rankings coming from the ITA site:huh: I was also think that when the new rankings come out tomorrow that Van Engelen could be ranked but since he is new to the United States in might take him a while to achieve his appropriate ranking... no:huh:
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The ITA rankings are sure frustrating, and Litl your topic of conversation/inquiry seems to happen every year about now.
Here is the PDF of the ITA FAQ's about the rankings.
ITA Rankings FAQ

If you can get things figured out and have peace about this whole matter, then . . .


Please explain it to me, because early in the year rankings for both teams and individuals vacilate between the head scratcher and the bizarre! :wink:
 
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gracelhink;1871084; said:
The ITA rankings are sure frustrating, and Litl your topic of conversation/inquiry seems to happen every year about now.
Here is the PDF of the ITA FAQ's about the rankings.
ITA Rankings FAQ

If you can get things figured out and have peace about this whole matter, then . . .


Please explain it to me, because early in the year rankings for both teams and individuals vacilate between the head scratcher and the bizarre! :wink:
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I started to read the rankings file and after reading the first paragraph from the player who was unranked and beat one player ranked #40 and the other ranked #70 but his wins did not matter because the two ranked players were not ranked last year. After reading that answer, I was almost afraid to go on:lol:

The rest of that FAQ is fairly confusing for a novice like me. I think they should just start with everyone even when the indoor season begins and then go from there. I don't know who makes up the ITA Rankings Committee but they need to take a good hard look at what they are doing:crazy: because right now it sure is a mess.
 
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