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

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Noval is up 5-0 in the third, which should soon mean the 3rd point for tOSU.

Buchanan is now tied 2-2 in the third.

Rola is also at 2-2, and must be serving second.

Looks like one of them will have to win their third set.
 
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Awesome win in an extremely hostile environment (I think Virginia lost at UK last year!)
Proud of the perseverance of Buchanan and Novak to carry the win.
Huge victory for the almost forgotten captain Shuhei Uzawa also!
These computer points will look extemely sweet in May.
and also silenced all the SEC, SEC, SEC chants.:wink2:
 
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Recap of the 4-3 victory at #12 kentucky from the Official OSU Tennis Site.

The No. 3 Ohio State men's tennis team (20-2, 4-0 Big Ten) picked up its 20th win of the season by defeating No. 12 Kentucky (20-7, 5-3 SEC), 4-3, in one of its closest matches of the year. The Buckeyes move to 11-12 vs. the Wildcats in the Ty Tucker era following the five-hour affair Wednesday afternoon at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.
Junior Chase Buchanan clinched match point at No. 2 singles when he downed No. 51 Alex Musialek 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 in a classic comeback victory. The 2010 Big Ten Athlete of the Year trailed in all three sets, but the determined leader pushed through for the win. Buchanan moves to 8-1 at No. 2, 17-2 in dual singles play and 12-5 vs. ranked competition.
With the win, the Buckeyes have now won five consecutive matches and collected 54 wins in their last 55 road contests. The Scarlet and Gray improved to 7-1 on the road this season and are 57-2 as the No. 3 ranked team in the nation.
Tucker now has earned at least 20 wins in 12 consecutive seasons, which is an Ohio State record.
Doubles action began slowly for the visiting Buckeyes. Kentucky's Eric Quigley and Brad Cox, the nation's 64th ranked duo, quickly downed Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt, the 13th-best team in the country, 8-4, to give the Wildcats the advantage.
After trailing, 3-2, Buckeyes Buchanan and Shuhei Uzawa took the next six points from Alberto Gonzalez and Tom Jomby, the 51st ranked tandem in the nation, to win by a score of 8-3 to even up the doubles count at one win apiece. Buchanan and Uzawa improve to 4-1 when paired together on the year.
However, the Buckeyes dropped the doubles point as Blaz Rola and Balazs Novak let a 7-5 lead slip away before falling to Anthony Rossi and Musialek in a super-competitive bout, 9-8 (5). It was the Ohio State duo's first loss since being teamed up for the last six contests.
Uzawa, a senior co-captain, ended Kentucky's momentum by capturing the first singles point of the afternoon for the Buckeyes at No. 6 as he defeated Jomby 6-4, 6-1. It was only the third time this season Uzawa has competed in singles competition in 2011. The native of Chiba, Japan, has come away with victories in two of the matches.
Allare gave Ohio State a 2-1 advantage, winning in straight sets. Although both sets went into tie-breakers, Allare was able to edge Cox 7-6(3), 7-6(10-8) for his 24th singles win on the year and 12th in a row, all at the No. 4 position.
Novak would put the Scarlet and Gray up by two after coming back to win the last two sets of his match vs. Rossi 4-6, 6-0, 6-1. With the win, Novak moves to 10-0 at the No. 4 position and 17-2 during dual singles.
The Buckeyes would drop the next two points as the Wildcats evened the score at 3-all. Rola lost a 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 decision to No. 7 Quigley at No. 1 in a rare loss for the third-ranked player in the country. Redshirt-sophomore Devin McCarthy also was dealt a rare singles loss, losing to Gonzalez 7-6, 6-3.
Up next, the Buckeyes will resume conference play in Columbus when they welcome No. 53 Michigan State Friday and Michigan Sunday. The matches are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and noon, respectively. The Big Ten showdowns will be Ohio State's first home matches since Feb. 27 vs. Louisville.
Check back to OhioStateBuckeyes.com for updated information on the location of the Buckeyes' weekend matches. Ohio State will play its home matches at either the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center (880 W. Henderson Rd) or Stickney Tennis Center, which is located just north of the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility on Olentangy River Rd.
Tennis Final Match Results
No. 3 Ohio State 4, No. 12 Kentucky 3
April 6, 2011 at Lexington, Ky.
Boone Tennis Complex
Singles
1. No. 7 Eric Quigley (UK) def. No. 3 Blaz Rola (OSU) 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
2. No. 14 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. No. 51 Alex Musialek 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. No. 41 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Brad Cox (UK) 7-6, 7-6(10-8)
4. No. 98 Balazs Novak (OSU) def. No. 104 Anthony Rossi (UK) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
5. No. 100 Alberto Gonzalez (UK) def. No. 53 Devin McCarthy (OSU) 7-6, 6-3
6. Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. Tom Jomby (UK) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1. No. 64 Eric Quigley/Brad Cox (UK) def. No. 13 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) 8-4
2. Chase Buchanan/Shuhei Uzawa (OSU) def. No. 51 Alberto Gonzalez/Tom Jomby (UK) 8-3
3. Anthony Rossi/Alex Musialek (UK) def. Blaz Rola/Balazs Novak (OSU) 9-8(5)

Match Notes:
Kentucky 20-7; 5-3 SEC; National ranking No. 12
Ohio State 20-2; 4-0 Big Ten; National ranking No. 3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,4,5,1,2)
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Preview of the upcoming big weekend. Buckeyes vs. #60 Sparty on Friday and vs. #23 TSUN on Sunday.

OSU Official Tennis Site

Already 4-0 in conference action this season, the Buckeyes will look to win their 72nd-consecutive Big Ten contest, dating back to 2004.
The No. 3 Ohio State men's tennis team (20-2, 4-0 Big Ten) will return to Big Ten action at home this weekend against No. 60 Michigan State and No. 23 Michigan after concluding its seven-match road schedule at No. 12 Kentucky Wednesday. The match vs. the Spartans is set to begin at 4 p.m. Friday, while the Wolverines will take the courts at noon Sunday. Already 4-0 in conference action this season, the Buckeyes will look to win their 72nd-consecutive Big Ten contest, dating back to 2004.
Fans can follow the Big Ten action this weekend at OSU live updates.
Match Pointers
Since their first road setback since 2006 at Texas A&M March 10, the Buckeyes enter the conference contests this weekend having won five matches in a row.
After finishing their road trip with a 6-1 mark, the Buckeyes will return to Columbus having not had a home match since Feb. 27 vs. Louisville. The Scarlet and Gray will attempt to earn its 122nd and 123rd home victories in a row vs. the Spartans and Wolverines.
Michigan State and Michigan will be the sixth and seventh of 11 opponents, respectively, the Buckeyes have or will face ranked in the ITA Top 75 during the months of March and April (No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 6 Pepperdine, No. 15 Illinois, No. 57 Iowa, No. 12 Kentucky, No. 28 Notre Dame, No. 20 Minnesota, No. 64 Purdue and No. 27 Indiana). Ohio State is 13-2 vs. ranked opponents on the season, including a perfect 6-0 mark in Columbus.
Additionally, the Scarlet and Gray are 57-2 as the No. 3 ranked team in the country, including a 6-0 mark this season. . . .

Tucker Against the State up North
Under head coach Ty Tucker's direction the Buckeyes are a combined 26-2 vs. the Michigan State and Michigan, going a perfect 11-0 against Michigan State and 15-2 vs. Michigan. The team hasn't lost to either program since the 2000-01 season, when Michigan upended the Buckeyes, 4-3, in Coach Tucker's second year. Ohio State was 11-71-1 vs. Michigan and 27-35 against the Spartans before Tucker took command over the program.

Scouting the Spartans
Michigan State enters the contest with a 13-6 (as of Wednesday) overall record and. The Spartans began the season winning their first nine matches. However since the start, the struggling Spartans have gone 0-5 in conference action.
Aaron Pfister paces the Spartans with a 26-3 record and has won 16 consecutive contests, while Denis Bogatov and Ronnie Hulewicz each have 18 victories apiece. Michigan State is 82-32 in dual singles and 36-21 in doubles on the 2010-11 campaign.

Buckeyes vs. Michigan State
The Scarlet and Gray hold a 38-35 all-time advantage vs. the Spartans. Since head coach Ty Tucker took control of the Ohio State men's program in 1999, the Scarlet and Gray are a perfect 11-0 against Michigan State.
Last season No. 2 Ohio State shut out Michigan State, 7-0, April 9, at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center in Columbus. It was the 105th consecutive home win for the Buckeyes who moved to 22-1 on the season.
Wolverine Watch
Entering the match this weekend, Michigan stands at 10-7 overall with a 3-2 mark in the Big Ten. The Wolverines are ranked No. 23 in the latest ITA rankings (April 5). The squad started off playing seven ranked opponents in its first nine games, finishing 6-3 during the stretch to begin the season with wins against No. 25 Virginia Tech, No. 23 Notre Dame and No. 6 Duke.
Evan King paces the Wolverines with 22 singles wins to just 7 losses. Jason Jung has 20, while Shaun Bernstein has 18. Overall, Michigan is 110-91 in singles (as of April 6) and 40-46 in doubles.
Buckeyes vs. Michigan
Ohio State is 26-73-1 against the Maize and Blue. Under head coach 's guidance, the Buckeyes are 15-2 vs. the Wolverines. Ty Tucker
Last season, Ohio State faced Michigan twice, once during the regular season and once again during the second round of the NCAA tournament. During the regular season contest, No. 2 Ohio State improved its home win streak to 106 consecutive matches, while increasing its conference win streak to 59 consecutive matches with a 6-1 victory over No. 26 Michigan at the Stickney Tennis Center, giving the Wolverines their first conference loss of the season.
Big Ten Best
Ohio State has won 70 consecutive matches in the Big Ten after the 7-0 victory at Northwestern, April 2. Entering the season, the Buckeyes have amassed five-consecutive Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles. Head coach Ty Tucker also has nabbed Big Ten Coach of the Year every year during the span as well. Last season, Ohio State recorded a combined Big Ten singles mark of 58-2 and a total Big Ten doubles record of 18-8. In addition to the conference win streak, the Buckeyes also have won 122 of their last 127 league contests, including postseason play.
Allare Streaking
Buckeye Matt Allare enters conference action this weekend on a 12-match win streak. Allare is 24-3 overall with a 15-1 mark in duals. The Mason, Ohio, native is undefeated at 12-0 at the No. 4 position and 7-1 vs. ranked competition. The senior co-captain's 24 singles wins overall are second on the team, only behind Blaz Rola's team-high 28 victories.
Chase Buchanan also returns home having won his previous five singles contests.
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Dominant in Columbus
The Buckeyes have won a school-record 121 consecutive home matches dating back to the 2002-03 season. Ohio State won the first 11 matches to begin the season at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center, six coming against ranked teams. 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.
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Give Andy Geiger the props due him for hiring Thad Matta and Jim Tressel, but never forget it was Geiger who took a risk on an unproven and fiery former tennis player who had not a lick of head coaching experience.
From the article linked above.

Under head coach Ty Tucker's direction the Buckeyes are a combined 26-2 vs. the Michigan State and Michigan, going a perfect 11-0 against Michigan State and 15-2 vs. Michigan.
The team hasn't lost to either program since the 2000-01 season, when Michigan upended the Buckeyes, 4-3, in Coach Tucker's second year. Ohio State was 11-71-1 vs. Michigan and 27-35 against the Spartans before Tucker took command over the program.
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From an update on The Tennis Recruiting Network and ZooTennis.
Two Buckeye alums are making some noise on the pro circuit.
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Steven Moneke
The former Ohio State Buckeye All-American won two doubles titles on the ITF men's circuit last month.
The 24-year-old German, an NCAA singles finalist in 2009, teamed with countryman Marc Sieber to take $10,000 events in Portugal and Croatia, losing only one set in their eight consecutive victories.

Former Buckeye Dino Marcan of Croatia, who spent only the 2009-2010 season in Columbus, also won two doubles titles last month, taking them back-to-back in $10,000 tournaments in Turkey with Toni Androic as his partner.
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Allare and Kobelt at #1 doubles have the hammer down! 7-2 right now.
Ty looks to be trying out a new tandem at #3-- Ilie Van Englen and Balazs Novak up 6-1.

At #2 Chase Buchanan and Shuhei Uzawa are down a break, 3-5.

Go Bucks beat Sparty!
 
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