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

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tDid the Gators win the SEC tournament?
Ubet they did, defeating Kentucky in the finals!
So the Buckeyes seemingly clinched at least a #3 seed in the NCAA team championships!
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Hope what's his face doesn't see this or there will be about 3 pages of Gator tennis:(
 
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Preview of the Big Ten Tennis Tournament where the Buckeyes will attempt to defend their title and get their 6th straight Tournament win.
From the OSU men's Tennis Site.
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The third-ranked Ohio State men's tennis team (27-2, 10-0 Big Ten) will begin postseason play as the No. 1 seed at the 2011 Big Ten Tournament Friday at 11 a.m. ET at Nielsen Tennis Stadium and Cole Courts in Madison, Wis. The Buckeyes are one of five teams that earned a bye into the quarterfinals and will meet the winner of the first-round match between No. 8 seed Michigan State (17-8, 3-7) and No. 9 seed Northwestern (11-13, 2-8).
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For up to the minute updates and news, be sure to follow the Ohio State men's tennis team on Twitter @OhioState_MTEN.
Previewing the 2011 Big Ten Tournament
The Big Ten Conference announced the seedings and pairings for the 2011 Men's Tennis Tournament April 24, with conference champion Ohio State taking the No. 1 seed. The top-seeded Buckeyes closed the regular season with a 10-0 record in Big Ten play for the sixth-consecutive season and a 27-2 mark overall. The Buckeyes have won eight regular-season titles in school history.

Big Ten Network Coverage
The Big Ten Network will broadcast the tournament final on Saturday May 7 at 6 p.m. on tape delay.

Buckeyes in the Big Ten Tournament
Under 12th-year head coach Ty Tucker, the Scarlet and Gray have claimed more than half of the Big Ten tournament championships that his teams have participated in during his tenure as coach. Tucker's teams have won six Big Ten tournament titles out of 11 tries, including the previous five (2001, '06, '07, '08, '09, '10) since he took control of the program during the 1999-2000 season. http://go.osu.edu/BigTenPreview

Previous Five Tournament FinalsIn 2010, Ohio State (35-2) def. Illinois, 4-1, in Bloomington, Ind.
In 2009, Ohio State (36-2) def. Illinois, 4-3, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
In 2008, Ohio State (35-2) def. Illinois, 4-3, in Iowa City, Iowa
In 2007, Ohio State (30-2) def. Illinois, 4-1, in West Lafayette, Ind.
In 2006, Ohio State (28-2) def. Illinois, 4-2, in Minneapolis, Minn.
Tournament Pointers
  • The Buckeyes finished the regular-season with 126 consecutive wins at home.
  • The Scarlet and Gray are 59-2 all-time as the third-ranked team in the nation.
  • Ohio State owns a 12-match win streak entering the Big Ten tournament. Additionally, the Buckeyes finished their regular season road schedule winners of 56 of their last 57 road matches (non-tournament).
  • Throughout the months of March and April, the Scarlet and Gray played 12 teams ranked in the ITA Top 75 to conclude the regular season. Ohio State has faced No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 13 Pepperdine, No. 18 Illinois, No. 69 Iowa, No. 10 Kentucky, No. 28 Michigan, No. 50 Michigan State, No. 30 Notre Dame, No. 71 Wisconsin, No. 19 Minnesota, No. 26 Indiana and No. 66 Purdue. Ohio State is 19-2 vs. ranked opponents on the season, including a 12-0 mark in Columbus.
Big Ten Domination
Ohio State won its sixth-consecutive outright Big Ten regular-season title after beating No. 63 Purdue, 7-0, on Senior Day April 24 at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. For the sixth season in a row, the Buckeyes concluded the regular season with a 10-0 record in league action to garner their eighth regular-season crown in program history.
The Scarlet and Gray finished the regular season 55-5 in singles and 27-3 in doubles in 2011 conference matche. Three Buckeyes had perfect slates in singles action in Chase Buchanan (10-0), Matt Allare (9-0) and Ille Van Engelen (7-0). Blaz Rola and Devin McCarthy each tallied a 9-1 mark in the Big Ten, while Balazs Novak went 7-2 and Nelson Vick was 4-1.
Novak and Rola went 9-0 in Big Ten doubles competition, while Allare and Peter Kobelt finished 8-1. Buchanan and Shuhei Uzawa wrapped up their conference doubles ledger with a 7-2 mark.
Overall in Big Ten doubles, Novak (10-0) and Rola (9-0) finished undefeated. Allare was 9-1 and Buchanan went 8-2.

Buckeyes in the Record Books
Senior Balazs Novak
  • 124 career singles wins: 6th
  • 99 career doubles wins: 8th
  • 223 total career wins: 4th
Senior Matt Allare
  • 111 career singles wins: 9th
  • 102 career doubles wins: 6th
  • 213 total career wins: 5th
Senior Shuhei Uzawa
  • 71 career singles wins: 26th
  • 91 career doubles wins: 9th
  • 162 total career wins: 15th
Shutout Kings
More than half of Ohio State's victories have been shutouts. The Buckeyes have shut out their opponents 14 times this season, with half vs. Big Ten competition. The Scarlet and Gray have blanked Butler, Xavier, William & Mary, UC Irvine, Toledo, LSU, Cleveland State, Penn State, Illinois, Northwestern, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Purdue.
In the Rankings
Nine of the 11 teams in the Big Ten Conference are ranked in the latest Campbell/ITA College Tennis Division I Polls announced April 26.
Rank School
3 Ohio State
 18 Illinois
19 Minnesota
26 Indiana
28 Michigan
50 Michigan State
66 Purdue
69 Iowa
71 Wisconsin

Eight Ranked in Latest Poll
The Campbell/ITA College individual rankings were released April 26. Ohio State leads the nation with eight players ranked in the Top 125 of the singles poll.

Buckeyes in ITA Rankings (April 26)
Singles
 3 Blaz Rola
10 Chase Buchanan
47 Matt Allare
74 Devin McCarthy
75 Peter Kobelt
98 Balazs Novak
105 Ille Van Engelen
122 Nelson Vick
Doubles
10 Rola/Buchanan
18 Allare/Kobelt
82 Buchanan/Uzawa

Allare and Buchanan Streaking
Buckeye Matt Allare is on a 19-match win streak entering postseason play. Allare is 31-3 overall with a 22-1 mark in duals. The Mason, Ohio, native is 16-0 at the No. 4 position and 7-1 vs. ranked competition. The senior co-captain's 31 singles wins overall are second on the team, only behind Blaz Rola's team-high 33 victories.
Chase Buchanan enters postseason play boasting a 12-match win streak. The New Albany, Ohio, native is 24-2. The eight-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week is 14-1 at the No. 1 position and 10-1 when playing at the No. 2 spot. The junior is also 13-5 vs. ranked opponents on the 2010-11 campaign. . . .
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Fans can monitor the action from Madison Friday morning at 10 on WisconsinLivestats.
GO BUCKS!
 
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The Spartans will be the Buckeyes opponent in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament Friday at 11 am est. MSU defeated Northwestern by a score of 4-2 this morning at Madison, WI.

Preview of the Spartans from the OSU tennis Site.

Previewing the Spartans
Michigan State is 17-8 overall and earned the 8-seed with a 3-7 record in the Big Ten. The Spartans began the season 13-1 with their only loss against Notre Dame. The team then hit a hard stretch, losing six of its next seven. The Spartans' three conference wins were against Penn State, Iowa and Northwestern. Michigan State is 0-3 when playing ranked teams and has yet to play on a neutral court.
Buckeyes vs. Michigan State
The Scarlet and Gray are 39-35 all-time vs. the Spartans. Under head coach Ty Tucker, the Buckeyes have gone a perfect 12-0 vs. Michigan State.
Ohio State shut out the Spartans, 7-0, on April 8 at Stickney Tennis Center to earn its 21st victory on the season. Balazs Novak clinched the match for the Buckeyes by downing Aaron Pfister, 6-1, 6-0.
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Buckeyes dominated the awards at the 2011 B1G Tennis Banquet in Madison last night.
From the OSU official Tennis site

For the second-consecutive year, Chase Buchanan, a member of the third-ranked Ohio State men's tennis team, was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year the conference announced Thursday night at the annual awards banquet. Blaz Rola was recognized as Freshman of the Year and Buckeye head coach Ty Tucker earned Coach of the Year for the sixth-straight season.
The Big Ten awards banquet took place on the University of Wisconsin campus. The Badgers are playing host to the 2011 Big Ten Tournament with first-round action taking place earlier Thursday. The Buckeyes received an opening-round bye and will begin their quest for a sixth-consecutive tournament crown at 11 a.m. ET Friday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Ohio State won the regular-season conference title after going 10-0. Overall, the Scarlet and Gray have posted a 27-2 record.
Joining Buchanan and Rola on the All-Big Ten First team are Matt Allare, Balazs Novak and Ille Van Engelen. Devin McCarthy earned Second Team honors.
Ranked 10th in the nation, Buchanan has compiled a 29-5 record, including a 10-0 mark in the Big Ten. The junior from New Albany, Ohio, has posted 14-1 and 10-1 ledgers at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively, and currently is riding a 12-match win streak. With one more win, Buchanan can join Rola and Allare as Buckeyes to amass 30 wins on the season. In doubles action, Buchanan is 25-8, mostly pairing with Rola at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions. The duo, which is 10th in the nation, currently owns a 15-6 record backed by a 5-0 mark at No. 2. Buchanan was recognized with Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors four times during the spring season for 10 such laurels in his career.
Rola made an immediate impression when he won the Wilson/ITA Regional championship this past fall. The Ptuj, Slovenia, native, who is ranked third in the nation, paces Ohio State with 33 wins (five losses), which includes an 8-1 Big Ten record and 12-1 tally at No. 2 singles. So far, Rola has compiled a 26-7 doubles record. Of note is his 9-0 mark in conference action, as well as his 6-0 record at the No. 2 position. Earlier in the season, Rola was rewarded with conference athlete of the week accolades.
One of three senior captains, Allare garnered his first-career all-conference recognition Thursday. A native of Mason, Ohio, Allare has had a career season, first winning the doubles title at the Wilson/ITA Regional championship with Peter Kobelt and reaching the final of the singles bracket at the same event vs. Rola this past fall. On a 19-match win streak, Allare earned his 100th career singles win March 21 at Pepperdine. Allare owns a 31-3 overall record that is accompanied with an astonishing 16-0 record at No. 4 singles. Additionally, Allare is 7-1 vs. nationally-ranked competition. Allare has compiled a 30-10 doubles record, mostly teaming with Kobelt to form the No. 18 tandem in the country. Together the pair is 22-8 overall, including 13-5 at No. 1 doubles. In all, Allare's 213 singles and doubles wins are good for fifth in the Ohio State records book. Allare also was named Ohio State's Sportsmanship honoree.
Like Allare, Novak will conclude his Buckeye career as a first-time all-conference recipient. Hailing from Budapest, Hungary, Novak also is a senior captain who will finish in the Top 10 at Ohio State in career singles, doubles and combined wins. Novak's 223 total victories places him fourth all-time, while his 124 singles triumphs are sixth and his doubles wins are eighth. Currently, Novak is 26-6 overall and is one of six Buckeyes who have collected at least 20 wins. Seeing most of his action at the No. 5 spot, Novak is 12-0 at that position. A 27-7 doubles record by Novak was bolstered by a 10-0 ledger in the conference. Novak mostly paired with Rola during the conference stretch and the duo went 8-0. Novak's other two conference doubles wins were with Van Engelen.
Traveling to Columbus from the Netherlands, Van Engelen is another freshman who has made an impact during the 2011 season. Overall, Van Engelen is 16-6 and went undefeated in the Big Ten with a 7-0 record. Van Engelen has seen limited doubles action, but has recorded a 5-1 mark.
Earning his first conference selection, McCarthy boasts a 27-5 record and concluded the Big Ten schedule with a 9-1 tally. Splitting majority of his time between Nos. 5 and 6 singles, McCarthy is 10-2 and 9-0, respectively. With his 17-6 doubles record, McCarthy is 5-0 at No. 2, teaming with Novak most of the season.
A season of continued streaks, the 2011 campaign also has been a season of personal triumphs for Tucker. In the 100th year of Ohio State men's tennis, Tucker not only led the Buckeyes to their 1,000th victory, but he garnered his 300th career win as head coach. Tucker's record is 319-53, while the Buckeye overall record is 1,015-694-10.
2011 MEN'S TENNIS ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
First Team All-Big Ten*
DENNIS NEVOLO, Illinois
Santiago Gruter, Indiana
Jeremy Langer, Indiana
JASON JUNG, Michigan
EVAN KING, Michigan
Rok Bonin, Minnesota
TOBIAS WERNET, Minnesota
Matt Allare, Ohio State
CHASE BUCHANAN, Ohio State
Balazs Novak, Ohio State
BLAZ ROLA, Ohio State
Ille Van Engelen, Ohio State
MAREK MICHALICKA, Wisconsin
Second Team All-Big Ten
Johnny Hamui, Illinois
Josh MacTaggart, Indiana
Marc Bruche, Iowa
Josh Graves, Northwestern
Devin McCarthy, Ohio State
Mark Kovacs, Purdue
Szymon Tatarczyk, Purdue
Unanimous selections in CAPS.
* - Additional honorees due to a tie.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Athlete of the Year: Chase Buchanan, Ohio State
Freshman of the Year: Blaz Rola, Ohio State
Coach of the Year: Ty Tucker, Ohio State
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD HONOREES
Connor Roth, Illinois
Stephen Vogl, Indiana
Will Vasos, Iowa
Shaun Bernstein, Michigan
Clark Richardson, Michigan State
Tobias Wernet, Minnesota
Andrew McCarthy, Northwestern
Matt Allare, Ohio State
Bryan Welnetz, Penn State
Szymon Tatarczyk, Purdue
Marek Michalicka, Wisconsin
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Congratulations Buckeyes on awards greatly deserved!
 
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Buckeye's #1 doubles team Allar & Kobelt are up a break, 5-2, i.e. ususally means their match is over because they are solid on serve, nearly unbreakable.
Buckeye's #2 doubles was down a break, but now apparently back on serve at 3-4.
Same with #3 I believe on serve at 2-3.
 
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