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

[brutus2002]

Hows USC and UCLA looking...the UCLA semi last year took the juice out of us for the final with USC IMO. I hope we are better in doubles but from looking at our results I'm not sure.

 

[gracelhink]

Hows USC and UCLA looking...the UCLA semi last year took the juice out of us for the final with USC IMO. I hope we are better in doubles but from looking at our results I'm not sure.

USC is 5th and UCLA is 6th in the latest ITA rankings.
USC has two single's players ranked in the top 10 of the ITA, Farah and Johnson.
Both USC and UCLA dropped in the rankings after early exits (quarterfinals) at the ITA indoors in Virginia.

 

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Buckeyes contest with the #13 ranked Louisville Cardinals starts at 6 pm.
For live updates fans can monitor this online livestats link.

Link

 

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Buckeye home win streak extended to 98!

In a tough match against the 13 th ranked NCAA Louisville Cardinals, the number 3 Buckeyes prevailed by a 5-2 score, Tuesday night at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
The win extended the Bukeyes consecutive home win streak to 98 and the record for dual match victories to 95.

Winners for the Scarlet and Grey were Chase Buchanan, Justin Kronauge, Shuhei Uzawa, and Matt Allare in singles.
The Buckeyes captured the double's point with wins by the tandems of Allare and Uzawa, and Kronauge and Novak.

Next up for the OSU men's team is a tough #16 ranked Texas A&M squad Sunday noon at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center.

 

[Bucknut24]

woo!! Go Bucks!!

 

[jazzman]

In a tough match against the 13 th ranked NCAA Louisville Cardinals, the number 3 Buckeyes prevailed by a 5-2 score, Tuesday night at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
The win extended the Bukeyes consecutive home win streak to 98 and the record for dual match victories to 95.

Winners for the Scarlet and Grey were Chase Buchanan, Justin Kronauge, Shuhei Uzawa, and Matt Allare in singles.
The Buckeyes captured the double's point with wins by the tandems of Allare and Uzawa, and Kronauge and Novak.

Next up for the OSU men's team is a tough #16 ranked Texas A&M squad Sunday noon at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center.

That is awesome news! GO BUCKS!

 

[Bucknut24]

In a tough match against the 13 th ranked NCAA Louisville Cardinals, the number 3 Buckeyes prevailed by a 5-2 score, Tuesday night at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
The win extended the Bukeyes consecutive home win streak to 98 and the record for dual match victories to 95.

Winners for the Scarlet and Grey were Chase Buchanan, Justin Kronauge, Shuhei Uzawa, and Matt Allare in singles.
The Buckeyes captured the double's point with wins by the tandems of Allare and Uzawa, and Kronauge and Novak.

Next up for the OSU men's team is a tough #16 ranked Texas A&M squad Sunday noon at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center.

do you happen to know if there's a Wil Spencer still on the A&M squad?? I used to have to play in tennis tournaments against him looong ago (when he was 10 and i was 14, he kicked everyone's ass), i heard he had quit the team, but dunno if its true or not.

 

[gracelhink]

do you happen to know if there's a Wil Spencer still on the A&M squad?? I used to have to play in tennis tournaments against me looong ago (when he was 10 and i was 14, he kicked everyone's ass), i heard he had quit the team, but dunno if its true or not.

How did you do against yourself?
Back in my younger years I was much faster, but still had a tough time returning serve.

Re. Spencer you can find the 2010 Aggies roster here
and research '08 and '09 here.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

Ironic isn't it...this year has been very good to OSU athletics.

B10 titles

Football
Soccer
Swimming
BB Mens and Womens
Most likely Mens Tennis

Let's not count our chickens just yet. :p

Your 100% right hahaha

We can count or chickens now!

 

[Bucknut24]

How did you do against yourself?
Back in my younger years I was much faster, but still had a tough time returning serve.

Re. Spencer you can find the 2010 Aggies roster here
and research '08 and '09 here.

dang it, i meant had to play against wil

and yea, looks like he did quit the team..shame, was a decent player, his dad committed suicide about a year ago, so I think that's probably the reason.

 

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Texas A & M will square off against the #3 ranked Buckeyes at noon today at the OSU Varsity Indoor Tennis Center.
At stake will be the Buckeye's 98 match consecutive home winning streak, longest in Big Ten history for any sport. Also on the line today is the OSU record for consecutive victories in dual meets at 96.
The #17 ranked Aggies are 7-3 in 2010, after dropping a closely contested battle vs. #12 ranked Illinois in Champaign-Urbana Friday night.

The Aggies come to Columbus with some key wins against Wisconsin, Tulsa, Oklahoma State, and LSU. The Aggies will be seeking some redemption after a tough loss at Illinois.

Texas A&M has two members ranked in the ITA singles, and two doubles pairs listed in the current national rankings.
In singles, Austin Krajicek is ITA ranked at No. 16 and Jeff Dadamo is No. 33. In doubles, Dadamo and Krajicek are ranked ninth in the NCAA, Alexey Grigorov and Marcus Lunt are No. 33.
At Illinois Friday night, the Aggies captured the doubles point for a quick 1-0 lead. This is the 4th straight match the Aggies have won the double's point.
In the single's competition, Krajicek won for the Aggies at 1st in straight sets, but the Illini prevailed at numbers 2-6 to claim the 5-2 victory.
Looking ahead to the matchup today.
The Buckeye's doubles teams will have their hands full to claim the double's point. The Aggies are on a 4 match double's win streak vs. strong competition, #1 and 2 Aggie's double's tandem are highly ranked and experienced, and the #3 team won easily at Illinois.
I don't like our odds of winning the double's point, but Ty has a way of inspiring and elevating play to a new level.
At #1 single's, the featured match of the day, Chase will be paired against one of the best players in the NCAA's in Krajicek. Austin is 7-0 in dual matches this year. Krajicek will test Buchanan's patience, consistency, and will to win at a new level. A victory here would be huge for the team morale and Chase's confidence entering into the B10 schedule.
At #2 singles, Justin will face the #33 ranked Dadamo. This will be an intriguing match to follow. If Captain Kronauge can win against a highly ranked opponent, it might set the stage for the rest of the team.
At #3 singles, tOSU begins to have an advantage with depth and ability. #47 ranked Marcan will be paired against Alexis Klegou.
At #4, Shuhei, ranked #91 will match up with Alexey Grigorov.
At #5, Novak tackles Alberto Bautista.
At #6, Matt Allare faces Marcus Lunt.
Buckeye fans can follow the action and monitor the progress of today's match through livestats.

 

[Bucknut24]

looks they they have clinced the win...4-2 right now with one singles match remaining. looks like a couple of tough matches were played...but they extend their winning streak!!

 

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99 consecutive home wins

Final! Buckeyes extend their consecutive home win streak with a 4-3 victory over Texas A&M.
Buchanan with a solid straight victory over another highly ranked opponent.
Captain Kronauge had a critical 3 set victory at third singles that clinched the match.
Balazs Novak also breezed to an easy straight set victory at #6.
The story of the match began with an important and what became the critical point for victory.
The Buckeyes halted the Aggies 4 match double's point victory.
Allare/Uzawa at #2, Novak/Kronauge at #3, and Marcan?Buchanan at #1 doubles each prevailed to set the standard of eventual victory.

 

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From the OSU Tennis Site

The No. 3 Ohio State men's tennis team is 10th in national attendance the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Tuesday. In the ITA's first release of the national attendance race, the Buckeyes have totaled 1,131 fans in seven home dual matches.
Played on neural territory, the Buckeyes' match vs. Virginia in the semifinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship Feb. 14 drew 1,300 fans, second in the single-match standings.
The Buckeyes welcome all fans to attend their Big Ten home opener at 6 p.m. Friday against Purdue at The Ohio State University Varsity Indoor Tennis Center. Ohio State will be seeking its 100th straight home win.

Also Chase Buchanan was named as the athlete of the week by the Big Ten for the 3rd time this year. His stellar performance included victories over #34 ranked Austin Childs of Louisville and #16 ranked Austin Krajicek of Texas A&M. Congratulations Chase.

 

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Buckeyes will seek their 100th straight home win Friday!

Ohio State Tennis Site

MTEN Video: Chase Buchanan - Buckeye Vision - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

The Buckeyes will begin their Big Ten schedule Friday, hosting 7-4 Purdue. The last time the Buckeyes lost a home match was 2003.
The current 99 match win streak began against Purdue on April 6, 2003.
The Buckeyes have also won 53 consecutive Big Ten matches over the last 6 years with the last Big Ten loss at Northwestern in 2005.
Much recognition was given recently to the UConn women's basketball team who have won 71 straight games.
Entering Friday's first B10 match, the Buckeyes have won a school-record 96 consecutive regular-season (non-tournament) matches dating back to 2006.
Ohio State last lost, 5-2, Feb. 26, 2006 to Notre Dame in South Bend.

In the team picture from the OSU website, the tall player (head sticking above the huddle) is 6' 7" Matt Allare.