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Connor Smith with the 6-4, 7-5 win to clinch the B1G regular season title!
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buckeyeintn;2330583; said:Connor Smith with the 6-4, 7-5 win to clinch the B1G regular season title!
gracelhink;2330592; said:That makes eight straight Big !0 titles for these Buckeyes!
Can we get an update on the thread title please.
ScriptOhio;2331874; said:Re: The #1 seed Buckeyes open play with a quarterfinal match Friday 9 am against the #8 vs. #9 seeds, Wisconsin and Purdue.
FWIW, Pete beat Bucky 4-0, we play Purdue.
moreAt first glance, Ohio State tennis player Chris Diaz doesn’t look intimidating. At 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 140 pounds, he’s a full foot shorter than the Buckeyes’ top player, Peter Kobelt.
But that’s one element, his coach says, that makes him a “perfect storm” of a player.
A neuroscience major, Diaz has the mental toughness and competitive drive to try to win every point, along with the consistency and endurance to surprise foes who didn’t expect shots to be returned.
“He can play 20-, 25-ball rallies and take the life out of his opponent,” said OSU head coach Ty Tucker. “They think they’ve won the point two or three times, but his speed and ball-striking abilities keep him in the point.
“He frustrates them to no end — that’s his best quality.”
For almost all of Diaz’s matches this season, the approach has worked.
The Hilliard native and graduate of Bishop Watterson High School is 29-4 heading into this weekend’s Big Ten tournament, which Ohio State — ranked No. 4 nationally — will host.
Diaz is playing his first year of college tennis, having redshirted last season because of the tough competition on a team that has reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the past seven seasons.