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Ohio State Men's Tennis (2014/2019/2024 ITA Indoor National Champs, 19 Straight B1G Titles)

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The accolades and awards keep pouring in for this Buckeye team.
Congratulations to Ty, Steven and Justin!
MTEN: Moneke, Kronauge Named to NCAA All-Tournament Team; Tucker National Coach of the Year - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
In a season full of firsts, the Ohio State men?s tennis team continued the trend Tuesday as two Buckeyes were named to the 2009 Men?s NCAA Tennis Championship All-Tournament Team for the first time in program history. [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"][URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"][URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL][/URL][/URL] and [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"][URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"][URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL][/URL][/URL] were all-tournament selections at Nos. 2 and 3 singles, respectively.
Prior to the Buckeyes? (36-2; 10-0 Big Ten) national championship final match-up against USC Tuesday, Ohio State head coach [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607"][URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607"][URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057607"]Ty Tucker[/URL][/URL][/URL] was named Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year. It is Tucker?s first such honor after earning Midwest Region Coach of the Year laurels four times ? 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009. Tucker also has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year on five occasions in 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
During the Scarlet and Gray?s four-year Big Ten regular-season and tournament championships run, Tucker has led the Buckeyes to 129-8 record (.942).
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gracelhink;1469508; said:
I seem to remember you had played against Roddick or some other pro or high level competition.
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I never played against Roddick because he was a few years older and always playing up, but I played with him down at Evert. I was never that good, always hovered around top 40/50 in Florida from 16's up.(when it really mattered) I played Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr and all the Super Nats, but never wanted to play college tennis and never entertained offers I received, but I played against probably 10 or 15 kids playing in the singles tournie.
 
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Bryan, Steven and Justin are all playing in the first round.
It is hard to monitor all the play but Steven won the first set in a breaker, Justin dropped the first set but is up a break in the second
and Bryan is up a break in the first.
Buckeye fans can watch online at
Live Stats & Video :: 2009 NCAA Tennis Championships
And if you have difficulty identifying the players. . .
tOSU is a right handed team.
the opponents today are all lefties.
 
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Moneke survives and advances to the next round with a 7-6, 7-6 win over lefty #1.
Bryan with an easier win over lefty #2 by a score of 6-3, 6-2.
Justin is in a 3rd set battle with lefty #3. He is down a break and is clearly fatigued.
A couple huge upsets today, #4 seed Lucaks of Baylor and #8 seed Robert Farah of USC who dropped a 7-5, 7-6 battle against Bruno. Have to believe that 3 setter yesterday took a toll on his conditioning and endurance.

Edit; Kronauge lost in the 3rd set finishing his tournament. great season though Justin. Get some rest and get ready for the doubles event.
 
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bigballin2987;1469619; said:
It's all good, my boy Michael Venus got him in the next round.
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Too bad for Justin but as Ballin notes Kronauge would have had an out of this world test from the next round's opponent. :biggrin:
On the positive side, the next two seeds that Bryan and Steven would have faced were eliminated today.
Third seeded Koniecko was in a bracket with # 8 seed Farah from USC. They would have potentially matched up again in the quarters.
Moneke would have potentially matched up with Lucaks the 4th seed in the round of 16.
Very favorable draw now for these two Buckeyes. :osu:
 
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gracelhink;1469709; said:
Too bad for Justin but as Ballin notes Kronauge would have had an out of this world test from the next round's opponent. :biggrin:
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:lol: Yeah, Michael is a great player. Moved to Orlando from New Zealand and trained with my coach and I for a couple years before moving to Texas.
gracelhink;1469709; said:
On the positive side, the next two seeds that Bryan and Steven would have faced were eliminated today.
Third seeded Koniecko was in a bracket with # 8 seed Farah from USC. They would have potentially matched up again in the quarters.
Moneke would have potentially matched up with Lucaks the 4th seed in the round of 16.
Very favorable draw now for these two Buckeyes. :osu:
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I bet you Bryan would have liked to get another crack at him. Alex Clayton is pretty damn good so Bryan better come to play tomorrow.
 
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From the official site,
Men?s Singles Draw
Second Round Thursday, May 20, 2009
(3) http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Vi...783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586Bryan Koniecko (Ohio State) vs. Alex Clayton (Stanford) ? 2:30 p.m. ET
(9-16) http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/Vi...783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568Steven Moneke (Ohio State) vs. Enrique Olivares (East Tennessee State) ? 2 p.m. ET

Two members of the 2009 national runners-up Ohio State men?s tennis team - senior tri-captains [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL] and [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] - won their opening-round matches Wednesday in the singles draw at the 2009 NCAA Championships. . . and advance to the second round for the third-consecutive year.

Koniecko, the two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (?07 and ?08), defeated SEC Freshman of the Year Carlos Cueto of Florida in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2. Koniecko, a native of Long Island, N.Y., improves to 37-6 overall and 11-9 in NCAA play for his career. Koniecko, in his fourth NCAA appearance in singles, has advanced as far as the third round in the tournament the last two seasons (2007 and ?08).

?It was good,? Koniecko said. ?I had to forget about yesterday. I just told myself I had to stay positive and things would go a little bit better for me. First of all, it?s (the turnaround) not easy on the body and obviously mentally too. The season is over for the team, so you have to focus on yourself for a little bit for the one week you are here and play your own game.?

No. 9 Moneke, who was named to the 2009 Men?s NCAA Tennis Championship All-Tournament Team at No. 2 singles, downed sophomore and 2009 ITA National Rookie of the Year Bradley Klahn of Stanford in straight sets 7-6, 7-6. Moneke is now 41-4 and 19-2 overall in NCAA play.

Junior [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL], who was also named to the all-tournament team at No. 3 singles, lost his first-round match against two-time All-WCC first-team honoree and sophomore Dean Jackson of San Diego after forcing a third set. No. 25 Kronauge was upset 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Kronauge, who finishes his singles season 41-8 for the second-consecutive year, has compiled 111 victories in three seasons with the Buckeyes and is sixth on the all-time career singles wins list.

Koniecko and Moneke will now prepare for the second round of the championships Thursday in College Station. Koniecko will take on No. 21-ranked Alex Clayton of Stanford at 2:30 p.m. ET, while Moneke hits the court against 18th-ranked Enrique Olivares of East Tennessee State at 2 p.m. ET.
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This is the summary from the official site of the results of tOSU men from yesterday's NCAA single's and doubles championships at Texas A & M.
Moneke and Kronauge will be back on the court today in the 2nd round (sweet 16) of the doubles championships.
Steven Moneke will get a day's rest before the round of 16 single's championships resume on Saturday.

MTEN: Steven Moneke Advances at 2009 NCAA Singles Championship - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com


2009 NCAA Championships Matchups
Friday, May 22, 2009
Men?s Singles Draw
Round of 16
(9-16) [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (Ohio State) vs. Jay Weinacker (North Carolina State) ? TBA
Men?s Doubles Draw
Round of 16
[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057600"]Justin Kronauge[/URL]/[URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL] (Ohio State) vs. (5-8) Omar Altmann/Bassam Beidas (Pepperdine) - TBA
COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Senior tri-captain [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057568"]Steven Moneke[/URL], a member of the national runners-up Ohio State men?s tennis team, advance to the round of 16 Thursday at the 2009 NCAA Singles Championship in College Station, Texas, at Texas A&M?s George P. Mitchell Tennis Center. Moneke, a two-time ITA All-American (?07 and ?08) advances to the round of 16 for the third-consecutive season and will play 36th-ranked senior Jay Weinacker of North Carolina State at a time to be announced Friday.
In second-round action, the ninth-ranked Moneke, who was named to the 2009 Men?s NCAA Tennis Championship All-Tournament Team Tuesday at No. 2 singles, defeated No. 18 Enrique Oliveras of East Tennessee State, 6-3, 6-3. Oliveras, a two-time Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year, falls to Moneke who is now 42-4 overall (team-high) and 20-2 in NCAA play. Moneke now has a program-best 143 career singles wins in his four-year career at Ohio State.
Senior-tri captain and No. 3-seed [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87783&SPID=10415&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1057586"]Bryan Koniecko[/URL], a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year (?07 and ?08) lost his second-round match against No. 21-ranked Alex Clayton of Stanford in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Koniecko loses to Clayton for the second-consecutive season in the NCAA singles draw after dropping a 6-2, 7-6 match in the third round of the 2008 NCAA Singles Championship in Tulsa, Okla. Koniecko, who won the 2008 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Singles Championship last fall, finishes his final Buckeye season with a 37-7 overall record. . . .
In doubles opening-round action, Kronauge and Moneke paired up to defeat No. 36 Damon Gooch and Philip Nemec of Elon 7-5, 6-4. The Buckeye duo improves to 13-3 overall this season and are winners of nine of their last 11 matches.
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Starting time for Moneke/Kronauge doubles today has been announced for @ 4:30 pm est.
tOSU tennis fans can watch the action online at:
Live Stats & Video :: 2009 NCAA Tennis Championships
 
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Props to the entire tennis team and especially the 3 guys who played individual singles and doubles matches after playing in team competition. That has to be fairly grueling, to say the least, in College Station Texas.

Re: recruiting over the next few years wouldn't Chase have some contacts with some of the better international players who he might have faced on the junior circuit. I can remember the first time I saw his name was when he beat the #1 ranked junior in the world down in Miami. The kid was from Columbia.
 
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The single's round for men's round of 16 is being played today . . . so much for my report that it was tomorrow. . .
Steven Moneke advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA singles championship with a 3 set victory over Weinacher of NC state, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.
Next up for Steven and Justin are the NCAA double's round of 16 today at 4:30.
 
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