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

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Huge win for Kobelt and buckeyes will advance to the semis on Monday to face #1 seed UCLA.
Someone who knows @theotherkobe needs to ask if this win to knock off the 4 time defending champions is now a bigger personal achievement than hitting the game winner against rival Big Walnut.:biggrin:
 
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On the Ozone, the main tennis-loving poster has some info on how the match could break down based upon some info from his son:


He's a tennis official in SoCal so he's seen both USC (he's an alum) and UCLA each a couple of times this yr.

Says the big difference between USC and UCLA is that USC doesn't have a legit #1 player and UCLA has two. OSU absolutely must win the doubles point and probably can. He really likes UCLA's strength at #5 and #6 singles so OSU MUST Win at #3 and #4. McCarthy is playing really well and Smith is a 5th yr SR so OSU has a shot there.

OSU's Rola lost to UCLA's #2 Giron earlier in the spring at a USTA Futures tourney at Calabasas. This was in conjunction w/OSU's road trip to Pepperdine. In any case, Giron will probably play at #2 vs. Kobelt. Kobelt will probably have the biggest serve on either team but is too inconsistent.

Rola will play UCLA's Navikov. The guy is good. He won a first round match in the U.S. Open last year. Li'l Shark says he VERY talented but immature and out of shape. If Rola can get him to a 3rd set he's got a chance.

So, may plan for OSU is 1) Win the doubles pt; 2) McCarthy; 3) Smith; 4) Prayer.
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http://forums.the-ozone.net/messages/655253.html
 
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