2018 Ohio State Men's Tennis

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On Friday, the Buckeyes continued their winning ways of Big Ten play, as they won at Minnesota 5-2.

They will finish their Easter weekend road trip today as they are at Wisconsin.


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Ohio State wrapped up their Easter weekend today at Wisconsin, as they won in Madison, 6-1.

Next up, they'll have a busy week, as they start it by traveling to Kentucky on Wednesday.


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This afternoon, the Buckeyes traveled to Lexington to take on #23 Kentucky, and came home with a 4-2 victory.

OSU will get back into Big Ten action this weekend, as they host Iowa on Friday and Nebraska on Sunday.


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The Buckeyes earned a home Big Ten victory last night, sweeping Iowa 4-0.

They are back in action on Sunday as they host Nebraska.


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A non-conference match was added to OSU's schedule for Sunday, as they hosted both Nebraska and Toledo in a double header. Neither teams posed much of a problem for the Buckeyes, as they dispatched of Nebraska 7-0 and Toledo 4-0.

They are back in action this coming weekend as they host Illinois on Saturday and Northwestern on Sunday.


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It was a match for whoever was going to take over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. And, the Buckeyes didn't disappoint in Columbus, as they dominated #6 Illinois 4-0, to take over first place all alone.

They'll look to increase their overall lead tomorrow as they host Northwestern.


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Another Big Ten match equaled another dominant performance for the Buckeyes, as they defeated Northwestern 7-0. This one had some importance as well, as the Buckeyes honored their three seniors after the match on senior day.

Ohio State will wrap up the regular season next weekend, as they travel to Indiana on Friday and Purdue on Sunday.


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The Buckeyes claimed a 5-2 victory this afternoon at Indiana, which claimed their 13th consecutive Big Ten regular season title.

They wrap up the regular season on Sunday at Purdue.


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It was sweet victory for the Buckeyes again on Sunday, as they swept Big Ten rival Purdue on the road, 4-0. Yet again, the Buckeyes finished the Big Ten regular season as champs (13th consecutive year) and an 11-0 record in conference play.

The Big Ten tournament will begin on Thursday, hosted by Iowa in Iowa City.


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It begins tomorrow morning for the Buckeyes, although they have won 13th consecutive Big Ten regular season titles, they will start their path to win their 3rd consecutive Big Ten tournament title. In their first game, they will be playing against host, Iowa.


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OSU dominated the yearly awards in the Big Ten conference. John McNally, Mikael Torpegaard and JJ Wolf all earned 1st Tm All-Conference honors, while Martin Joyce was named 2nd Tm. Torpegaard earned another award, being named the Big Ten Player of the Year, John McNally was named the Freshman of the Year and Ty Tucker was named the Coach of the Year.


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The Buckeyes breezed past host Iowa 4-0 in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Next up, they'll go against Minnesota in the semifinal tomorrow at 11am.


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OSU blew past another opponent in the Big Ten tournament, this time it was in the semifinals, they defeated Minnesota 4-0. They will play the winner of Michigan vs. Illinois, which is being played this afternoon, in the championship match.


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For the third consecutive year, and the 11th time in the last 13 seasons, the Buckeyes have claimed the Big Ten Tournament title. On Sunday, they defeated #8 Illinois, 4-0 for the second time this year.

This will get Ohio State the auto bid to the NCAA Tournament, and they will await to see who they will play.


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Ohio State is officially the #3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will serve as a host site for the first and second rounds. In the first round, they will play against East Tennessee State. If they win that match, they will play the winner of Kentucky vs. Virginia Tech in the second round.


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On top of a #3 seed in the team tournament, several individuals and doubles teams from Ohio State got the call today that they would be competing in the singles and doubles championship bracket.

In singles, Mikael Torpegaard got the #6 overall seed. JJ Wolf also qualified as a singles player. Ohio State's top doubles team also qualified, with Torpegaard and Martin Joyce.


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In the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes rolled to victory of East Tennessee State 4-0.

They will compete in the 2nd round at noon on Saturday against #25 Kentucky.


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Another dominant shutout put the Buckeyes into the 3rd round of the NCAA Tournament, as they defeated #25 Kentucky, 4-0. This was the second time they've defeated Kentucky this season, they did earlier in the season 4-2.

OSU advances to the 3rd round of the tournament to face-off against Minnesota for the third time this season, next Friday in Winston-Salem, NC. They won in the regular season 5-2, and the semifinal of the Big Ten Tournament 4-0.


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In third round action of the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes defeated Big Ten rival Minnesota 4-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. In Sunday's quarterfinal, OSU will face off against #6 Mississippi State at noon.


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The Buckeyes won a thriller in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament earlier today, defeating #6 Mississippi State 4-3. They will play in the semifinals tomorrow against #2 UCLA at 2pm.

The only other time they played UCLA this season was during indoor when they lost to the Bruins 4-1 in the indoor national tournament.


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