2020-21 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Tennis

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Current Record: 22-4 (15-1)

Current Rank: Receiving Votes

1/15-18 vs. Ohio State Invitational - No Team Scores
1/22 vs. Middle Tennessee State (ITA Kickoff) - W 4-0
1/23 vs. #22 Virginia (ITA Kickoff) - L 4-2
2/13 vs. Michigan State - W 7-0
2/13 vs. Michigan State - W 4-0
2/19 @ #25 Northwestern - W 4-0
2/21 @ #6 Illinois - W 4-1
2/28 vs. Penn State - W 7-0
3/6 vs. Purdue - W 7-0
3/7 vs. Indiana - W 7-0
3/12 @ Michigan State - W 7-0
3/14 @ #13 Michigan - L 4-3
3/20 @ Minnesota - W 6-1
3/21 @ Wisconsin - W 6-1
3/27 vs. Nebraska - W 7-0
3/28 vs. Iowa - W 6-1
4/4 @ Penn State - W 7-0
4/10 @ Purdue - W 7-0
4/11 @ Indiana - W 6-1
4/16 vs. Michigan State - W 7-0
4/18 vs. #RV Michigan - W 4-3
4/30 vs. Michigan State (B1G Quarterfinal) - W 4-0
5/1 vs. Northwestern (B1G Semifinal) - W 4-0
5/2 vs. #17 Illinois (B1G Final) - L 4-3
5/7 vs. VCU (NCAA 1st Rd) - W 4-1
5/8 @ #9 Wake Forest (NCAA 2nd Rd) - W 4-1
5/17 vs. #7 TCU (NCAA Quarterfinal) - L 4-1

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The Buckeyes kick off their season this weekend, as they'll serve as hosts for the Ohio State Invitational, Friday through Monday. They'll then serve as one of the regional hosts for ITA Kickoff Weekend next weekend where they'll play Virginia in the first round, and then either Iowa or Texas Tech in either the championship match or the 3rd place match.

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The first team rankings of the season will come out later today. But in the meantime, the preseason singles, doubles and newcomer rankings have already come out. The singles list is for the top 125, the doubles list is for the top 60, and the newcomer list is for the top 10. Here are the Buckeyes that have made those lists.

Singles:
Cannon Kingsley - #5
John McNally - #11
Kyle Seelig - #25
James Trotter - #80

Doubles:
Robert Cash/John McNally - #4
James Trotter/Justin Boulais - #37
Kyle Seelig/Cannon Kingsley - #51

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The Buckeyes kicked off their season yesterday by hosting the first day of their own invitational. Not only did they compete, but they competed pretty successfully on the day. Most of their competition on day 1 was against Michigan, but they did get some competition against Illinois.

Singles:
#5 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (MICH) 8-3
#5 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #28 Ondrej Styler (MICH) 8-4

#11 John McNally (OSU) def. #83 Connor Johnston (MICH) 8-5
#11 John McNally (OSU) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (MICH) 8-6

#28 Ondrej Styler (MICH) def. #25 Kyle Seelig (OSU) 8-7
#25 Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. #83 Connor Johnston (MICH) 8-0

Robert Cash (OSU) def. Nick Beaty (MICH) 8-4
Robert Cash (OSU) def. Mattias Siimar (MICH) 8-5

Nic Meister (Ill) def. Jacob Wareti (OSU) 8-3
Jacob Wareti (MICH) def. Harrison Brown (MICH) 8-6

Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. JJ Tracy (OSU) 8-6
Nick Beaty (MICH) def. JJ Tracy (OSU) 8-6

JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Harrison Brown (MICH) 8-6
JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Ryan Fu (MICH) 8-6

Doubles:
#2 Mattias Siimar/Andrew Fenty (MICH) def. #4 John McNally/Robert Cash (OSU) 6-2
#51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. Nick Beaty/Harrison Brown (MICH) 6-3
JJ Tracy/JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (MICH) 6-2

Teams are back in action in Columbus today for day 2 of the invite.

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There were several similar match-ups on Saturday that there were on Friday.

In Singles play:
#11 John McNally (Ohio State) def. #28 Ondrej Styler (Michigan) 8-7 (7-2)
#5 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) def. #83 Connor Johnston (Michigan) 8-1
#25 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 8-7 (10-8)
Nick Beaty (Michigan) def. JJ Mercer (Ohio State) 8-2
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Ryan Fu (Michigan) 8-1
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Harrison Brown (Michigan) 8-3
#11 John McNally (Ohio State) def. Jacob Wareti (Ohio State) 8-1
#5 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) def. Nick Beaty (Michigan) 8-5
Mattias Siimar (Michigan) def. #25 Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) 8-2
JJ Tracy (Ohio State) def. #14 Andrew Fenty (Michigan) 8-5
Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. #83 Connor Johnston (Michigan) 8-1
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. JJ Mercer (Ohio State) 8-7 (7-2)

Doubles:
#4 John McNally/Robert Cash (Ohio State) def. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (Michigan) 6-3
#2 Mattias Siimar/Andrew Fenty (Michigan) def. JJ Mercer/JJ Tracy (Ohio State) 6-3
#51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) vs. Harrison Brown/Nick Beaty (Michigan) 6-0

The competition continues today at the OSU Invitational.

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Sunday's results in their own invitational were as follows.

Singles:
#5 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #25 Kyle Seelig (OSU) 8-0
#25 Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. #15 Alex Brown (ILL) 8-6
Alex Petrov (ILL) def. JJ Mercer (OSU) 8-7
Robert Cash (OSU) def. Lucas Horve (ILL) 8-2
JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Vuk Budic (ILL) 8-5
Nic Meister (ILL) def. Lancelot Carnello (OSU) 8-6
JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Vuk Budic (ILL) 8-6
Alex Petrov (ILL) def. Jacob Wareti (OSU) 8-4

Doubles:
#2 Andrew Fenty/Mattias Siimar (MICH) def. #51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (OSU) 6-2
Robert Cash/JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Ondrej Styler/Connor Johnston (MICH) 6-3

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In the final day of the unscored invite between the Buckeyes, Illinois and Michigan, the results were as follows:

Singles:
#5 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #15 Alex Brown (ILL) 8-0
#11 John McNally (OSU) def. #112 Zeke Clark (ILL) 8-2
Hunter Heck (ILL) def. #25 Kyle Seelig (OSU) 8-3
Robert Cash (OSU) def. Kweisi Kenyatte (ILL) 8-7
JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Alex Petrov (ILL) 8-2
JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Lucas Horve (ILL) 8-3
Vic Budic (ILL) def. Jacob Wareti (OSU) 7-5

Doubles:
#51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. Hunter Heck/Kweisi Kenyatte (ILL) 6-4
Robert Cash/JJ Mercer (OSU) def. Alex Petrov/Nic Meister (ILL) 6-3

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Next up, Ohio State will kick-off their dual season, when they host one of the campus sites of the ITA Kickoff Weekend. In their first match, they will play #22 Virginia on Friday at 11am. The winner will take on the winner of #RV Iowa vs. #24 Texas Tech, and the losers will take on each other. The team that wins both their matches over the weekend will move on to the Indoor National Championships later in the indoor season.

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The ITA has changed the Buckeyes semifinal opponent for Kickoff Weekend. They were scheduled to play #22 Virginia on Friday, but will now play Middle Tennessee State.

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The Buckeyes began their dual season over the weekend, hosting their own regional in the ITA Kickoff Weekend. In their semifinal match-up on Friday morning, the Buckeyes had a dominant 4-0 victory over Middle Tennessee State. Then, in the championship match with a trip to the national tournament on the line, OSU was upset by #22 Virginia 4-2 to end the weekend.

Right now, the remainder of the Buckeye schedule hasn't been announced. I will update the schedule when it is released.

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After their loss against Virginia, the Buckeyes drop from #3 to #7 in the rankings. The Big Ten schedule has also been released and updated.

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The Buckeyes played in two matches on Saturday, and earned two shutout victories, both over Michigan State. Although it was against a B1G foe, these matches did not count in the conference standings. In the morning match, OSU rolled to a 7-0 victory, then in their afternoon rematch, the Buckeyes again held to a shutout, winning 4-0.

Next up, Ohio State will begin conference play on Friday at Northwestern, then travel to Illinois on Sunday.

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Playing in their first match of the season that actually counts in conference play, the Buckeyes dominated #25 Northwestern on the road, 4-0. OSU won all 3 doubles matches (1 more than they needed), to clinch the doubles point. They then proceeded to win the first 3 matches that finished in singles to play to take a 4-0 lead, and overall, the victory for the night.

Next up, Ohio State has another tough test, as they travel to #6 Illinois on Sunday.

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The Buckeyes wrapped up their weekend on Sunday by rolling to a 4-1 victory at #6 Illinois. OSU claimed the doubles point early on by winning at both first and second doubles. The Fighting Illini secured their only point of the match by winning at #1 singles, while the Buckeyes earned victories at #2, #5, and #6 singles to secure the team victory.

Next up, Ohio State will have just one match this week, as they host Penn State on Saturday.

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OSU posted a dominant 7-0 victory on Saturday afternoon against Penn State, giving them 23 consecutive wins against the Nittany Lions, dating all the way back to 1999.

Next up, Ohio State hosts Purdue on Friday and Indiana on Sunday.

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The Buckeyes continue to roll and dominant their Big Ten counterparts, defeating Purdue on Friday, 7-0. Not only did the Buckeyes pitch a shutout, but only one of the individual matches was a set even given up.

Next up, Ohio State will host Indiana on Sunday.

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OSU wrapped up their weekend in Columbus on Sunday, posting another dominant shutout victory, 7-0 over visiting Indiana. Impressively, not only did the Buckeyes shutout the Hoosiers, but they won all their matches in straight sets.

Next up, Ohio State travels up north to play at Michigan State on Friday, and Michigan on Sunday.

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The Buckeyes kicked off their weekend on a high note, shutting out Michigan State in East Lansing 7-0 on Friday. But then on Sunday, OSU was upset by #13 Michigan 4-3 in Ann Arbor.

Next up, Ohio State heads west this weekend, as they play at Minnesota on Friday and at Wisconsin on Sunday.

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OSU played a solid weekend of tennis to pick up two wins as they hit the Northwest portion of the conference, playing at Minnesota and Wisconsin. On Friday, they picked up a 6-1 victory over Minnesota. Starting off the match, the Buckeyes lost the doubles point, but quickly regained their composure by claiming victory in all 6 singles matches.

Then on Sunday, they traveled to Madison and pulled out another 6-1 victory. The Buckeyes reclaimed their dominance in doubles, securing the doubles point in this match. The Badgers lone match point in this contest was at #6 singles.

Next up, Ohio State returns home to host Nebraska and Iowa this weekend.

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The Buckeyes kicked off their weekend with a dominant 7-0 shutout victory over Nebraska. After cruising to victories to earn the doubles point, 6-2 and 6-0, OSU then proceeded to sweep the Cornhuskers in all 6 of the singles matches.

Ohio State next hosts Iowa on Sunday.