Lantern
Bucks poised to make waves at NCAAs
Brad Morris
Issue date: 4/30/08
Section: Sports
As a Florida native, Julie Blackmore is very familiar with how fans in the South view Big Ten sports.
"I'm very eager to prove them wrong," Blackmore said. "They think the Big Ten and Ohio State are not very good.
"We're going to work hard and try to prove them wrong."
For the first time since 2004, the OSU women's tennis team is part of the NCAA tournament field. The Buckeyes (19-7 Big Ten) get a chance to prove southern fans wrong on May 9 in Gainesville, Fla. as they take on Auburn University (16-9) from the Southeastern Conference.
"When I first got here and talked with the girls, making the tournament was our top goal," freshman Cami Hubbs said. "We've been pushing each other all season to get better and to work hard in order to make the tournament."
No current member of the team has ever participated in the tournament. OSU is making its seventh appearance in the NCAA field overall, with six coming under coach Chuck Merzbacher.
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