Ohio State Men's Tennis (2009 National Runners-Up)

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by gracelhink

The OSU tennis team was represented well by sophomore Steven Williams at the B10 indoor tourney at East Lansing this past weekend.
Marek Czerwinski is a strong player as his #1 seed in the tournament would indicate.
Williams is competing well this Fall and will likely be a candidate for one of the two vacated singles positions (Koniecko and Moneke) on the squad for 2010 winter and spring.

OSU Tennis site

I guess I don't understand if this was the Big Ten championship why aren't their team results or am I once again.

[gracelhink]

Originally Posted by LitlBuck

I guess I don't understand if this was the Big Ten championship why aren't their team results or am I once again.

This was the Big Ten fall indoor single's tournament. no team stats were kept.
What was confusing and what I thought someone would ask, "besides Williams, where were the other Buckeye single's players?"

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by gracelhink

This was the Big Ten fall indoor single's tournament. no team stats were kept.
What was confusing and what I thought someone would ask, "besides Williams, where were the other Buckeye single's players?"

Well, where were the other Buckeye single's players: I guess that's what I really meant when I mentioned the team.

[Bucknut24]

doesn't deal with Ohio St tennis, but thought it was cool, i got to meet Devin Britton today, he's playing in the futures tournament that my local tennis club is hosting...got to watch him play his first match today.

[gracelhink]

Originally Posted by Bucknut24

doesn't deal with Ohio St tennis, but thought it was cool, i got to meet Devin Britton today, he's playing in the futures tournament that my local tennis club is hosting...got to watch him play his first match today.

How is Britton doing in the futures?
He was in the same graduating class as Buchanan, but was not as highly ranked as a college prospect..

Then bam, he blew up during the spring season, including the NCAA championship finals victory over Moneke.
Would love to see Chase blow up like that this year!

[Bucknut24]

this isn't the main draw yet, it was the first day of qualifiers, but most expect him to be able to advance far enough to qualify, he won his first match today 6-2, 6-2.

I can't wait til the main draw to see Chris Klingemann play

[Bucknut24]

Just to give a quick update for anyone who is intrested, Britton played his 2nd match today, and had a little tougher time today, playing a guy named Michael Hayes (from Ireland), score was 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. His head didn't seem to be in it for a lot of the match, he played like doodoo for a while, but Hayes finally broke down in the 3rd set. A lot of arguments during this match, had to ask for the referee on 3 differnet occasions.

If Britton doesn't find his serve and backhand soon, he's gonna lose soon, and MAY miss out on qualifying for the main draw

[Bucknut24]

couple of updates today, Britton won his last qualifying match today pretty easily in not so great conditions (we're located almost right where Tropical Storm Ida hit) and qualified for the main draw. The main draw started today, and Chris Klingemann won his first match today against a Wild Card from Univ of West Florida, 6-3, 6-2.

[gracelhink]

Team Overview

Two new recruits in the tennis signing day!

4 star prospect Kevin Metka of Worthington Kilbourne has signed a LOI with the Buckeyes.
Metka is a 6'3" lefthander who won the Div. 1 Ohio High School state doubles title last Spring.
Second player is a Blue Chip 5 star prospect from Wisconsin, Nelson Vick who signed his LOI to play for the Buckeyes next season.
Vick is a riser on the recruiting boards, the #1 ranked player in Wisconsin, and 4th in the Great Lakes region. He has a 48-19 record in USTA tournaments, which is the 23rd ranked 2010 prospect in America.
Congratulations, welcome to the Buckeye family and continue that Big Ten home winning tradition until you graduate.

[brodybuck21]

Originally Posted by gracelhink

Team Overview

Two new recruits in the tennis signing day!

4 star prospect Kevin Metka of Worthington Kilbourne has signed a LOI with the Buckeyes.
Metka is a 6'3" lefthander who won the Div. 1 Ohio High School state doubles title last Spring.
Second player is a Blue Chip 5 star prospect from Wisconsin, Nelson Vick who signed his LOI to play for the Buckeyes next season.
Vick is a riser on the recruiting boards, the #1 ranked player in Wisconsin, and 4th in the Great Lakes region. He has a 48-19 record in USTA tournaments, which is the 23rd ranked 2010 prospect in America.
Congratulations, welcome to the Buckeye family and continue that Big Ten home winning tradition until you graduate.

Welcome to Buckeye Nation Kevin Metka and Nelson Vick!!!

[devily_buck]

I am very involved in high school tennis in Wisconsin and i was extremely happy to hear that Nelson Vick decided to come to Columbus. I have had the pleasure of working with Nelson in the past few years at Marquette HS and can tell you that he is an amazing kid who is destined for great things at the college level. He won the state singles title here in Wisconsin as a freshman and lost in the championship the last two years to his high school teamate who is currently playing singles high in the lineup at Wisconsin.

Nelson is a solid player and is definetly a great fit for the OSU tennis team.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by brodybuck21

Welcome to Buckeye Nation Kevin Metka and Nelson Vick!!!

continue that Big Ten home winning tradition until you graduate.

in your advanced scouting who will we play at home next season that might jeopardize our winning tradition

couple of updates today, Britton won his last qualifying match today pretty easily in not so great conditions (we're located almost right where Tropical Storm Ida hit) and qualified for the main draw. The main draw started today, and Chris Klingemann won his first match today against a Wild Card from Univ of West Florida, 6-3, 6-2.

I guess I don't understand this and I think it has been explained to me once before but if a guy is still in college is he allowed to play in these types of tournaments. If so, which tournaments are college players allowed to play in and out of what stipulations. Thanks.

[Bucknut24]

I'm pretty sure,not positive though, that college players could play in any tournament that they want (see: britton and chase playing in the US Open), but not turning professional limits them on the amount I think, not sure. Britton has turned Pro and left college, so it doesn't really apply to him

[Bucknut24]

just another update, both Klingemann and Britton lost today in straight sets, they both lost in the 2nd Rd.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by Bucknut24

I'm pretty sure,not positive though, that college players could play in any tournament that they want (see: britton and chase playing in the US Open), but not turning professional limits them on the amount I think, not sure. Britton has turned Pro and left college, so it doesn't really apply to him

Thanks. I had not realized that he had left college. I guess one year at Ole Miss will do that to a person. Probably most college players don't play many tournaments because they are too busy with their season to play in the qualifiers. Probably answered my own question.