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COLLEGE TENNIS
Buckeyes earn trip out west
Win sends OSU to California for round of 16 in NCAAs
Monday, May 15, 2006
Mike Price
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Steven Moneke will be California dreamin’ with the rest of the Ohio State men’s tennis team this week.
The Buckeyes defeated Arkansas 4-0 yesterday to advance to the NCAA tournament round of 16. They will travel to Stanford, Calif., to play North Carolina (24-4) at noon Saturday.
Rain forced the Buckeyes’ second-round match, scheduled for noon, to start 40 minutes late and at Jesse Owens West rather than Stickney Tennis Center.
"It’s a big advantage," OSU freshman Devin Mullings said. "The lights are a factor, the noise, the court speed. ...We’re used to that. It’s good to know that we can use this environment to our advantage."
The Buckeyes (27-1) won their 42 nd consecutive home match and tied a school record for wins in a season.
"We always knew we’d be a tough out indoors," coach Ty Tucker said. "It’s tough to beat Ohio State at Ohio State. That’s why we wanted to host. We played 340 percent better today than yesterday (Saturday).
"I wasn’t happy with our doubles again today, but we gutted it out and won the point. What I am happy about is one through four singles."
The Buckeyes won 8-5 at No. 1 doubles — seniors Scott Green and Ross Wilson, the top-ranked doubles team in the country, improved to 31-3 — and lost 8-3 at No. 2.
Mullings and junior Chris Klingemann, the No. 3 team, gave the Buckeyes the doubles point. They needed 90 minutes to rally from a 5-7 deficit against Arkansas’ Adrians Zguns and Taylor King to tie the score at 8.
OSU dominated the tiebreaker 7-1 to take two of three doubles matches for the 27 th time in 28 matches.
"We got off to a slow start, but as the match went on, we gained some confidence and stuck in there," said Mullings, who didn’t lose a set in either of his singles matches over the weekend.
He won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3 singles over 74 th-ranked Matt Roberts.
Moneke, in the deciding No. 4 singles match, was the perfect example of "gutting it out." The native of Alten-Buseck, Germany, went three sets and overcame leg cramps to win 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3.
"Coach said to just try it, and if it comes, it comes," Moneke said. "I then started hitting winners. I think he (Arkansas No. 4 singles player Blake Strode) was really surprised. Believing in myself the whole time was the key."
The Buckeyes took a 3-0 lead when freshman Bryan Koniecko won in straight sets 7-6 (4), 6-4 over Zguns.
Tucker has guided OSU to the round of 16 three of the past four years. His voice rose when he said what day OSU will head to California.
"We’re going to Stanford Thursday," he said with a grin.
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Early pairing bolsters dynamic duo
OSU’s Green-Wilson doubles combination seeks 4 th NCAA title
Friday, May 19, 2006
Jeremy McLaughlin
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Ty Tucker made a simple decision four seasons ago to pair Scott Green and Ross Wilson on one of Ohio State’s three doubles teams.
Forget a long, calculated analysis of their games to see whether they were compatible. Tucker, the Buckeyes’ tennis coach, needed little thought. He did what he normally does when he has two incoming freshmen — he teams them up. It allows them maximum time to develop camaraderie and familiarity during the next four years.
"The more you are together, the more you become one," Tucker said. "Once you get used to that, good things happen and in that case, good things happened."
Actually, remarkable things happened. Green, of North Canton, and Wilson, of Toledo, are one of three doubles teams in NCAA history to win three national championships. The senior duo ranks 1-2 for most doubles wins at Ohio State and is the top-ranked doubles team in the nation.
All that from an easy move four years ago.
"They established pretty quickly that they were going to be a force to be reckoned with," Tucker said.
Green and Wilson are the No. 1 seed in the NCAA doubles tournament that begins Wednesday in Stanford, Calif. Before that, they play for the Buckeyes in the NCAA team championship. Ohio State faces North Carolina on Saturday in the round of 16.
Initially, Green and Wilson (31-3) were separated during their first collegiate doubles matches. They were teamed with upperclassmen to become familiar with the college game. Once they came together, they immediately clicked and eventually took over the team’s No. 1 doubles spot.
"At the end of our freshman year, in the NCAA Tournament, we played a team that was ranked in the top 10 in the country," Wilson said. "We were beating them 7-4 in pro set and ended up losing 9-7. We definitely knew then that we could play with those kind of players at that level, but we needed to get consistency and more experience."
It came with time, just as Tucker envisioned.
"We knew we had the ability to be one of the top teams, but our sophomore year we took some bad losses," Green said. "But having that capability and getting the experience when we were young really helped us out our junior and senior years."
Green and Wilson have playing styles that are more suited to doubles than singles. Both have strong serves, are solid at the net and can handle all shots hit to their side of the court.
"Ross plays the deuce side left-handed and that normally affects a right-hander to play that side because all the serves they receive are backhands. It ends up being a forehand for (Wilson)," Tucker said. "He can really turn on that and take it to the net.
"Scott is a right-hander and plays the outside. If they serve you down the middle, he’s got a forehand and it’s pretty easy."
The only thing missing on Green and Wilson’s resume is a national outdoor title. Winning one this week would be a fitting end to their stellar careers, Tucker said.
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COLLEGE TENNIS
Ohio State rips North Carolina, faces Texas next
Sunday, May 21, 2006
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The Ohio State men’s tennis team continued its impressive run through the NCAA Tournament yesterday, defeating North Carolina 4-0 in the round of 16 in Stanford, Calif.
OSU (28-1) set a school record for wins in a season and win streak (19), which is the second longest in the nation behind the No. 1 overall seed, Georgia (27-0).
The Buckeyes won 8-3 at No. 1 doubles. Seniors Scott Green and Ross Wilson, the top-ranked doubles team in the country, improved to 32-3. They defeated North Carolina’s (24-5) fifth-ranked duo of Raian Luchici and Brad Pomeroy.
Before the Green-Wilson win, OSU freshman Bryan Koniecko and sophomore Drew Eberly beat Lenny Gullan and David Stone 8-2 at No.2 doubles. The two wins in doubles gave the Buckeyes one point.
OSU was awarded the match when Koniecko defeated 10 th-ranked Luchici 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. Wilson, at No. 6 singles, defeated Aly Mandour 6-3, 6-2, and junior Devin Mullings took No. 3 singles with a 6-3, 6- 1 win over Derek Porter.
"We got off to a strong start in the first 15 to 18 minutes in both doubles and singles," coach Ty Tucker said. "This is one of the best matches I’ve seen Ohio State play since I’ve been here.
"There’s not much of a drop-off with our 1 through 6 singles players. That’s the strength of our team."
The Buckeyes have qualified for the quarterfinals for the second time in the last three years. They will face Texas (25-3), which beat Mississippi 4-1, at 1 p.m. today for a spot in the semifinals. "(Texas) will be a little bit tougher," said Dennis Mertens, who plays No. 5 singles for Ohio State. "But if we come out with the same type of energy, we should be in position to win."
COLLEGE TENNIS
Texas edges Ohio State in NCAA quarterfinals
Monday, May 22, 2006
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The Ohio State men’s tennis team lost to Texas 4-3 in the NCAA quarterfinals yesterday in Stanford, Calif.
After hours of rain delays, event officials decided to move the suspended matches to the San Francisco Tennis Center. While the move gave the Buckeyes time to regroup, they still found themselves on the losing end.
Bryan Koniecko and Drew Eberly had OSU’s only doubles victory, defeating Hubert Chodkiewicz and Roger Gubser 8-6. The No. 1 ranked team of Scott Green and Ross Wilson fell 9-7 to Callum Beale and Miguel Varela, and Chris Klingemann and Devin Mullings lost 8-5 to Travis Helgeson and Luis Diaz Barriga Ibanez.
Mullins and Steven Moneke were the lone winners for the Buckeyes in singles. Moneke recovered from a poor first set and defeated Milan Mihailovic 2-6, 7-5, 6-1, and Mullins upset Beale 6-1, 6-3. Koniecko, ranked 33 rd in singles, lost a hardfought match to the ninth-ranked Helgeson 3-6, 7-6, 6-3. Gubser defeated Klingemann 6-2, 7-6 and Varela dropped Mertens 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in the clinching match. Wilson lost in the final singles match to Michael Venus 6-3, 6-2. The Longhorns move on to the final four, where they will face the winner of the Pepperdine-UCLA match, which was suspended because of rain.
Tennis Buckeyes crush Illini, look toward tourney
Big wins usually end in celebration, but a sense of unfinished business filled the Jesse Owens West Tennis Center Sunday afternoon following Ohio State's victory against rival Illinois.
Until there are trophies being hoisted, expect this feeling to stick around.
"Beating (Illinois) 7-0 is nice for the guys but it doesn't mean anything for next weekend when we go to Penn State and Michigan," said OSU coach Ty Tucker.
The toughest test seems to be behind the No. 3 Buckeyes (22-1, 8-0), who are on a roll and have beaten two top-10 opponents - No. 9 Illinois (14-7, 6-2) and No. 5 Notre Dame (21-3, 7-0) - in the last four weeks.
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No. 3 Men's Tennis Downs No. 17 Michigan, 6-1
Buckeyes clinch the outright Big Ten title; win 23rd-consecutive conference match
Head Coach Ty Tucker has guided the men's tennis team to back to back conference titles
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Sans Serif][/FONT]April 22, 2007
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 3 Ohio State men's tennis team (24-1, 10-0) clinched the outright 2007 Big Ten title Sunday when it beat No. 17 Michigan (18-5, 8-2) at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. The Buckeyes, 6-1 winners vs. the Wolverines, went unbeaten in conference play for the second-consecutive season, and have now won 23-consecutive Big Ten matches.
Ty Tucker, Ohio State head coach, was proud of his players on the day.
"It was a tough day," Tucker said. "Michigan had a lot of fans, but our guys stayed focused and composed and it's a good day to be a Buckeye. We didn't play our best tennis of the year, but I'm not sure we've competed harder this season."
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tailgater_gal;819018; said:great job by the MEN's Tennis team.
NOW WHERE IS THE THREAD ABOUT THE WOMEN'S TEAM? Come to think of it where are the threads about any women's sports other than BB. Why don't you people support all the lady Buckeye teams. Is it because they are "women" and aren't as good as the men? You better not make me come down to Columbus and apply pain to your derierre's.
Hmmmm the men's not only get mentioned in the track thread but in the "men's track thread' and the women only get into the "mixed " one.bkochmc;819037; said:Check out the track thread in this forum... I have updates for both the men AND women.
I think there is a softball thread in the baseball forum also.