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Men's tennis
Second-ranked Ohio State clinched the Big Ten regular-season championship for the third consecutive year with a 6-1 win over visiting Penn State.
The Buckeyes dominated singles play, winning five
of six matches in straight sets.
Ohio State has won 35 straight Big Ten matches.
Men's tennis
Ohio State defeated Michigan 4-1 in the semifinals of the Big Ten championships in Iowa City, Iowa. The Buckeyes will play for their third straight conference title today against Illinois.
The win was the 38th in a row for Ohio State in Big Ten play and improved the No. 2 Buckeyes to 31-1.
The highlight of the match came from the Buckeyes' 19th-ranked doubles team of Drew Eberly and Justin Kronague, who defeated 30th-ranked Mike Sroczynski and Jason Jung 8-4.
Men's Tennis: Buckeyes Claim 2008 Big Ten Tournament Title
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 04/27/2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 2 Ohio State men's tennis team (32-1, 13-0) successfully defended its 2006 and 2007 Big Ten Tournament titles Sunday when it beat third-seed Illinois in the final of the 2008 Big Ten Tournament at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center on the campus of the University of Iowa. Ohio State claimed its fourth Big Ten Tournament title in the last seven years. The Buckeyes also were the 2008 regular-season league champions.
"I want to thank the staff at Iowa for a great event," Tucker said. "I know we are going to see Illinois again in a couple of weeks and they always put on a tough match. I couldn?t be happier for my guys today."
Ohio State now has won 39-consecutive Big Ten matches and is 90-5 in its last 95 contests, including the postseason. Head coach Ty Tucker improves to 19-5 in the Big Ten tournament. The event this year marked the fifth-consecutive year the Buckeyes and Illini have met in the championship match. Illinois won the first two meetings in 2004 and 2005, but OSU has now won the last three (2006, 2007 and 2008).
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Tournament tested
OSU wins Big Ten tournament, prep for NCAA run
Will Toman
Issue date: 4/30/08 Section: Sports
The Ohio State men's tennis team does not believe that Patrick McEnroe is right.
McEnroe, the ESPN tennis anaylist, said that No.10 Florida would defeat the Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, if the match-up happens on Sunday, May 18th.
"Luckily, Mr. McEnroe doesn't decide what we do," Junior Bryan Koniecko said. "Everyone has their opinion, but I know that we are the best team or could be the best team. We'll see."
"He thinks that Florida can beat us in the quarterfinals due to the fact that they come from the toughest conference and they feel that they have been battle-tested all year long," coach Ty Tucker said. "Patrick McEnroe knows his stuff, but I doubt he spent much time. He might have gone through 30-40 minutes of college tennis notes."
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