Ohio State men’s tennis falls to North Carolina in semifinals of ITA Indoor Championships

The Ohio State men’s tennis team fell to No. 5 North Carolina in the semifinals of the ITA Indoor Championship Sunday.

The Ohio State men’s tennis team fell short of defending its ITA Indoor national title Sunday, falling to the North Carolina Tar Heels 4-0 in the semifinals.

For the first time all season, the Buckeyes dropped the doubles point to get off on the wrong foot. John McNally and Robert Cash fell 2-6 to William Blumberg and Brian Cernoch of UNC. James Trotter and Justin Boulais then lost a tight 4-6 contest to Simon Soendergaard and Mac Kiger, resulting in a 1-0 lead for North Carolina.

In singles, things didn’t go much better. Justin Boulais fell to Rinki Hijitaka 2-6, 2-6 to give the Tar Heels a quick 2-0 lead. Robert Cash then lost 1-6, 2-6 to Simon Soendergaard and the Buckeyes were suddenly in a huge 3-0 hole. James Trotter then lost a tight one 4-6, 5-7 to Brian Cernoch and the run was over.

For Ohio State, it was bound to happen at some point. The Buckeyes had been on an unbelievable run of knocking off top-ten opponents, but it was not meant to be Sunday as the Buckeyes were off their game at the wrong time.

OSU will try to rebound when it’s next in action against Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana on February 22.

 

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