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WATCH: The moment Robert Cash and JJ Tracy win the men’s double national title

WATCH the clinching moment! #GoBucks

If you haven’t heard the news, there’s a new national title winning team at Ohio State, and it comes from the men’s tennis doubles duo of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy.

The pair had to come from behind to knock out the doubles team from Florida State, but did it by dominating the second set, 6-0, then winning the super tiebreak rather handily to bring home the second-straight doubles national title for the Scarlet and Gray.

The winning-clinching point wasn’t anything fancy, but it did the job. In case you missed it, here is the moment Cash and Tracy took home the title by covering the line and volleying the ball down the line for the win.

Congrats to the pair, and congrats to Ohio State for one whale of a season.

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Ohio State’s Robert Cash, JJ Tracy win doubles national championship

National champions! #GoBucks

For the second year in a row, an Ohio State doubles team has hoisted the national championship trophy.

Last season, it was Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter who won five matches in five days to take home the hardware, and this season, it was Robert Cash and JJ Tracy that repeated the feat.

It didn’t start out to great for the duo against the Florida State tandem of Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous Karpenschif. The Seminole pair took the first set, 7-5 meaning it would be a comeback affair for the Scarlet and Gray.

But come back they did.

Facing major disappointment and defeat, Cash and Tracy dominated the second set, winning 6-0 to force the super tiebreaker. Both teams had their moments, but OSU was able to go up 4-1 early in the tiebreaker to set the tone and held on to win the title.

The NCAA championships didn’t go quite as well as the Ohio State men’s tennis team would want, but finishing things off with a national championship in doubles give the program something to hand its hat on.

Congrats to the pair.

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Ohio State doubles team to play for national championship

Going for it all! #GoBucks

Despite a somewhat disappointing NCAA Championships for the Ohio State men’s tennis team, there’s still a reason to celebrate and watch. That’s because the doubles team of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy beat the sizzling hot Louisville doubles team of Etienne Donnet and Natan Rodrigues in a hard fought 6-2, 4-6, 12-10 match in the semifinals and now advance for a shot to play for all the marbles.

The Cardinals’ pair took out the No. 1 seed enroute to giving the two Buckeyes all they could handle on Friday.

It’s the third consecutive season an Ohio State doubles pair has played for the national championship. In 2022, it was Cash and Matej Vocel who lost a three-setter, and in 2023, Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter won the whole enchilada. Now Cash and Tracy will try to put a little Scarlet and Gray flair on the doubles trophy for the second year in a row.

The duo will put everything on the line Saturday vs. Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous Karpenschif of Florida State. Match time is approximately 12:30 p.m. ET.

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Ohio State’s Robert Cash and JJ Tracy advance to doubles semifinals of NCAAs

Moving on to the semis! #GoBucks

The NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships are winding down, and unfortunately, most everyone wearing Scarlet and Gray are no longer around. The No. 1 OSU men’s team was knocked out of the team championship in the semifinals by TCU, and that was followed by JJ Tracy and Jack Anthrop getting bounced in the quarterfinals of the singles competition.

However, there is still one thing to root for and it’s in the men’s doubles championship. That’s because No. 4 seeded Tracy and Robert Cash advanced to the semifinals in Stillwater, Ok on Thursday.

The pair have been impressive thus far and have yet to drop a set. That continued on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Arkansas pair, Bozo Barun and Jared Horwood.

Cash and Tracy will now take on Louisville’s Etienne Donnet and Natan Rodrigues who are also on a roll after knocking out the No. 1 seeded pair, Garrett Johns and Pedro Rodenas of Duke, in the first round. That match will be on Friday.

We’ll have the result of that match when it concludes, so check back later on Friday.

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Ohio State men’s tennis players Jack Antrhop, JJ Tracy lose in NCAA quarterfinals

Not the ending either wanted, but what a season for both. #GoBucks

Coming into Thursday, Ohio State had two men’s tennis players still alive out of the eight still playing in the NCAA Championships out in Stillwater, Oklahoma. At the end of the day, the Buckeyes have none left in the semifinal singles.

Both Jack Anthrop and JJ Tracy were trying to punch their tickets to the final four, but both came up short. Anthrop fell in straight-sets to Michigan State’s Ozan Baris, 4-6, 1-6, while Tracy lost a hard-fought three-setter to Columbia’s Michael Zheng, 6-2, 5-7, 3-6.

For Tracy, it will be curtains for his Ohio State career, but Anthrop should be back to give it another run on the banks of the Olentangy. Tracy ended the year with 74 wins on the year, while Anthrop finishes the season with a 41-6 record. As good as this year was for the Buckeyes, the ending was a bit disappointing with the team getting bounced from the NCAA Tournament by TCU in the semifinals, and none of the singles players making it to the last four.

There is, however, one more thing to root for with Ohio State men’s tennis because Tracy and Robert Cash advanced to the semifinals in the doubles championships, and are still working on bringing some hardware home.

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Ohio State men’s tennis has two advance to NCAA quarterfinals

Cheer on two Buckeyes in the final eight of the NCAA Championships. #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team was the No. 1 ranked squad for much of the year, and now we are seeing why. Despite being shocked by No 4 TCU and knocked out of the NCAA Tournament, the individual championships are going well. So well in fact, that OSU has two players that have advanced into the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships as a part of the final eight players still alive in the bracket.

Both JJ Tracy and Jack Anthrop have handled their business rather handily so far and are still alive in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Tracy beat Shunsuke of Tennessee in a straight-set, 6-3, 6-4 victory on Wednesday, while Anthrop handled Dylan Dietrich in a more difficult match, but still in straight-sets, 7-5, 7-6.

Both will be in action on Thursday with Anthrop taking on another Big Ten competitor, Michigan State’s Ozan Baris, and Tracy battling Michael Zhang of Columbia. Matches get underway at 11 a.m. ET, so follow along and root for both to advance to the semifinals.

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Ohio State men’s tennis advances to national championship match with win over TCU

Playing for a national title on Sunday! #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team will be playing for an outdoor national title on Sunday thanks to a dominating 4-0 win over No. 2 seed TCU on Saturday in Orlando, Florida in a semifinal matchup of the Men’s NCAA Tennis Championships.

Unlike the previous match against No. 6 seed Georgia on Friday, the Buckeyes this time got off on the right foot by taking the doubles point in a thrilling tiebreaker of the third match with James Trotter and Andrew Lutschaunig coming up clutch.

From there, OSU dominated in singles with Jack Anthrop notching the first win by way of a 6-2, 6-2 victory to make it 2-0. Justin Boulais then took the next point to make it 3-0 Ohio State with a 6-3, 6-4 victory. Freshman Alexander Bernard then sealed it for the second straight day with a 6-4, 6-4 win to send the Buckeyes into the national championship match.

The other three matches in progress then didn’t need to finish.

As great as Ohio State has been under head coach Ty Tucker, the outdoor title has been achingly close without breaking through. The Buckeyes will have a chance to finally knock the door down when it faces defending champion and No. 5 seed Virginia on Sunday at Noon.

We’ll all be rooting and watching.

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Ohio State men’s tennis advances to NCAA championships in Orlando

Moving on! #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team will continue its journey and head to Orlando for the NCAA men’s championships next weekend thanks to a 4-2 victory over No. 14 seed Arizona on Saturday.

The Buckeyes had to battle hard against the Wildcats, maybe more than anyone anticipated, but started things off well by winning the doubles point with a pair of 6-3 wins on courts one and three to go up 1-0 early. That was followed up with a dominant singles win by freshman Jack Anthrop, 6-3, 6-3 and OSU appeared to be well on its way.

From there though, things got tense and rather dramatic. The Wildcats got a pair of straight-set wins to even things, 2-2, with the rest of the matches all close and seemingly on their way to a third set with the outcomes in doubt.

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Cannon Kingsley would get the Buckeyes’ third point by battling from behind early. He won the first set 7-5 despite being down 5-3, lost the second set 7-5, then was able to finish things off with a 6-3 victory for a 3-2 lead.

Just 15 seconds later, JJ Tracy ended the drama with a three-set 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory all while James Trotter was embattled in a second-set tiebreaker.

With the win, Ohio State will advance to the quarterfinals for the 16th time in program history down in Orlando, Florida. The Buckeyes will play No. 6 seed Georgia Thursday evening with a chance at advancing to the semifinals.

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