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Another Big Ten title for the Ohio State men’s tennis team

Another Big Ten title in the bag! #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team clinched at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title on Friday night, courtesy of a 6-1 victory over Nebraska.

The Buckeyes again got started on the right foot with the doubles point when Robert Cash/Bryce Nakashima (6-3) and Andrew Lutschaunig/Justin Boulais(6-2) both took care of business.

Up 1-0, the Buckeyes surrendered one match but then won five others to seal their 18th consecutive Big Ten championship. The results was Ohio State dominance again.

1. Calvin Mueller (NEB) def. #28 Justin Boulais (OSU) 6-3, 6-4
2. #17 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Anton Shepp (NEB) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4)
3. #16 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Shunya Maruyama (NEB) 6-3, 6-2
4. #26 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Lars Johann (NEB) 7-5, 7-5
5. #121 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Leo Linquet (NEB) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
6. #112 Robert Cash (OSU) def. Roni Hietaranta (NEB) 6-3, 6-3

With the win, OSU improves its overall record to 26-1 and its Big Ten mark to 8-0. Things just keep on rolling under head coach Ty Tucker. The Buckeyes will go for the outright title on Sunday at Wisconsin.

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JJ Tracy recognized as the Big Ten men’s tennis player of the week

Another honor for the OSU men’s tennis team. #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team is putting together one whale of a season and the accolades just keep coming. Ranked No. 1 in the country presently with a 24-1 record, and having already taken home an indoor tennis national championship, the Buckeyes are now working outdoors in hopes of bringing home the illusive outdoor NCAA title.

To do it, OSU will need its best players to shine in the biggest of moments, and one of them was just named the Big Ten men’s tennis Player of the Week.

After going 4-0 (2 doubles and 2 singles wins) last week in wins over rival Michigan and Big Ten foe Michigan State, Tracy now leads the team with a combined 57 wins this season. He is ranked as the No. 16 singles player and No. 3 doubles player in the nation.

He took care of business with a 6-3, 7-5 victory in the No. 3 singles player against the Spartans and again won in straight sets at the No. 4 spot against the Wolverines, both this past week.

Ohio State’s last men’s tennis player of the week was Justin Boulais on March 20 of this year. OSU will now head into this weekend looking to clinch its 18th straight Big Ten regular season title.

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Ohio State men’s tennis takes down Notre Dame

In case you missed it, the men’s tennis team just keeps on rolling. #GoBucks

There was no emotional letdown for the Ohio State men’s tennis team. Fresh off of winning the ITA Indoor national championship, the Buckeyes got back in action on the road against Notre Dame on Saturday and continued rolling, shutting out the Fighting Irish by a score of 7-0 for its first road victory of the year.

The Buckeyes — as they normally do — started by taking the doubles point to get out in the lead and on the board at 1-0. Cannon Kingsley and JJ Tracy won 6-2, while Justin Boulais and Alex Benard took their match 6-4.

From there, it continued to be all scarlet and gray with OSU sweeping the singles matches. Tracy got things going with an easy 6-1, 6-1 win to go up 2-0, then Bernard and Robert Cash clinched things with 6-1, 6-4 and 6-2, 6-4. The rest of the matches were played out with the following complete results across all singles matches:

1. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) vs. Sebastian Dominko (ND) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2. Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. Nil Giraldez (ND) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
3. JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Jameson Corsillo (ND) 6-1, 6-1
4. Jack Anthrop (OSU) vs. Chase Thompson (ND) 6-3, 6-7(4), 10-5
5. Robert Cash (OSU) vs. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND) 6-2, 6-4
6. Alexander Bernard (OSU) vs. Kyran Magimay (ND) 6-1, 6-4

With the win, No. 1 OSU remains unbeaten at 14-0. The Buckeyes will travel to Texas to take on No. 17 Baylor next Wednesday.

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No. 1 Ohio State men’s tennis dominates No. 3 Virginia

In case you missed it – Dominant. #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team has been one of the best programs under the tenure of head coach Ty Tucker. There are a couple of indoor ITA titles under his watch, and several NCAA final appearances, but this year’s team might be the best he’s had — at least from what we’ve seen early on.

The No. 1 ranked men’s tennis team has been dominant and continued that on Friday night by dismantling No. 3 Virginia 7-0 at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center to turn heads across the college tennis world.

True to form, the Buckeyes started things off on the right foot by taking the doubles point to set the tone when the pairs of JJ Tracy/Cannon Kingsley and Justin Boulais/Andrew Lutschaunig both won (6-3 and and 6-3) to make things 1-0 in a rematch of last season’s national title matchup.

Things took off from there with OSU winning six-straight singles matches when Bernard, JJ Tracy, Robert Cash, and Jack Anthrop all broke their opponents on their first service game and the Buckeyes jumped ahead on across the board, staying in the lead to win all seven matches in straight sets.

The Buckeyes have yet to drop a point against any opponent this year in a 7-0 start to the season. Here’s how all of the matches played out in front of new attendance record of 769 fans.

No. 1 Ohio State 7, No. 3 Virginia 0 

Singles  
1. Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Jeffrey von der Schulenburg (UVA) 7-5, 6-4
2. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Dylan Dietrich (UVA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
3. #4 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Edoardo Graziani (UVA) 6-1, 6-3
4. #11 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Alexander Kiefer (UVA) 6-3, 6-3
5. Robert Cash (OSU) def. James Hopper (UVA) 6-0, 6-4
6. #103 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Måns Dahlberg (UVA) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles 
1. JJ Tracy/Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. James Hopper/Edoardo Graziani (UVA) 6-3
2. Justin Boulais/Andrew Lutschaunig (OSU) def. Jeffrey von der Schulenburg/Douglas Yaffa (UVA) 6-3 3. Robert Cash/Alexander Bernard (OSU) vs. Alexander Kiefer/Dylan Dietrich (UVA) 5-4, unfinished

As good as OSU has been, there are still some pretty sizeable matchups coming. Ohio State play No. 13 Wake Forest on Sunday at 11 a.m. and then host No. 2 South Carolina next Sunday at 2 p.m. That should be a fun one.

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Ohio State’s Justin Boulais named Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

What a week for Justin Boulais of the men’s tennis team. #GoBucks

Ohio State men’s tennis player Justin Boulais has been named the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week.

A senior, Boulais won seven matches last week without dropping a single set in helping the No. 1 ranked OSU men’s tennis team to four victories, including an ITA Kickoff Weekend title.

He picked up three singles wins as the No. 2 with wins over Toledo, Vanderbilt, and Boise State. He also took home three victories in the No. 2 doubles spot to help the Buckeyes set the tone by getting the doubles point straight out of the gate in all three matchups.

The recognition is Boulais’s second Big Ten Athlete of the Week honor. He also earned the award last year on Feb. 15.

On the season, Boulais is a combined 10-0 while leading the Buckeyes to six sweeps. As a team, the Buckeyes have been dominant, dropping just two sets in the six matches played.

The road gets pretty tough though this week. The Buckeyes will host No. 3 Virginia and No. 13 Wake Forest this weekend at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.

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Ohio State men’s and women’s tennis make ITA indoor championships

Both the men and women will be competing for an ITA indoor title. #GoBucks

Ohio State will have both its men and women’s tennis teams competing for an ITA Indoor championships coming up. The men clinched a spot after beating Boise State and Vanderbilt over the weekend, shutting out both in dominating fashion. The Buckeyes are currently ranked No. 1 in the ITA poll and will be making their 15th ITA Indoor Championships performance. The program won the indoor title in both 2014 and 2019.

Before all of the fun, the OSU men have some work to do. It hosts No. 3 Virginia and No. 17 Wake Forest this weekend, then No. 2 South Carolina on Feb. 11.

The women clinched their spot by shutting out both Notre Dame and Arizona State over the weekend. The Lady Bucks are currently ranked No. 13 in the ITA rankings and will head to Seattle for the indoors from Feb. 9 through 12. Before then, OSU will face No. 15 Duke and No. 12 UCLA at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center this weekend.

We’ll keep you up to date on all of the action on the court as the two teams look to do some damage nationally coming up.

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Carmen’s Crew vs. Friday Beers: How to watch, stream the game Saturday

Here’s how to watch and follow the Ohio State men’s tennis team as it goes for a national title on Sunday. #GoBucks

In case you’ve missed it, the reboot of the Ohio State basketball alumni team known as Carmen’s Crew has looked mighty impressive in its first two games of The Basketball Tournament.

If you’ve followed along over the last few years, you know that TBT is a winner take all tournament worth $2 million dollars for the tournament winners. The OSU alumni team win the whole thing in 2019, with mixed results in the other years it has competed. Carmen’s Crew skipped last year’s event but has been up to the task in 2023 with a retooled roster.

Carmen’s Crew disposed of India Rising easily on Friday night in the Dayton region and will now face No. 2 seed Friday Beers on Saturday night for a chance at the quarterfinals.

In case you’d like to follow along and cheer on some former Ohio State basketball players again in the TBT, we have everything you need to find and watch the game.

Basic info

When: Saturday, July 29, at 7:00 p.m. ET

How to watch/stream/listen:

Broadcast: ESPN+

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Ohio State men’s tennis doubles team wins national championship

Congrats to Andrew and James, National Champions! #GoBucks

It wasn’t easy for [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] men’s doubles tennis team of [autotag]Andrew Lutschaunig[/autotag] and [autotag]James Trotter[/autotag] facing off against a Texas Longhorns duo with a championship on the line.

The Buckeye duo battled the Longhorns’ Cleeve Harper and Eliot Spizzirri hard with the pair in burnt orange giving it their all, but eventually, Ohio State outlasted them and hoisted a championship trophy. Although OSU fell just short of the team title, Lutschaunig and Trotter helped the Buckeyes come home with some hardware nonetheless.

Ohio State won the first set 6-4, then took the second to capture the title. The senior pair closed out their Buckeye career in style, even though their ultimate goal was not quite attained bringing all the hardware home with their teammates.

Congrats to Andrew and James on an amazing Buckeye career and finishing it off with a championship.

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Ohio State men’s tennis doubles team will play for national championship

The duo will have a shot at a national title on Saturday! #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis team finished just a wee bit short of taking home a national championship, but one of the Buckeyes’ doubles teams has another shot to add a national title trophy to the case.

And it came in come-from-behind fashion.

The doubles team of Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter did battle with Pepperdine’s Daniel De Jonge and Tim Zeitvogel and had to pull off a thrilling comeback. The OSU duo started out losing the first set 6-3 and had to work hard to win the second set 7-6 in a tiebreaker by a score of 7-2.

That forced a super-tiebreaker for the third set to determine the winner and Ohio State capitalized on its momentum to win that pretty handily by a score of 10-4. Just like that, a ticket had been punched to the national championship game on Saturday opposite the team of Cleeve Harper and Eliot Spizzirri of Texas.

Match time is set for 11:30 a.m. ET.

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Three Ohio State men’s tennis players earn All-American status

More accolades for the Ohio State men’s tennis team. #GoBucks

The Ohio State men’s tennis program has been one of the most consistently high-achieving programs over the last fifteen years or so. The Buckeyes seem to have the Big Ten in a stranglehold and almost annually find their way to Orlando for the last 16 teams alive in the NCAA Championships.

This year was no different with OSU winning both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, then finding its way into the national championship match where it fell short to defending champion, Virginia.

To make it that far, Ohio State had to have some outstanding individual players, and that was certainly the case. So much so, that three of those players made it far enough in the individual portion of the NCAA Championships to garner All-American honors.

Freshman Alexander Bernard continued his late-season rise by making it all the way to the quarterfinals despite coming into the bracket as the No. 41 ranked player. He beat No. 53 Raphael Perot from Texas A&M, and No. 56 Sanir Banerjee of Stanford to secure his All-American status. Bernard went on to defeat No. 65 Andre Ilagan of Hawaii before succumbing to No. 9 Chris Rodesch of Virginia.

James Trotter also earned All-American status by getting by No. 18 Alafia Ayeni of Kentucky in a tough three-setter, then winning over No. 16 Connor Thomson of South Carolina before falling to No. 20 Andrew Fenty of Michigan.

Cannon Kingsley also became an All-American for the third time in his career despite a tough three-set loss to No. 42 Murphy Cassone of Arizona State.

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