2022 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Tennis

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Since my last post, the Buckeyes have posted four match scores, and were dominant in all of them, earning shutouts in every match.

On the 25th, they cruised past an Illinois team that is normally pretty good, winning 4-0. Then they continued their home stretch against #20 Northwestern, two days later, where they were dominant again, winning 4-0.

This past weekend, they hit the road in the Hoosier state for two matches. They took down Indiana 4-0 on Friday. And then on Sunday, the shutout Purdue 4-0 in West Lafayette.

Next up, Ohio State will hit the road to take on Penn State on Saturday.

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Last weekend, the Buckeyes hit the road for a single road match, at Penn State, where they came home with a 4-0 shutout victory. This weekend, OSU is back home, where they began their weekend by hosting arch rival Michigan, ranked #7 nationally. The 2nd ranked Buckeyes pulled out a huge 4-1 victory over the Wolverines.

Next up, Ohio State looks to stay perfect in conference play when they take on Michigan State on Sunday in their final home match of the season.

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The Buckeyes wrapped up their weekend on Sunday at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus by dominating Michigan State 7-0. Here is how it happened.

Singles:
1. #11 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Jack Winkler (MSU); 6-2, 6-3
2. #19 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #55 Max Sheldon (MSU); 6-1, 6-0
3. #7 Matej Vocel (OSU) def. Luke Baylis (MSU); 6-0, 6-2
4. #112 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) def. Carson Gates (MSU); 6-2, 6-1
5. #32 James Trotter (OSU) def. Nick Williams (MSU); 6-4, 6-1
6. Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Kazuki Matsuno (MSU); 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:
1. #1 Vocel/Cash (OSU) def. Winkler/Lair (MSU); 6-2
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) vs. Williams/Crocker (MSU); Unfinished
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Gates/Sheldon (MSU); 6-3

Next up, Ohio State wraps up their regular season this weekend on the road. They're at Wisconsin on Friday and at Nebraska on Sunday.

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Ohio State remains a solid #2 in this week's national rankings. The singles and doubles rankings are updated for this week as well. Here they are.

Singles:
#9 Cannon Kingsley
#10 Matej Vocel
#19 JJ Tracy
#36 James Trotter
#110 Jake Van Emburgh

Doubles:
#1 Robert Cash/Matej Vocel
#12 Justin Boulais/James Trotter

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Out of an abundance of caution due to some COVID issues in the Buckeye program, their final two matches of the regular season at Wisconsin and at Nebraska this weekend have been canceled. The Big Ten Tournament will be next weekend, when OSU will head to Madison, Wisconsin.

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The Buckeyes have been named the B1G regular season champions after finishing with an undefeated record in conference play. They'll earn the #1 seed in the conference tournament, they're first match will be on Friday.

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After having two matches canceled this past weekend, the Buckeyes have dropped from #2 to #4 in the national rankings. Here are their singles and doubles rankings.

Singles:
#10 Cannon Kingsley
#11 Matej Vocel
#21 JJ Tracy
#42 James Trotter
#117 Jake Van Emburgh

Doubles:
#1 Robert Cash/Matej Vocel
#14 Justin Boulais/James Trotter

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The Buckeyes got their Big Ten Tournament started off on a strong note in Madison on Friday. They defeated Michigan State in a 4-0 sweep in the Quarterfinal.

Singles:
1. #10 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) vs. Jack Winkler (MSU); Unfinished
2. #11 Matej Vocel (OSU) def. Max Sheldon (MSU); 6-2, 6-1
3. #21 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Luke Baylis (MSU); 6-2, 6-0
4. #117 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) vs. Graydon Lair (MSU); Unfinished
5. #42 James Trotter (OSU) def. Carson Gates (MSU); 6-1, 6-2
6. Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. Anthony Pero (MSU); Unfinished

Doubles:
1. #1 Vocel/Cash (OSU) def. Winkler/Lair (MSU); 7-6
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) vs. Williams/Matsuno (MSU); Unfinished
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Gates/Sheldon (MSU); 6-1

Next up, Ohio State is playing in the semifinal where they'll take on Northwestern at Noon on Saturday.

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Again, the Buckeyes were dominant in the Big Ten Tournament, this time defeating a really solid Northwestern team 4-0 in the B1G Semifinal.

Singles:
1. #10 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #41 Steven Forman (NW); 6-3, 6-3
2. #11 Matej Vocel (OSU) vs. Simen Bratholm (NW); Unfinished
3. #21 JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Trice Pickens (NW); Unfinished
4. #117 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) vs. Presley Thieneman (NW); Unfinished
5. #42 James Trotter (OSU) def. Brian Berdusco (NW); 6-3, 6-3
6. Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Gleb Bekher (NW); 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:
1. #1 Cash/Vocel (OSU) def. #73 Forman/Nordby (NW); 6-4
2. Berdusco/Bratholm (NW) def. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU); 6-2
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Pickens/Spear (NW); 7-5

Top seeded Ohio State now moves on to the B1G Championship Match, where they'll try to take down arch-rival, #7 Michigan.

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After claiming the regular season B1G Title, the Buckeyes have fallen to their rival, #7 Michigan, in the championship match of the B1G Tournament on Sunday, by a final score of 4-2.

Singles:
1. #30 Ondrej Styler (UM) def. #10 Cannon Kingsley (OSU); 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
2. Patrick Maloney (UM) def. #11 Matej Vocel (OSU); 7-6, 6-4
3. #21 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #63 Andrew Fenty (UM); 7-6, 6-4
4. #117 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) vs. #61 Jacob Bickersteth (UM); Unfinished
5. #94 Gavin Young (UM) def. #42 James Trotter (OSU); 6-2, 6-4
6. #103 Nino Ehrenschneider (UM) def. Justin Boulais (OSU); 7-5, 7-6

Doubles:
1. #36 Fenty/Ehrenschneider (UM) def. #1 Vocel/Cash (OSU); 6-3
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) def. Maloney/Beaty (UM); 6-4
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Styler/Bickersteth (UM); 6-3

Next up for Ohio State is the NCAA Tournament. They will see where and who they'll play as an at-large team.

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OSU has earned the #4 overall seed in this year's NCAA Tournament, and will be hosting 1st and 2nd round play. Their first round match will be Friday against Youngstown State. The Penguins earned a birth by claiming the Horizon League Championship. The winner of that match-up will advance to the second round to take on the winner of Columbia vs. Notre Dame.

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The Buckeyes have cruised to a 4-0 shutout victory over Youngstown State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Singles:
1. #9 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Laurentiu Mandocescu (YSU); 6-1, 6-2
2. #13 Matej Vocel (OSU) def. Harry Fouzas (YSU); 6-1, 6-1
3. #19 JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Clement Mainguy (YSU); Unfinished
4. #46 James Trotter (OSU) def. Nathan Favier (YSU); 6-2, 6-0
5. Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. David Moreno (YSU); Unfinished
6. Andrew Lutschaunig (OSU) vs. William Everett (YSU); Unfinished

Doubles:
1. #2 Vocel/Cash (OSU) def. Mandocescu/Fouzas (YSU); 6-2
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) def. Everett/Favier (YSU); 6-1
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Mainguy/Moreno (YSU); 6-3

Ohio State is now moving onto the 2nd Round on Saturday in Columbus, where they'll take on Columbia.

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In addition to the team competing in the NCAA Tournament, several individuals and doubles teams were selected to compete at the national tournament.

Cannon Kingsley, Matej Vocel, JJ Tracy and James Trotter were all selected to compete in the singles competition.

Teams of Matej Vocel/Robert Cash and James Trotter/Justin Boulais were both selected to compete in doubles.

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The Buckeyes put together another solid 4-0 sweep on Saturday, taking down a solid Columbia squad in the 2nd Round of the NCAA Tournament.

Singles:
1. #9 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) vs. #22 Alex Kotzen (COL); Unfinished
2. #13 Matej Vocel (OSU) def. Hugo Hashimoto (COL); 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. #19 JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Max Westphal (COL); Unfinished
4. #122 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) def. Henry Ruger (COL); 6-4, 6-3
5. #46 James Trotter (OSU) vs. Austin Huang (COL); Unfinished
6. Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Roko Horvat (COL); 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:
1. #2 Vocel/Cash (OSU) vs. Ruger/Winegar (COL); Unfinished
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) def. Tabet/Westphal (COL); 6-3
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Horvat/Kotzen (COL); 6-3

Next up, Ohio State advances to the NCAA Super Regional (3rd Round), to take on #13 USC in Columbus, next Saturday.

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In survive and advance season, the Buckeyes did all they had to do, in winning their Super Regional match-up against #13 USC on Saturday, 4-2.

Singles:
1. #9 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #7 Stefan Dostanic (USC); 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. #105 Bradley Frye (USC) def. #13 Matej Vocel (OSU); 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
3. #19 JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Wojciech Marek (USC); Unfinished
4. #122 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU) def. Ryan Colby (USC); 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. #121 Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. #46 James Trotter (OSU); 6-0, 6-4
6. Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Ryder Jackson (USC); 6-4, 6-1

Doubles:
1. #2 Vocel/Cash (OSU) vs. Dostanic/Frye (USC); Unfinished
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) def. Marek/Weststrate (USC); 6-1
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Jackson/Rubell (USC); 6-1

Next up, Ohio State heads to Champaign, Illinois for the NCAA Quarterfinals. Their match will be Thursday night against none other than their arch rival, #5 Michigan, who they are 1-2 against this year.

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The incredible season for the Buckeyes continued on Thursday! Taking on arch-rival, #5 Michigan in the NCAA Quarterfinal on Thursday night, OSU pulled out a 4-2 victory.

Singles:
1. #9 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #27 Ondrej Styler (UM); 6-4, 6-4
2. #13 Matej Vocel (OSU) vs. #88 Patrick Maloney (UM); Unfinished
3. #19 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #63 Andrew Fenty (UM); 6-2, 6-2
4. #61 Jacob Bickersteth (UM) def. #122 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU); 6-3, 6-3
5. #46 Justin Boulais (OSU) def. #77 Nino Ehrenschneider (UM); 6-2, 6-3
6. Andrew Lutschaunig (OSU) def. Nick Beaty (UM); 7-6, 6-4

Doubles:
1. #2 Vocel/Cash (OSU) vs. #24 Fenty/Ehrenschneider (UM); Unfinished
2. Maloney/Beaty (UM) def. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU); 6-2
3. Styler/Bickersteth (UM) def. KIngsley/Tracy (OSU); 6-4

Ohio State's quest for a national title continues on Saturday when they take on #8 Kentucky in the NCAA Semifinal.

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The Buckeyes suffered an upset against #8 Kentucky on Saturday, falling 4-1.

Singles:
1. #4 Liam Draxl (UK) def. #9 Cannon Kingsley (OSU); 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. #21 Gabriel Diallo (UK) def. #13 Matej Vocel (OSU); 6-3, 6-2
3. #83 Milen Hurrion (UK) def. #19 JJ Tracy (OSU); 6-1, 6-2
4. Francois Mucitelli (UK) def. #117 Jake Van Emburgh (OSU); 6-4, 7-6
5. Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. #113 Joshua Lapadat (UK); Unfinished
6. Andrew Lutschaunig (OSU) vs. JJ Mercer (UK); Unfinished

Doubles:
1. #2 Cash/Vocel (OSU) def. #55 Hurrion/Musitelli (UK); 6-3
2. Lutschaunig/Boulais (OSU) vs. Diallo/Lapadat (UK); Unfinished
3. Kingsley/Tracy (OSU) def. Draxl/LeBlanc (UK); 6-1

Singles and doubles action is currently in play at the NCAA Championships, and Ohio State has athletes competing still.