The top-ranked Ohio State males’s tennis crew defeated visiting Mississippi State 4-1 on Saturday within the NCAA match Spherical of 16.
The Buckeyes (33-1) will head to Stillwater, Oklahoma, subsequent weekend in pursuit of its first NCAA title. It’s the 18th straight season that Ty Tucker’s crew has superior to the NCAA match finals website. OSU is 38-0 in NCAA matches at dwelling.
Jack Anthrop clinched the victory at No. 4 singles with a 6-3, 7-6 victory. He gained the tiebreak 7-3 on a service winner. Justin Boulais gained simply at No. 1, 6-1, 6-0. Robert Money gained 6-3, 6-2 at No. 6, although Cannon Kingsley misplaced at No. 2, 6-4, 6-2.
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Alexander Bernard at No. 5 had a few match factors within the second set earlier than having to go to a tiebreak, which was in progress when Anthrop completed.
J.J. Tracy was forward in his match at No. 3 6-4, 2-3 when OSU secured the victory over the 16th-seeded Bulldogs.
Ohio State gained the doubles level when Money/Tracy and Kingsley/Anthrop gained their units.
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The Buckeyes will play the winner of No. 8 Columbia vs. No. 9 Arizona within the quarterfinals.
Ohio State misplaced within the finals final 12 months to Virginia, the newest in a collection of heartbreaks within the NCAA match.
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