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
Buckeyes clinch a share of their 18th consecutive B1G title. They'll go for an outright title Sunday #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/yUGVSeGE8P
— Ohio State M Tennis (@OhioStateMTEN) April 20, 2024
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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