Men’s Tennis Collects Double-Digit Wins at Big Ten Indoor – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/19/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Jan. 19, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Ohio State men’s tennis team traveled to East Lansing, Mich. Jan. 15 to compete in the Big Ten Indoor hosted by Michigan State. On the final day of competition only the No. 6-nationally ranked team of Illinois and Ohio State had more than one player left in the draw.
Chris Porter (Jr., Canton, Ohio), ranked No. 62 nationally, was the No. 9-seed of the 64-draw tournament. Porter reached the quarterfinals where he collected a big win over the No. 4-seed and No. 49-nationally ranked Jason Marshall of Purdue, 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3. After winning four-consecutive matches, Porter advanced to the semifinals before bowing out to Tyler Cleveland from Iowa, 6-3, 6-3.
“After hitting two tournaments in the holidays season, he has now hit his stride,” OSU head coach Ty Tucker said. “He did a great job of changing up his game through out the tournament.”
Teammate Phil Metz (Fr., Mentor, Ohio) produced his biggest win yet at Ohio State by defeating the No. 10-seed and the 1999 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Thomas Haug from Minnesota, 7-5, 6-4. Metz advanced to the third round where he lost to the No. 5-seed and No. 93-nationally ranked Graydon Oliver from Illinois, 6-3, 6-4.
“Phil is going to be a great player,” Tucker said. “He has a chance to win every time he steps on the court.”
Andrew Carlson (Jr., Gambrills, Md.) recorded a 2-2 record. He lost his first round match to No. 4-seed and No. 49-nationally ranked Jason Marshall, 6-4, 7-6. Carlson defeated two opponents in the consolations before losing to Milan Rakvica from Indiana, the No. 13-seed and No. 84-nationally, 6-2, 6-4.
Bob Wellstein (Jr., Perrysburg, Ohio), was defeated in the first round by No. 7-seed and No. 12-ranked in the Midwest Region Tyson Parry from Minnesota, 6-1, 6-3. Wellstein won three-consecutive matches in the consolations to reach the quarterfinals before losing to the No. 3-seed and No. 4-ranked in the Midwest Region Brad Erickson, 6-2, 6-4.
Other Ohio State players competed in the No. 7 and No. 8 Brackett. Vincent Ng (Fr., Broadview Heights, Ohio) lost his first round match but regained momentum in the consolation rounds. Ng won four matches to win the consolations by defeating Alex Hobson from Illinois in the final, 6-2, 6-1.
“Vince did a good job of rebounding after a first round loss,” Tucker said.
The first home match of the season will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday Jan. 22 at the Jesse Owens West Rec against South Alabama.
“It’s going to be a tough match,” Tucker said. “We are looking forward to playing a team that is ranked No. 50 in the country.”
Main Draw Singles
First Round
(4) Jason Marshall, Purdue def. Andrew Carlson, Ohio State 6-4, 7-6
(9) Chris Porter, Ohio State def. Andrew Wakefield, Purdue 6-4, 6-2
(7) Tyson Parry, Minnesota def. Bob Wellstein, Ohio State 6-1, 6-3
Phil Metz, Ohio State def. (10) Thomas Haug, Minnesota 7-5, 6-4
Robert Topalo, Michigan State def. Derek DeFalco, Ohio State 5-7, 7-6, 6-4
Second Round
(9) Chris Porter, Ohio State def. Stuart Waters, Iowa 6-4, 6-2
Phil Metz, Ohio State def. Jamie Sahara, Northwestern 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Third Round
(9) Chris Porter, Ohio State def. Danny McCain, Michigan 7-6, 7-5
(5) Graydon Oliver, Illinois def. Phil Metz, Ohio State 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals
(9) Chris Porter, Ohio State def. (4) Jason Marshall, Purdue 7-6(5), 1-6, 6-3
Semifinals
(1) Tyler Cleveland, Iowa def. (9) Chris Porter, Ohio State 6-3, 6-3
Main Draw Consolation Singles
First Round
Andrew Carlson, Ohio State def. Chris DeStefano, Penn State 6-2, 6-2
Bob Wellstein, Ohio State def. Gabriel Montilla, Indiana 6-1, 6-4
Eric Robertson, Minnesota def. Derek DeFalco, Ohio State 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Second Round
Andrew Carlson, Ohio State def. Ron Nano, Michigan 6-2, 6-2
Bob Wellstein, Ohio State def. Justin Baker, Wisconsin 6-1, 6-2
Third Round
Milan Rakvica, Indiana def. Andrew Carlson, Ohio State 6-2, 6-4
Bob Wellstein, Ohio State def. Justin Baker, Wisconsin 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
Quarterfinals
Brad Erickson, Northwestern def. Bob Wellstein, Ohio State 6-2, 6-4
No. 7 and No. 8 Brackett
First Round
Derek Miller, Purdue def. Vincent Ng, Ohio State 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Matt Wooster, Ohio State BYE
Jon Scale, Ohio State def. BYE
Second Round
Ben Schreiber, Illinois def. Matt Wooster, Ohio State 6-1, 6-2
Jon Scale, Ohio State def. Mark Findling, Michigan State 4-6, 6-0, 7-5
Third Round
Jamie Gresh, Penn State def. Jon Scale, Ohio State 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Consolation No. 7 and No. 8 Brackett
Round One
Vincent Ng, Ohio State def. Todd Townsend, Michigan State 6-4, 6-3
Matt Wooster, Ohio State def. Sean Lasko, Michigan State 4-3 INJ DEF
Second Round
Vincent Ng, Ohio State def. Jason Gonzaga, Wisconsin 7-5, 6-3
Matt Wooster, Ohio State def. Desh Sekhri, Iowa 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3
Third Round
Vincent Ng, Ohio State def. Zachary Hold, Michigan 6-2, 6-0
Alex Hobson, Illinois def. Matt Wooster, Ohio State 6-7, 7-5, 6-3
Final
Vincent Ng, Ohio State def. Alex Hobson, Illinois 6-2, 6-1
