1997-98 Men’s Tennis Results – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/5/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 5, 1998
The Buckeyes fell to Kansas 5-2 in Lawrence, Kan. Yesterday. Ohio State’s only wins came at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles position. Ben Basil (Jr., Upper Arlington, Ohio) ended his five-game losing streak with his victory over Kansas’s Bryan Maier (6-4, 7-6 (0)).
Bob Wellstein (Fr., Perrysburg, Ohio) and Derek DeFalco (Fr., Maumee, Ohio) maintained their winning streak at the No. 3 doubles position by defeating Zomer and Marshall of Kansas. Wellstein/DeFalco have now won their last four matches and have compiled an overall record of 6-3.
Ohio State will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to compete against the Hawkeyes in a Big Ten conference showdown on Sunday.
Kansas (5-1) – 5 Ohio State (3-7)- 2 Feb. 27, 1998 Lawrence, Kan. Final Results Singles Matches 1st Xavier Avila, Kansas def. Chris Porter, Ohio State 6-2,7-6 (4) 2nd Luis Uribe, Kansas def. Scott Wiles, Ohio State 6-2,6-4 3rd Trent Tucker, Kansas def. Pari Laxminarayan, Ohio State 6-2,2-6,0-(def.) 4th Kenny Powell, Kansas def. Vo Chu, Ohio State 7-5,6-2 5th Ben Basil, Ohio State def. Byran Maier, Kansas 6-4,7-6 (0) 6th Bob Wellstein, Ohio State def. Micah Zomer, Kansas 6-4,7-5 Doubles Matches 1st Xavier Avila/ Luis Uribe, Kansas def. Scott Wiles/ Ben Basil, Ohio State 9-8 2nd Trent Tucker/ Kenny Powell, Kansas def. Chris Porter/ Pari Laxminarayan, Ohio State 8-5 3rd Bob Wellstein/ Derek DeFalco, Ohio State def. Micah Zomer/ Marshall, Kansas 9-7
1997-98 Ohio State Men’s Tennis
In a thrilling comeback, the Ohio State men’s tennis team stunned Miami (O.) 4-3 in dual match action today. Early on, the Buckeyes would capture the doubles point by winning two of the three matches. However, Miami would tie Ohio State by winning three singles matches.
Playing in the No. 1 position, Chris Porter (Fr., Canton, Ohio) would post a three-set victory (3-6, 6-4, 7-5) over Miami’s David Abelson that became the deciding factor for the Buckeyes’ win. “After winning the second set and hearing the crowd pulling for me, I felt the momentum swing my way,” Porter said. “I knew it was my match.” Porter was down in the third set by three match points, but the freshman would break Abelson’s serve and gain three points to lead by a point (6-5). At 40-15 and on the final point, Abelson would double fault to give Porter the victory. Other key wins came from Vo Chu (Sr., San Diego, Calif.) and Bob Wellstein (Fr., Perrysburg, Ohio), who both downed their opponents in two-sets.
Ohio State will travel to Lawrence, Kan. to compete against the Jayhawks on Feb. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The Buckeyes will not be back home until March 20-22, when they compete against Texas El Paso, Michigan State and Michigan at the Racquet Club of Columbus.
Ohio State (3-6) – 4 Miami (O.) (2-8) – 3 Feb. 22, 1998 Racquet Club of Columbus Columbus, Ohio Final Results Singles Matches 1st Chris Porter, Ohio State def. David Abelson, Miami 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 2nd Champy Halim, Miami def. Scott Wiles, Ohio State 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 3rd Amin Nabli, Miami def. Ben Basil, Ohio State 6-1, 6-2 4th Gareth Quin, Miami def. Derek DeFalco, Ohio State 6-3, 6-4 5th Bob Wellstein, Ohio State def. Yvon Edoumou, Miami 6-4, 6-4 6th Vo Chu, Ohio State def. Vinay Reddy, Miami 6-0, 6-1 Doubles Matches 1st David Abelson/ Champy Halim, Miami def. Scott Wiles/ Ben Basil, Ohio State 8-6 2nd Chris Porter/ Pari Laxminarayan, Ohio State def. Yvon Edoumou/ Amin Nabli 8-2 3rd Bob Wellstein/ Derek DeFalco, Ohio State def. Gareth Quin/ Vinay Reddy, Miami 9-7
