Ohio State Men’s Tennis Ranked No. 12 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/21/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 21, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio– The Ohio State men’s tennis team (11-2, 3-0 Big Ten) moved up to No. 12 in the Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings. This latest ranking is the Buckeyes’ highest ranking in the history of the men’s tennis program. Last week, OSU reached No. 15.
“It is nice to be recognized by the computer rankings, but we have a lot of work to do to obtain our goal of winning the Big Ten championships,” Ty Tucker, OSU head coach, said. “We our now concentrating on our match against Coastal Carolina (March 25) and getting used to playing in the outside conditions.”
Phil Metz (Jr., Mentor, Ohio/Mentor) moved up to No. 20 in the individual Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings. Metz (11-7 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) was previously ranked No. 21.
Other Buckeyes ranked nationally are No. 29 Jeremy Wurtzman (So., Rochester, N.Y./Brickhouse Academy Fla.) and No. 100 Adrian Bohane (So., West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lakes). Wurtzman is 22-11 overall and 2-1 in the Big Ten. Bohane is 20-10, 2-1.
The Buckeyes next take on Coastal Carolina at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Conway, S.C.
