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No. 2 Buckeyes Down No. 17 Tar Heels 6-1 to Move to 14-1 Overall – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The second-ranked Ohio State men’s tennis team (14-1) remained unbeaten at home on the season after downing No. 17 North Carolina (3-4) 6-1 Sunday at the Varsity Tennis Center. The victory extended the Buckeyes’ home win streak to 137 matches.
Devin McCarthy defeated William Parker 6-1, 6-2 on court five to earn the match-winning fourth point for the Scarlet and Gray. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native moved to 14-5 with the victory, including a 7-2 mark at No. 5.
Ohio State improved to 7-0-1 all-time vs. the Tar Heels and 36-32-1 vs. teams from the ACC.
In doubles, Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith were first to finish after an 8-1 win on court three against Cameron Ahari and Oystein Steiro. The Buckeye duo is 12-0 during the dual season.
Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola, the nation’s top-ranked tandem, claimed the doubles point with an 8-4 triumph on court one over Tar Heels’ Brennan Boyajian and Esben Hess-Olesen. Buchanan and Rola are 18-2 overall, with a 9-2 mark at the No. 1 position.
McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen also picked up a win with an 8-6 victory on court two over Jose Hernandez and Joey Burkhardt. The duo is 19-5 overall for the season.
In singles, Rola gave Ohio State a 2-0 lead after quickly downing Boyajian 6-1, 6-2 on court two for his team-high 18th win. Buchanan, ranked 16th-nationally would follow with a 6-4, 6-4 win of his own on court one over No. 32 Hernandez to push the Buckeye lead to 3-0. The win was Buchanan’s 12th on the year.
McCarthy’s fourth point would soon follow.
In other singles action, Van Engelen downed Burkhardt 7-6, 6-2, Smith beat Steiro 6-2 3-6, 6-1, and Kobelt dropped a 7-6, 4-6, 7-10 decision to Hess-Olesen.
The Buckeyes hit the road again when they travel to Notre Dame for an 11:30 a.m. match March 3.
Tennis Match Results
#2 Ohio State 6, #17 North Carolina 1
Feb. 26, 2012 at Columbus, Ohio
(Varsity Tennis Center)
Singles
1. #16 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #32 Jose Hernandez (UNC) 6-4, 6-4
2. #12 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. #91 Brennan Boyajian (UNC) 6-1, 6-2
3. Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC) def. Peter Kobelt (OSU) 6-7, 6-4, 10-7
4. #99 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Joey Burkhardt (UNC) 7-6, 6-2
5. #65 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. William Parker (UNC) 6-1, 6-2
6. #107 Connor Smith (OSU) def. Oystein Steiro (UNC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Doubles
1. #1 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Brennan Boyajian/Esben Hess-Olesen (UNC) 8-4
2. #27 Devin McCarthy/Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. Jose Hernandez/Joey Burkhardt (UNC) 8-6
3. Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith (OSU) def. Cameron Ahari/Oystein Steiro (UNC) 8-1
Match Notes:
North Carolina 3-4; National ranking #17
Ohio State 14-1; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (,1,5,4,6,3)
Official: Vince Solomon T-3:15 A-143
Break Points:
- The Buckeyes move to 7-0-1 all-time vs. North Carolina.
- As the No. 2 ranked team nationally, Ohio State is 56-4.
- Ohio State moves to 36-32-1 all-time vs. the ACC.
- The Buckeyes have won all 14 doubles points this season.
- Ohio State currently owns a home win streak of 137 matches, the longest active streak in the nation.
- Ohio State has won 60 of its last 61 regular-season (non-tournament) road contests dating back to 2006.
- The Buckeyes have been victorious in 31 of their previous 33 matches.
- Since 2001, Ohio State is 259-37 when ranked in the ITA Top 25. That mark moves to 212-14 from the 2005-06 season onward.
- The Buckeyes have been ranked in the ITA Top 10 for 177-consecutive matches (beginning March 7, 2006).
- Ohio State has won 80 consecutive B1G conference matches.
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