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No. 2 Buckeyes Record 7-0 Victory vs. Penn State – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/11/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 11, 2012
COLUMBUS, Ohio– The second-ranked Ohio State men’s tennis team improved to 17-1 on the season after beating Penn State 7-0 Sunday at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Buckeyes have now won 81 consecutive matches against Big Ten opponents.
Devin McCarthy won the fourth point for the Buckeyes, securing the team win after a 6-1, 6-4 victory on court four.
Ohio State won the doubles point for the 17th time this season after a 9-7 win from Peter Kobelt and Connor Smith on court two over Taylor Cohen and Bryan Welnetz.
The first doubles match to finish featured Blaz Rola and Nelson Vick teaming up for the first time this season to defeat C.J. Griffin and Christopher Hasyn 8-5 on court three.
Penn State would even it at 1-1 after Jason Lee and Russell Bader knocked off Buckeyes McCarthy and Ille Van Engelen. However, Kobelt and Smith held on for their victory to lift the Scarlet and Gray to a 1-0 advantage.
Hunter Callahan put the Buckeyes up 2-0 after a 6-3, 6-2 victory on court six against Hasyn, followed by Van Engelen’s 6-2, 6-1 win over Tomas Hanzlik on court two. It was the first time this season Van Engelen played at No. 2 this season.
In other singles action, Rola downed Lee 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 and Kobelt beat Bader 7-5, 6-2 on court three. Smith handed Welnetz a 6-4, 6-0 setback to give Ohio State the shutout.
Break Points:
• As the nation’s No. 2 team, Ohio State is 62-4.
• The Buckeyes have won 17 of 18 doubles points this season.
• Ohio State has won 139 consecutive matches in Columbus, the longest active win streak in the nation.
• Ohio State has won 63 of its last 64 regular-season (non-tournament) road contests dating back to 2006.
• The Buckeyes have been victorious in 34 of their previous 36 matches.
• Since 2001, Ohio State is 262-37 when ranked in the ITA Top 25. That percentage improves to 215-14 from the 2005-06 season onward.
• The Buckeyes have been ranked in the ITA Top 10 for 180 consecutive matches (beginning March 7, 2006).
Tennis Match Results
#2 Ohio State 7, Penn State 0
March 11, 2012
at Columbus, Ohio
(Varsity Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #6 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. Jason Lee (PSU) 6-3, 6-1
2. #105 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) def. #121 Tomas Hanzlik (PSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #58 Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. Russell Bader (PSU) 7-5, 6-2
4. #44 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Taylor Cohen (PSU) 6-1, 6-4
5. #114 Connor Smith (OSU) def. Bryan Welnetz (PSU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Hunter Callahan (OSU) def. Christopher Hasyn (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #29 Jason Lee/Russell Bader (PSU) def. #28 Devin McCarthy/Ille Van Engelen (OSU) 8-6
2. Peter Kobelt/Connor Smith (OSU) def. Taylor Cohen/Bryan Welnetz (PSU) 9-7
3. Blaz Rola/Nelson Vick (OSU) def. C.J. Griffin/Christopher Hasyn (PSU) 8-5
Match Notes:
Penn State 8-4 Ohio State 17-1; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,2,4,1,5,3)
Official: Vince Solomon
T-3:05 A-161
