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OSU’s Streak Stopped At 7, Falls at No. 19 Georgia 4-2 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 20, 2016
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ATHENS, Ga. – Playing outside for the second time this season, the No. 4 Ohio State men’s tennis team had its seven-match win streak snapped with a 4-2 setback at No. 19 Georgia.
The Buckeyes slip to 16-2 on the season with its only other loss this season coming to top-ranked North Carolina.
Sophomore Mikael Torpegaard continued his torrid spring as he downed No. 27 Austin Smith on court one 6-4, 6-2. He improves to 19-2 on the year and has yet to lose in 2016. Torpegaard is a perfect 11-0 at the No. 1 spot this season.
The Buckeyes would lose the doubles point for just the second time this season. Torpegaard and Herkko Pollanen were beaten 6-3 by the No. 5 team of Smith and Ben Wagland and Ralf Steinbach and Martin Joyce also fell 6-3 to Paul Oosterbaan and Jan Zielinski.
Torpegaard’s point evened the match at 1-1 but UGA quickly regained the lead as No. 25 Wayne Montgomery topped No. 24 Hugo Di Feo 7-5, 6-3 on court two. The final four singles matches would all go to a third set.
Steinbach rebounded from a first set loss to take the second and third set from No. 120 Walker Duncan to win the match 5-7, 6-2, 7-5. This was Steinbach’s 17th singles win of the season.
Pollanen and Chris Diaz also won the second sets in their matches after losing the first but both would tumble in the third. Pollanen lost 6-2 to Nick Wood on court five and Diaz fell 6-4 to Oosterbaan on court three.
Freshman Martin Joyce won his opening set on court six but fell in set two and was in a third-set tie-break with Zielinski when the match was decided.
The Buckeyes will jump back into Big Ten play next weekend when they head to Michigan State on Friday and return home to host Michigan on Sunday. The match in East Lansing will begin at 6 p.m. ET.
#19 Georgia 4, #4 Ohio State 2
Singles competition
1. #5 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. #27 Austin Smith (UGA) 6-4, 6-2
2. #25 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. #24 Hugo Di Feo (OSU) 7-5, 6-3
3. Paul Oosterbaan (UGA) def. #65 Chris Diaz (OSU) 7-6 (7-4), 5-7, 6-4
4. Relf Steinbach (OSU) def. #120 Walker Duncan (UGA) 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
5. Nick Wood (UGA) def. #46 Hekko Pollanen (OSU) 6-2, 6-7, 6-2
6. Jan Zielinski (UGA) vs. Martin Joyce (OSU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-6, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #5 Ben Wagland/Austin Smith (UGA) def. #11 Mikael Torpegaard/Hekko Pollanen (OSU) 6-3
2. Paul Oosterbaan/Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. #13 Relf Steinbach/Martin Joyce (OSU) 6-3
3. #62 Wayne Montgomery/Emil Reinberg (UGA) vs. Matt Mendez/Hugo Di Feo (OSU) 4-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Ohio State 16-2; National ranking #4
Georgia 10-3; National ranking #19
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,4,5,3)
Official: Clark Weaver T-3:11 A-1010
