Ohio State
Indiana
Buckeyes Move to 6-0 with Another Sweep of Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/9/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 9, 2016
RELATED INFO
- Box Score
- 2015-16 Schedule
- 2015-16 Stats
- Follow the Buckeyes on Facebook and Twitter
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The No. 5 Ohio State men’s tennis team recorded its sixth-straight sweep to open Big Ten play with a 4-0 win over Indiana Friday evening in Bloomington.
Ohio State raced out of the gate and won the doubles point for the sixth-straight match. OSU got 6-3 victories at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles to take the point.
In singles, Herkko Pollanen set the tone with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Antonio Cembellin at No. 4. He was followed by Ralf Steinbach’s 22nd singles win of the year as he topped Elliott Yee 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 to push the score to 3-0.
Senior Chris Diaz recorded the clinching victory as he beat Daniel Bednarczyk at 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2. Mikael Torpegaard split the first two sets at No. 1 while Hugo Di Feo and Martin Joyce were also on their way to singles victories when the match was clinched.
The Buckeyes will look for their seventh-straight Big Ten victory on Sunday when they play at Purdue. The match is scheduled to start at Noon ET.
#5 Ohio State 4, Indiana 0
Singles competition
1. Raheel Manji (IND) vs. #2 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, unfinished
2. #92 Chris Diaz (OSU) def. Daniel Bednarczyk (IND) 7-5, 6-4
3. Matthew McCoy (IND) vs. #35 Hugo Di Feo (OSU) 4-6, 2-5, unfinished
4. #72 Herkko Pollanen (OSU) def. Antonio Cembellin (IND) 6-0, 6-3
5. Ralf Steinbach (OSU) def. Elliott Yee (IND) 6-2, 6-3
6. Chris Essick (IND) vs. Martin Joyce (OSU) 6-1, 5-7, 0-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #75 Martin Joyce/Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. #59 Sam Monette/Daniel Bednarczyk (IND) 6-3
2. Hunter Tubert/Ralf Steinbach (OSU) def. Chris Essick/Stefan Lugonjic (IND) 6-3
3. Raheel Manji/Afonso Salgado (IND) vs. Matt Mendez/Hugo Di Feo (OSU) 3-4, unfinished
Match Notes:
Ohio State 22-2; National ranking #5
Indiana 5-14
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (4,5,2)
