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Buckeyes Open Pac-12 Weekend with a Win Over ASU
2/7/2020 8:48:31 PM | Men's Tennis
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeyes kicked off their two-legged Pac-12 homestand with a win against Arizona State.
In doubles. Justin Boulais and James Trotter rolled to an early 6-1 victory on court two. No. 1 ranked John McNally and Robert Cash faced their first loss since the championship round of the ITA Fall Championships and fell 4-6. On court three, Kyle Seelig and Cannon Kingsley pulled out a tight 7-6(3) victory in the tiebreak to clinch the doubles point for the Buckeyes.
In singles, freshman Justin Boulais got off to a hot start by rolling Makey Rakotomalala 6-2, 6-0, giving the Buckeyes a 2-0 advantage over the Sun Devils. On court one, Cannon Kingsley kept Andrea Bolla at bay with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory to bring the match lead to 3-0. Kyle Seelig would seize the clinching point on court four with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Christian Lerby. After deciding to play out the remainder of the matches, Robert Cash posted another win for the Buckeyes with a 6-4,6-1 victory over George Stoupe on court six pushing the lead to 5-0. No. 19 John McNally seized a 6-2, 6-4 ranked win over No. 106 Tim Ruehl extending the match lead to 6-0. To finish out the day, James Trotter fought diligently en route to a 6-4, 7-5 win over Tom LeBlanc.
The Buckeyes will take on another No. 1 ranked team for the second consecutive week as they host USC on Sunday Feb. 9th at noon in the OSU Varsity Tennis Center.
#2 Ohio State 7, Arizona State 0
Singles
- #22 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) vs. Andrea Bolla (ASU) 6-2, 6-3
- #19 John McNally (OSU) vs.#106 Tim Ruehl (ASU) 6-2, 6–4
- Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. Makey Rakotomalala (ASU)6-2,6-0
- #31 Kyle Seelig (OSU) vs. Christian Lerby (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
- #70James Trotter (OSU) vs.Tom LeBlanc (ASU) 6-4, 7-5
- Robert Cash (OSU) def. George Stoupe (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
- #1 John McNally/ Robert Cash (OSU) vs. #18 Tim Ruehl/ Andrea Bolla (ASU)4-6
- James Trotter/ Justin Boulais/ (OSU)def.Makey Rakotomalala/ William Kirkman (ASU) 6-1
- 3. Kyle Seelig/ Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Christian Lerby/ George Stoupe (ASU) 7-6(3)
Match Notes:
Overall record: Arizona State 2-4, #2 Ohio State 9-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3) Singles (3,1,4,6,2,5)
Official: Mark Anderson T- 2:29 A- 188
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