Ohio State
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Buckeyes Keep Rolling, Beat Northwestern 4-0 to Head to the Finals
5/1/2021 4:00:54 PM | Men's Tennis
LINCOLN, Neb. – Ohio State continued its run on Saturday, winning an 11th consecutive match, beating Northwestern 4-0 to advance to the finals of the Big Ten Tournament.
The win was the 20th of the season for the Buckeyes (20-2) who have now been to the finals of every Big Ten Tournament since the tournament began in 2009.
This was also the second sweep of Northwestern this season as Ohio State won 4-0 in Evanston in the conference opener on Feb. 19.
Cannon Kingsley and JJ Tracy won their doubles match on court three 6-2 and that was followed by another 6-2 win from John McNally and Robert Cash to again win the doubles point.
In singles, Tracy made quick work of Gleb Blekher on court six, winning 6-2, 6-1 to make the score 2-0. McNally then put the Buckeyes a point away with his impressive 6-3, 6-1 win on court one over Steven Forman.
The clinching point came from another senior in Kyle Seelig. He won the first set 6-4 against Trice Pickens and then the two battled into a second-set tiebreaker. Seelig took advantage and won the breaker 7-4 to put the fourth point on the board.
The Buckeyes will face either Michigan or Illinois in the championship match on Sunday. Ohio State beat Illinois in Champaign earlier this season and split a pai of meetings with Michigan.
The championship match is set to start at Noon ET.
#7 Ohio State 4, Northwestern 0
Singles
1. John McNally (OSU) def. Steven Forman (NW) 6-3, 6-1
2. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) vs. Dominik Stary (NW) 6-1, 4-6, 2-2, unfinished
3. James Trotter (OSU) vs. Nick Brookes (NW) 6-3, 1-6, 3-4, unfinished
4. Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. Chris Ephron (NW) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
5. Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. Trice Pickens (NW) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
6. JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Gleb Blekher (NW) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. #80 James Trotter/Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. Nick Brookes/Simen Bratholm (NW) 4-4, unfinished
2. #73 John McNally/Robert Cash (OSU) def. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NW) 6-2
3. Cannon Kingsley/JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Steven Forman/Natan Spear (NW) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,1,5)
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