Ohio State
Notre Dame
Ohio State Tops Notre Dame 7-0
2/25/2023 4:00:48 PM | Men's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State’s No. 4-ranked men’s tennis team cruised to victory over Notre Dame at home on Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes improve to 15-1 and will head south for matchups against No. 6 South Carolina and unranked Central Florida in a week and a half.
The Buckeyes were led by redshirt-senior James Trotter and senior Justin Boulais, both posting 2-0 records on the afternoon. Jack Anthrop started fast and finished first for the Buckeyes on court six on his way to an impressive 6-0, 6-1 win, giving the Bucks momentum for the rest of the match.
Ohio State’s dominant performance ended without losing a set against the Irish, as the Buckeyes won in straight sets on all six courts.
Doubles
- Ohio State’s No. 12-ranked doubles one pair of Andrew Lutschaunig and Trotter added the first doubles win of the day for the Buckeyes, defeating No. 47-ranked Irish foes Sebastain Dominko and Connor Fu 6-3.
- Injury time for Notre Dame on court two slowed down the match but did not stop Ohio State’s Robert Cash and Boulais, as the pair coasted their way to a 6-1 win. The win moved Cash and Boulais to 11-2 as a duo, and secured the doubles point for the Buckeyes.
- Ohio State’s Cannon Kingsley and JJ Tracy did not finish their match against Notre Dame’s Matt Che and Yu Zhang, although the Buckeyes did hold a controlling lead up 5-2.
- The doubles point was secured by the Buckeyes after 34 minutes of stress-free tennis.
Singles
- After taking the doubles point and the momentum early, the Buckeyes went on to win set one on all six courts. Not much would change as the Buckeyes smoothly took set two on all courts, leading to the 7-0 shutout.
- Anthrop added another tally early for the Buckeyes, only surrendering one game while swiftly defeating Notre Dame’s Zhang 6-0, 6-1 on court six.
- Boulais worked his way to a stress-free win on court two, defeating Notre Dame’s Jean-Marc Malkowski 6-1, 6-2. The senior is now 7-1 in dual matches, and broke into the ITA rankings at No. 56 in its latest rankings on Feb. 21.
- Alexander Bernard also impressed on court four, easing his way to a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Kingsley followed at one singles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Notre Dame’s Sebastion Dominko.
- Tracy and Trotter won back-to-back matches on courts three and five, securing the Buckeyes sweep of Notre Dame. Tracy improves to 8-2 in dual matches, while Trotter remains perfect at 14-0.
Up Next
- The Buckeyes hit the road to South Carolina for a matchup with the Gamecocks on March 8 at 1:00 PM. Then, Ohio State will head further south to Florida for a matchup with UCF on March 15 at 5:00 PM.
#4 Ohio State 7, #37 Notre Dame 0
Singles
1. #59 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Sebastian Dominko (ND) 6-3, 6-4
2.#56 Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND) 6-1, 6-2
3. #15 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Matt Che (ND) 6-2, 6-2
4. #96 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Connor Fu (ND) 6-2, 6-2
5. #21 James Trotter (OSU) def. Addy Vashistha (ND) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Yu Zhang (ND) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. #12 Andrew Lutschaunig/James Trotter (OSU) def. #47 Sebastian Dominko/Connor Fu (ND) 6-3
2. Robert Cash/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Matt Halpin/Jean-Marc Malkowski (ND) 6-1
3. Cannon Kingsley/JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Matt Che/Yu Zhang (ND) 5-2, unfinished
Match Notes:
Ohio State 15-1; National ranking #4
Notre Dame 7-4; National Ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,2,4,1,3,5)
Time: 2:53 Attendance: 556
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