Ohio State
Eastern Illinois
Buckeyes Dominant in Sweeps of Eastern Illinois and Xavier
1/21/2024 4:12:00 PM | Men's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State opened the season with a pair of victories on Sunday, downing Eastern Illinois 7-0 in the morning match and then topping Xavier 7-0 in the afternoon.
Justin Boulais won three times, dropping a total of just three games in those matches. Alexander Bernard also won three matches on the afternoon. Andrew Lutschaunig, the defending NCAA doubles champion, made his season debut after missing the fall while recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. He won both of his doubles matches, winning 6-0 and 6-1.
Against EIU, the Buckeyes breezed to the doubles win in just 24 minutes as Cannon Kingsley and JJ Tracy won 6-1 on court three and Lutschaunig and Boulais won 6-0 on court one. In singles, the Buckeyes won in straight sets on all six courts.
JJ Tracy's dominating 6-0, 6-0 win over Pau Riera of Eastern Illinois was the 100th singles victory of his career.
In the match against Xavier, the Buckeyes again rolled to a pair of quick victories, winning 6-1 on court three and 6-2 on court two. The match on court one ended 5-2 and 40-40 in favor of the Buckeyes.
In singles, the Buckeyes were dominant. No Xavier player won more than four games in the two sets.
The Buckeyes will next be in action on Wednesday when they host Northern Kentucky and Toledo. The match with NKU will start at 10 a.m. and the match with Toledo is scheduled to start at 5 p.m.
#2 Ohio State 7, Eastern Illinois 0
Singles
1. #4 JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Pau Riera (EIU) 6-0, 6-0
2. #11 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Cameron Slabbert (EIU) 6-2, 6-1
3. #103 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Thomas Wallace (EIU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Tyler Carlin (EIU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) def. Jon Karlstad (EIU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Reece Yakubov (OSU) def. Zach White (EIU) 7-5, 6-4
Doubles
1. Andrew Lutschaunig/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Cameron Slabbert/Tyler Carlin (EIU) 6-0
2. #27 Robert Cash/Bryce Nakashima (OSU) vs. Thomas Wallace/ Pau Riera (EIU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Cannon Kingsley/JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Zach White/Jon Karlstad (EIU), 6-1
Match Notes:
Ohio State 1-0; National ranking #2
Eastern Illinois 0-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)
Attendance: 184
Time: 2:15
#2 Ohio State 7, Xavier 0
Singles
1. Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Pascal Mosberger (XAV) 6-1, 6-0
2. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Ryan Cahill (XAV) 6-2, 6-2
3. Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Charlie Temming (XAV) 6-0, 6-2
4. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Marco Pennelli (XAV) 6-0, 6-1
5. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) def. Cristian Gonzalez (XAV) 6-1, 6-1
6. Preston Stearns (OSU) def. Cristian Gonzalez (XAV) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles
1. #1 Robert Cash/JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Ryan Cahill/Pascal Mosberger (XAV) 5-2, unfinished
2. Justin Boulais/Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Kyle Totorica/Cristian Gonzalez (XAV) 6-2
3. Andrew Lutschaunig/Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Charlie Temming/Alex Adamec (XAV) 6-1
Match Notes:
Ohio State 2-0; National ranking #2
Xavier 0-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (3,5,1,4,2,6)
Attendance: 194
Time: 1:30
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
1,4,3,2,5,6
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