
Buckeyes Look to Keep Rolling at Notre Dame Saturday
2/23/2024 12:59:00 PM | Men's Tennis
#1 Ohio State at Notre Dame
Dates: February 24, 2024
Time: Noon
Venue: Eck Tennis Pavilion – South Bend, Ind.
Live Scoring: Statbroadcast
Live Video: ND Streaming
Rosters: Ohio State | Notre Dame
Rankings: ITA Rankings
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fresh off a national title, top-ranked Ohio State will hit the road for its first true road match of the season when the Buckeyes take on Notre Dame on Saturday. The first serve is set for noon from the Eck Tennis Pavilion.
- This will be the 63rd all-time meeting between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
- The Buckeyes lead the all-time series 36-26 and have won each of the last 17 matches dating back to 2006.
- Last year, the Buckeyes rolled to a 7-0 victory over Notre Dame on Feb. 25 in Columbus. Ohio State won all six singles matches in straight sets, allowing four games in just one of the 12 combined sets.
- Ohio State won its third ITA Indoor Team National Championship last weekend in New York.
- The Buckeyes are a perfect 13-0 on the season and their last seven wins have all come over Top 25 ranked teams.
- Robert Cash, Alexander Bernard and JJ Tracy were all 4-0 in singles matches last weekend.
- Ohio State has had three different Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athletes of the Week so far this season. Justin Boulais, Cannon Kingsley and now JJ Tracy this past week.
- All six singles starters find themselves in the current ITA singles rankings this week. JJ Tracy leads the way with a career-high ranking of No. 3. Jack Anthrop is up to No. 12 and Cannon Kingsley is at No. 26. Justin Boulais is No. 37, Alexander Bernard is No. 100 and Robert Cash is at 111.
- In doubles, Tracy and Cash are ranked No. 4 while Tracy and Bernard are No. 17 and Anthrop and Preston Stearns are No. 56.
- Robert Cash is just 10 doubles wins shy of Peter Kobelt’s (2011-14) program record of 139 career doubles victories. Cash is 17-4 this season in doubles.
- Cannon Kingsley is four singles wins shy of 100 for his career.
- JJ Tracy is three wins away from 200 combined victories in his career (110 singles, 87 doubles)
- Tracy leads the team in both singles (21-2) and doubles (18-5) wins this season.
- Ty Tucker is just two wins away from No. 700 in his coaching career.
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