Ohio State
#12 Texas
Buckeyes Fall for the First Time, Drop 5-2 Decision at No. 12 Texas
3/10/2024 7:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 1 Ohio State lost for the first time this season, falling 5-2 at No. 12 Texas on Sunday afternoon.
The Buckeyes are now 16-1 and will play at No. 10 Texas A&M on Wednesday.
The doubles point was as close of a point as the Buckeyes have played this season. Andrew Lutschaunig and Justin Boulais won 6-2 on court two and Jack Anthrop and Alexander Bernard fell 6-3 on court three.
On court one, Robert Cash and JJ Tracy fell behind early but battled back to force a tiebreaker. They would end up falling in the breaker 7-5.
Texas then used the momentum from the doubles point to run off three victories on courts 1, 2 and 3 to claim the team victory. Bernard got the first Buckeye point with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over veteran Siem Woldeab on court five. Anthrop then followed with a win over Pierre-Yves Bailly (UT) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5). Both Anthrop and Bernard remain unbeaten in dual singles matches this spring.
#12 Texas 5, #1 Ohio State 2
Singles
1. #1 Eliot Spizzirri (UT) def. #17 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. #2 Micah Braswell (UT) def. #32 Justin Boulais (OSU) 6-2, 6-4
3. #48 Gilles-Arnaud Bailly (UT) def. #7 JJ Tracy (OSU) 6-0, 6-2
4. #16 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Pierre-Yves Bailly (UT) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-5)
5. #91 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Siem Woldeab (UT) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5
Doubles
1. Eliot Spizzirri/Siem Woldeab (UT) def. #5 Robert Cash/JJ Tracy (OSU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Andrew Lutschaunig/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Pierre-Yves Bailly/Eshan Talluri (UT) 6-2
3. Micah Braswell/Cleeve Harper (UT) def. Jack Anthrop/Alexander Bernard (OSU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Ohio State 16-1; National ranking #1
Texas 10-3; National ranking #12
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,2,1,5,4,6)
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