Sunday, March 17
Ann Arbor, Mich.
3:00 p.m.
Ohio State
at
Michigan
Buckeyes Face Rival Michigan in Non-Conference Match
3/16/2024 6:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis
#1 Ohio State at Michigan
Dates: March 17, 2024
Time: 3 p.m.
Venue: Varsity Tennis Center – Ann Arbor, Mich.
Live Scoring: LiveScoreboard
Live Video: Streaming
Rosters: Ohio State | Michigan
Rankings: ITA Rankings
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After taking down 12th-ranked Texas A&M, top-ranked Ohio State will end its stretch of road matches in Ann Arbor this Sunday with a non-conference match against Michigan, before entering the conference portion of their schedule. The first serve is set for 3 p.m. from the Varsity Tennis Center.
- This will be the 122nd all-time meeting between Ohio State and Michigan on the tennis court. The Wolverines lead the series 70-46-3 but Ohio State is 34-5 since Ty Tucker took over in 2000.
- The teams met three times last season. Ohio State won both regular season matches, winning 4-2 both times. Ohio State then won in the championship match of the Big Ten Tournament.
- Ohio State is 17-1 on the season and is coming off its away 6-1 win over Texas A&M on Wednesday in College Station.
- Michigan is 6-9 on the year, losing its most recent match against No. 23 Arizona State, and losing in the first round of the ITA Men’s Team Indoor Championship.
- The Buckeyes are a formidable team against top programs, going 10-1 against Top 25 ranked teams this season.
- Five Buckeyes are ranked in the latest ITA singles rankings. JJ Tracy leads the way at No. 7, followed by Jack Anthrop at No. 16, Cannon Kingsley at No. 17, Justin Boulais at No. 32, and Alexander Bernard at No. 91
- In doubles, Ohio State has two ranked teams, Robert Cash and Tracy at No. 5, and Bernard and Tracy at No. 30
- The Buckeyes have lost just six total singles matches during the dual season.
- Anthrop, Tracy and Alexander Bernard remain the three Buckeye starters who have not lost a dual singles match so far this season.
- JJ Tracy leads the team this season with 24 singles wins and 21 doubles wins.
- Robert Cash is just seven doubles wins shy of Peter Kobelt’s (2011-14) program record of 139 career doubles victories. Cash is 20-5 this season in doubles.
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