Friday, April 26
Evanston, Ill.
10:00 a.m.
Ohio State
vs
Penn State
Top-Seeded Buckeyes Look for 16th Title at B1G Tournament This Weekend
4/25/2024 1:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Ohio State won the title last year in Bloomington
#1 Ohio State at Big Ten Tournament
Dates: April 25-28, 2024
Time: All Day
Venue: Combe Tennis Center – Evanston, Ill.
Live Scoring: Sidearm
Video: B1G+ ($)
Website: Tournament Website
Rankings: ITA Rankings
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 1 Ohio State heads to this weekend’s Big Ten Tournament in Evanston, Ill., looking for its 16th title. The Buckeyes will open play on Friday morning at 10 a.m. ET against Penn State. Every match of the Big Ten Tournament will be streamed on B1G+. **A subscription is needed to view the matches on B1G+**
- The Buckeyes have won 15 Big Ten Tournament titles in program history.
- Ohio State has advanced to the championship match of the Big Ten Tournament every year since 2004, winning 13 titles in that span.
- Last season, the Buckeyes beat host Indiana, Illinois and then rival Michigan in the championship match to win their 15th title.
- Earlier this year against Penn State, the Buckeyes rolled to a 7-0 victory on April 5 in State College.
- Ohio State pushed its consecutive Big Ten title streak to a remarkable 18 consecutive with another 9-0 regular season. The Buckeyes surrendered just three points during Big Ten play.
- The Buckeyes are 27-1 on the season and are the ITA Indoor Team National Champions.
- For the third consecutive season, Ohio State had six players earn All-Big Ten honors. Cannon Kingsley, JJ Tracy, Justin Boulais and Jack Anthrop all earned first team honors while Robert Cash and Alexander Bernard earned second team honors.
- Kingsley is the first Big Ten men’s tennis player to earn first team honors in five seasons.
- Four Buckeyes are ranked in the singles rankings. JJ Tracy is No. 16 and Cannon Kingsley is just behind him at No. 18. Jack Anthrop checks in at No. 29 and Justin Boulais is No. 33.
- In doubles, there are Buckeye duos in the rankings. Cash and Tracy are No. 2 while Boulais and Andrew Lutschaunig are No. 35. Bernard and Tracy are at No. 57, Anthrop and Preston Stearns are No. 73 and Cash and Nakashima are No. 78.
- Robert Cash set the program’s doubles wins record in the regular season finale, winning his 140th career doubles match. That passed Peter Kobelt’s old record of 139 from 2011-14.
- Jack Anthrop and Alexander Bernard are a combined 43-0 in dual singles matches this spring. They have each won matches across four different spots.
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