Ohio State
Oregon
No. 4 Buckeyes Start West Coast Trip with 4-0 Win at Oregon
3/14/2025 10:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 4 Ohio State started its west coast trip on Friday with a dominant 4-0 sweep at Oregon.
The Buckeyes are now 13-2 on the year and 2-0 in Big Ten play.
This was just the third all-time meeting between Ohio State and Oregon and the first meeting in Eugene. The Ducks won a neutral site match in 1998, and the Buckeyes won 4-0 in the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbus in January of 2023.
Doubles
- Aidan Kim and Will Jansen played one of their better matches of the season on court one. They broke to go up 4-2 and then after holding serve, the broke again on love to beat Lenn Luemkemann and Matthew Burton 6-2.
- The clinching point came from Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin. The freshman duo continued their good play as they raced out to a 3-0 lead and rode that edge to a 6-3 victory.
Singles
- The Buckeyes didn’t let Oregon get any momentum in the match.
- Jack Anthrop has been playing well, and he got the Buckeyes rolling in singles as he dusted Clement Lemire 6-3, 6-0 on court four. Anthrop is now just one win away from 100 in his career.
- Aidan Kim rebounded from a singles loss last Saturday with a strong 6-1, 6-4 win over Lenn Luemkemann on court one.
- Leading 3-0, the clinching point came from Alexander Bernard on court two. He took down Vlad Breazu 6-4, 6-4 and the Buckeyes had their seventh sweep of the season.
- Chris Li and Bryce Nakashima both went into a tiebreaker in the opening set and both were dominant in the breaker. Li won his 7-4 and Nakashima won his 7-2. Li faced a crucial deuce point down 5-6 in play a great point, winning with a big forehand winner. Both Li and Nakashima were on serve in the second set.
- Will Jansen dopped his opening set and fell behind early in the second but fought back and was 5-5 in the second when the match was clinched.
Up Next
The Buckeyes will remain on the west coast and will play at Washington on Sunday afternoon. First serve is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET.
#4 Ohio State 4, Oregon 0
Singles
1. #10 Aidan Kim (OSU) def. Lenn Luemkemann (ORE) 6-1, 6-4
2. #50 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Vlad Breazu (ORE) 6-4, 6-4
3. Will Jansen (OSU) vs. Paris Poatcha (ORE) 4-6, 5-5, unfinished
4. #74 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. Clement Lemire (ORE) 6-3, 6-0
5. Chris Li (OSU) vs. Matthew Burton (ORE) vs. 7-6(4), 2-3, unfinished
6. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) vs. Cooper Errey (ORE) 7- 6(2), 2-3, unfinished
Doubles
1. Will Jansen/Aidan Kim (OSU) def. Matthew Burton/Lenn Luemkemann (ORE) 6-2
2. Clement Lemire/Paris Poatcha (ORE) vs. Bryce Nakashima/Preston Stearns (OSU) 5-2, unfinished
3. Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (OSU) def. Vlad Breazu/Lachlan Robertson (ORE) 6-3
Match Notes:
Ohio State 13-2, 2-0; National ranking #4
Oregon 8-7, 0-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,1,2)
T-2:05
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,1,2
