No. 3 Buckeyes Starts B1G Play with 5-2 Win Over Penn State

Saturday, March 8

Columbus, Ohio

Noon

Ohio State

Penn State

No. 3 Buckeyes Starts B1G Play with 5-2 Win Over Penn State

3/8/2025 3:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 3 Ohio State started Big Ten play on Saturday with a solid 5-2victory over visiting Penn State.

The Buckeyes are now 12-2 on the year while Penn State, which was off to a great start this season, falls to 11-3.

Ohio State easily took the doubles point to grab momentum in the match and then raced to two wins in singles to make the score 3-0. PSU got the next two wins but the Buckeyes had the advantage in the other matches and never were threatened.

Doubles

The doubles point hasn’t always come easy for the Buckeyes this season but it today.
Aidan Kim and Will Jansen rolled David Lindsay and Charl Morgan 6-1 on court one for the first win.
The clinching win came not too long after as Bryce Nakashima and Alex Fuchs beat Reiya Hattori and Marcus Schoeman 6-2 on court three.
The hottest Buckeye duo of Brandon Carpico and Nikit Filin were on serve when the point was clinched.

Singles

Jack Anthrop continued his solid play as he put the second point on the board for the Buckeyes in quick fashion, beating Sam Bossem 6-0, 6-1 on court three.
Chris Li, returning from an ankle injury that he suffered a couple of weeks ago, looked to be back to form with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Reiya Hattori.
The Nittany Lions then got wins on courts six and one to pull within one at 3-2 but the Buckeye led big on the other courts.
The clinching point came from Bryce Nakashima on court four as he beat Marcus Schoeman 6-4, 6-2.
Alexander Bernard added the final point as he won a second set tiebreaker from Charl Morgan 7-2 and the Buckeyes had a 5-2 victory.

#3 Ohio State 5, Penn State 2

Singles
1. Loren Byers (PSU) def. #10 Aidan Kim (OSU) 7-5, 6-4
2. #50 Alexander Bernard (OSU) def. Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-2, 7-6(2)
3. #74 Jack Anthrop def. Sam Bossem (PSU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) def. Marcus Schoeman (PSU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Chris Li (OSU) def. Reiya Hattori (PSU) 6-2, 6-4
6. David Lindsay (PSU) def. Reece Yakubov (OSU) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles
1. Aidan Kim/Will Jansen (OSU) def. David Lindsay/Charl Morgan (PSU) 6-1
2. Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (OSU) vs. Sam Bossem/Loren Byers (PSU), 3-4, unfinished
3. Bryce Nakashima/Alex Fuchs (OSU) def. Reiya Hattori/Marcus Schoeman (PSU) 6-2

Match Notes:
Penn State 11-3
Ohio State 12-2; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,5,6,1,4,2)
Official: Julio Colon T-2:12 A- 471

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