Buckeyes Earn No. 5 Seed, Host 1st & 2nd Rounds of NCAA Tournament
4/28/2025 7:39:00 PM | Men's Tennis
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Coming off a 19th consecutive Big Ten title, the Ohio State men’s tennis team has earned a No. 5 seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament and will host first and second round matches this weekend. The Buckeyes will open against Buffalo in the first round on Saturday afternoon while Auburn and Belmont will play in the other first round match on Saturday morning.
This is the 25th time the Buckeyes have been selected for the NCAA Championship with every appearance coming under the direction of head coach Ty Tucker. They have an overall record of 71-24 with runner-up finishes in 2009, 2018 and last year in 2023.
Ohio State is hosting opening round matches for the 18th time in the last 19 seasons. The Buckeyes have advanced past the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament 20 times in its previous 24 appearances and have won at least one match in every year but one. Last year, Ohio State swept Cleveland State and then beat Oklahoma State 4-1 in the first two rounds in Columbus and eventually advanced to the NCAA semifinals in Stillwater, Okla.
This will be the second meeting in the NCAA Tournament between Buffalo and Ohio State. The Buckeyes swept Buffalo 4-0 in the opening round in Columbus in 2015. Buffalo is 18-5 on the season as the Bulls went 9-1 in the MAC regular season, winning the conference title, and then also winning the MAC Tournament title. Belmont earned its spot by beating Cleveland State 4-3 in the Horizon League Championship on Sunday. Auburn is 19-10 on the year and lost to Texas 4-1 in the SEC Tournament.
Ohio State is 26-3 on the season, which included a perfect 13-0 in Big Ten play. That earned the Buckeyes a 19th consecutive Big Ten title and 22nd overall. The Buckeyes also advanced to the finals of the Big Ten Tournament for the 21st consecutive season. Ty Tucker was again named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Aidan Kim, Jack Anthrop and Alexander Bernard all earned first team All-Big Ten honors.
The winners of the first-round matches on Saturday will meet at noon on Sunday in the second round. The Ohio State women’s team was also selected to host this weekend and the first two women’s matches will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday. The women’s second round match will be at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday following the men’s match. All matches feature free admission and parking and will take place outside at the Auer Tennis Complex, weather permitting.
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