Buckeyes Rally, Advance to ITA Indoor Semifinals Monday

Saturday, February 14

Dallas, Texas

1 p.m.

Ohio State

Stanford University

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Buckeyes Rally, Advance to ITA Indoor Semifinals Monday

2/14/2026 4:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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Ohio State wins final three singles matches against Stanford to advance

By: Mark Metz, Ohio State Athletics Communications

COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 2 Ohio State came back from down 3-1 to defeat No. 4 Stanford 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the ITA Indoor Team National Championship Saturday. The match was played in Dallas at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex at SMU.

The Buckeyes, the No. 1 seed in the SMU bracket, advance to the semifinals Monday to face Virginia, a 4-1 winner over Mississippi State Saturday afternoon. Ohio State defeated then No. 1 Virginia, 5-2, in Columbus Feb. 7 at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. The Cavaliers are the No. 2 seed in the SMU bracket.

Ohio State lost its first doubles point of the season after a tiebreaker on court one against the Cardinal. The Buckeyes grabbed the opening singles point to tie it up before Stanford went up 3-1. After wins on courts five and six, Aidan Kim secured the win for Ohio State in the third set on court one.

Ohio State improved to 9-0 overall on the season, the win marked the Buckeyes fourth-consecutive triumph over a Top 5 opponent this year.
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The Buckeye win tied up the all-time series against Stanford to 3-all.

Doubles

Aidan Kim and Bryce Nakashima dropped their second match of the dual season against Stanford's Mark Krupkin and Hudson Rivera.
Despite being down 4-0, Alexander Bernard and Alex Okonkwo battled back and tied the set at 5-5. The match went to 6-6 where Bernard and Okonkwo fell just short in a 7-5 tiebreaker.
On court two, Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin were up 6-5 against Nicholas Godsick and Jagger Leach before Stanford clinched the doubles point.

Singles

The match remained close in singles with every first set being tied up at 2-all.
The Buckeyes tied the score at 1-1 after No. 24 Jack Anthrop defeated No. 80 Alex Chang on court two. Anthrop was down 40-15 before fighting off three-consecutive game points. He aced Chang for his second singles victory of the tournament.
Stanford built a lead after Buckeye losses on courts three and four from Bryce Nakashima and Alexander Bernard. It was Nakashima and Bernard's first singles losses of the dual season.
With the Cardinal leading 3-1, Nikita Filin won in set one 6-3 before falling in set two 1-6. In the third set, Filin went up 6-5 on serve and defeated Nicholas Godsick, shrinking Stanford's lead to one at 3-2.
Shortly after that, Brandon Carpico in his second singles match of the season, went 6-2, 6-2 on court six to knot the score at 3-all.
Aidan Kim fell in the first set 5-7 before a strong performance in the second set in a 6-2 victory. With the match on the line, Kim delivered a 6-4 win in the third set off an ace, advancing the Buckeyes to the semifinals on Monday.

No. 2 Ohio State 4, No. 4 Stanford 3
Singles
1. #13 Aidan Kim (OSU) def. #53 Hudson Rivera (STAN) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
2. #24 Jack Anthrop (OSU) def. #80 Alex Chang (STAN) 6-4, 6-4
3. Jagger Leach (STAN) def. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) 7-6(4), 6-3
4. Alexander Razeghi (STAN) def. Alexander Bernard (OSU) 7-5, 7-5
5. #98 Nikita Filin (OSU) def. Nicholas Godsick (STAN) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
6. Brandon Carpico (OSU) def. Mark Krupkin (STAN) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. #29 Alex Chang/Alexander Razeghi (STAN) def. #7 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (OSU) 7-6(5)
2. #1 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (OSU) vs. Nicholas Godsick/Jagger Leach (STAN) 6-5, unfinished
3. Mark Krupkin/Hudson Rivera (STAN) def. #8 Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (OSU) 6-3

Match Notes:
Stanford 7-2; National ranking #4
Ohio State 9-0; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (2,3,4,5,6,1)
Official: Anthony Montero T-2:50

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