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No. 1 Buckeyes Make West Coast Trip, Face No. 22 UCLA and USC
4/1/2026 1:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Ohio State meets UCLA Friday, USC Sunday in Los Angeles
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 22 UCLA and No. 26 USCÂ Â Â Â Â Â
Dates:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â April 3/5
Times:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7 p.m./4 p.m.
Venues:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Los Angeles Tennis Center/ David X. Marks Tennis Stadium
Live Scoring:Â Â Â Â UCLAÂ | USC
Live Video:Â Â Â Â Â Â UCLAÂ | USC
Rosters:        Ohio State | UCLA | USC
Rankings:Â Â Â Â Â Â ITA Rankings
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- No. 1 Ohio State (19-3, 5-1 B1G) travels to Los Angeles to face No. 22 UCLA (12-4, 6-1 B1G) at 7 p.m. Friday before traveling to battle USC (13-5, 5-1 B1G) Sunday (4 p.m.).
Ohio State went 2-0 last weekend, defeating No. 14 Illinois (5-2) Friday and sweeping Northwestern (5-0) Sunday at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. The Buckeyes are on a five-match winning streak, outsourcing opponents 22-4 in the span.Â
Ohio State has added a match against Toledo Sunday, April 12 at 4 p.m. The match will follow Ohio State's contest against Washington at noonÂ
- The Buckeyes moved back to No. 1 in the latest ITA rankings after seeing time at the No. 5 and No. 2 positions. Ohio State held the No. 1 position previously for about a month from Feb. 19 to March 17.
- The Buckeyes own a 5-1 record and 3-0 Big Ten record on the road.. in their last four away matches Ohio State has outscored opponents 16-2.
- Nikita Filin earned his third Big Ten Player of the Week last week after collecting three singles and two doubles match victories. He leads the team in the award, Jack Anthrop is second, receiving the honor twice since the fall.
- In the match against Northwestern, Loren Byers recorded his 100th career collegiate victory in a two-set 6-1, 6-1 victory in the fifth position.
- Ohio State has recorded 11 sweeps on the season, nine of which have been at home.
- Filin, Preston Stearns and Alex Okonkwo are undefeated against Big Ten opponents in the dual season, Filin leads with seven wins followed by Stearns with four and Okonkwo with two.
- Alexander Bernard and Alex Okonkwo have won five-consecutive matches and own a combined 7-2 record on courts two and three.
- The Bruins hold a 6-5 record over Ohio State all-time, the Buckeyes defeated UCLA in the 2025 regular-season before falling 4-3 in the Big Ten Tournament Championship.
- The Buckeyes are 8-7 all-time against the Trojans and currently hold a five-game win streak, most recently Ohio State swept USC 4-0 last year.
- Five Buckeyes remained on the leaderboard in the latest ITA singles rankings. Aidan Kim is the highest Buckeye at No. 11 followed by Jack Anthrop at No. 20, Preston Stearns at No. 23, Alex Okonkwo at No. 41 and Nikita Filin at No. 75.
- Four Ohio State pairs are ranked in the latest ITA doubles rankings with Brandon Carpico and Filin at No. 2, Alexander Bernard and Okonkwo at No. 33, Kim and Bryce Nakashima at No. 39 and Anthrop and Loren Byers at No. 70.
- After the road trip, the Buckeyes will welcome Oregon, Washington and Toledo to Columbus.
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