Ohio State men's tennis pursuit of NCAA title begins with 4-0 victory over Cleveland State
The top-seeded Ohio State men’s tennis team's pursuit of its first NCAA title began with a 4-0 shutout of visiting Cleveland State on Friday.
The Buckeyes did not drop a set as they improved to 31-1 in dual matches this season.
Justin Boulais and Andrew Lutschaunig won their doubles set, as did Cannon Kingsley and J.J. Tracy, to win the doubles point for OSU.
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Boulais, Tracy and Robert Cash won in straight sets to clinch the win over the Vikings (21-7), losing only eight games combined. Kingsley, Jack Anthrop and Alexander Bernard won the first set in their matches but didn’t finish after the outcome was decided.
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Ohio State will play Oklahoma State in the second round Saturday at about 4 p.m. The Cowboys defeated Vanderbilt 4-1 in their first-round match.
The No. 12 Ohio State women’s team plays Toledo in its first-round match Saturday at about 1 p.m. following the 10 a.m. match between Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State men's tennis beats Cleveland State 4-0 in NCAA opener
