Friday, April 21
Evanston, Ill.
6 p.m.
Northwestern
vs
Ohio State
Photo by: Colin B Photography
Wildcats Host No. 2 Ohio State, Penn State in Final Regular Season Action
4/20/2017 2:19:00 PM | Men's Tennis
| NORTHWESTERN MEN'S TENNIS: MATCH INFORMATION | |||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (CT) | LOCATION | LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS |
| Friday, April 21 |
#2 Ohio State | 6 p.m. | Combe Tennis Center (Evanston, Ill.) |
PlaySight | Sidearm |
| Sunday, April 23 |
Penn State | 10:30 a.m. | Vandy Christie Tennis Center (Evanston, Ill.) |
N/A | Sidearm |
| Sunday, April 23 |
Chicago State | 6 p.m. | Combe Tennis Center (Evanston, Ill.) |
PlaySight | Sidearm |
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EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern will wrap up the regular season this weekend, beginning with a visit from No. 2 Ohio State on Friday and concluding with matches against Penn State and Chicago State on Sunday.
Friday's match will begin at 6 p.m. CT, while the Sunday contests are set for 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT, respectively. Both evening matches will take place at the Combe Tennis Center, and the match against Penn State will take place outdoors at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center, weather permitting.
Live streams will be available for indoor matches, while live scoring is available for every match. Links can be found in the table above.
The 21st-ranked Wildcats have won seven of their past nine matches, eight of which have been against Big Ten opponents. A narrow loss at No. 14 Michigan last time out ended a streak of four straight wins for NU, which included 7-0 sweeps over Nebraska and Michigan State.
Chicago's Big Ten Team currently sits at 18-8 for the campaign, with a 6-3 mark in conference play. It also has won 13 of 14 matches played at home this season.
The Buckeyes will enter the match at 24-3, including a 9-0 record in the Big Ten. This will be the 100th all-time meeting between the two programs, with Northwestern leading 52-47.
Penn State (15-9, 5-4) is coming off wins over Minnesota and Monmouth. Sunday morning will be the 30th meeting between the Wildcats and the Nittany Lions. The 'Cats lead the series 23-6 and have won eight of the past ten.
The final regular season match will pit NU against the 7-14 Cougars of Chicago State. Northwestern has won each of the three all-time meetings between the teams.
Ranked Players
No. 39 Strong Kirchheimer (NU)
No. 65 Konrad Zieba (NU)
No. 68 Sam Shropshire / Konrad Zieba (NU)
No. 70 Strong Kirchheimer / Dominik Stary (NU)
No. 1 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU)
No. 8 Hugo Di Feo (OSU)
No. 75 JJ Wolf (OSU)
No. 120 Herkko Pollanen OSU)
No. 13 Herkko Pollanen / Mikael Torpegaard (OSU)
No. 27 Hugo Di Feo / Martin Joyce (OSU)
No. 58 Constant De La Bassetiere / Christian Lakoseljac (PSU)
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