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No. 25 Northwestern Drops Big Ten Opener to No. 9 Ohio State

2/19/2021 11:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis

EVANSTON, Ill. — The Big Ten men's tennis season got underway Friday night as No. 25 Northwestern hosted No. 9 Ohio State at the Combe Tennis Center. The Wildcats fell to the Buckeyes, 4-0, moving Northwestern to 1-2 overall and 0-1 in league action. The Wildcats return to actioon on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. CT when they host Penn State.

Singles
1. #5 Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. #58 Dominik Stary (NUM) 6-1, 6-4
2. #11 John McNally (OSU) def. Nick Brookes (NUM) 6-2, 6-3
3. Chris Ephron (NUM) vs. #80 James Trotter (OSU) 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
4. Trice Pickens (NUM) vs. #25 Kyle Seelig (OSU) 2-6, 2-3, unfinished
5. JJ Tracy (OSU) def. Simen Bratholm (NUM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Gleb Blekher (NUM) vs. Robert Cash (OSU) 4-6, 2-1, unfinished

Doubles
1. #57 Simen Bratholm/Nick Brookes (NUM) def. #4 Robert Cash/John McNally (OSU) 6-4
2. #37 James Trotter/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Dominik Stary/Chris Ephron (NUM) 6-3
3. #51 Cannon Kingsley/Kyle Seelig (OSU) def. Gleb Blekher/Natan Spear (NUM) 6-3

Match Notes:
Ohio State 4-1; National ranking #9
Northwestern 1-2; National ranking #25
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,5,2)

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