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Ohio State Gets the Best of the Musketeers
01.21.15 | Men's Tennis
COLUMBUS, Ohio - After a competitive evening of tennis, men's tennis fell to nationally ranked opponent Ohio State, 7-0.
At the number one spot for Xavier, Zach Mueck took Chris Diaz the no. 21 singles player in the country to a tie-breaking set after dropping the first set 7-5. Mueck fought relentlessly in the second set but fell just short in the tiebreaker 7-6 (10-8).
Men's tennis will look to regroup over the next few days and seek its first win of the 2015 spring season January 24th, against Lipscomb. Dual match play will be held at the Eastern Hills Indoor Tennis Complex and will begin at 1 p.m. #LetsGoX
Singles
1. #21 Chris Diaz (OSU) def. Zach Mueck (XAVIER) 7-5, 7-6 (10-8)
2. #89 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. Jeremy Schneider (XAVIER) 6-2, 6-2
3. Ralf Steinbach (OSU) def. Matt Bishop (XAVIER) 6-1, 6-4
4. #66 Hunter Callahan (OSU) def. G. Chaves Araujo (XAVIER) 6-0, 6-0
5. Kevin Metka (OSU) def. Arthur Stefani (XAVIER) 6-4, 6-4
6. Matt Mendez (OSU) def. Freddy Abunku (XAVIER) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. #4 Kevin Metka/Ralf Steinbach (OSU) def. Zach Mueck/Matt Bishop (XAVIER) 6-1
2. Mikael Torpegaard/Herkko Pollanen (OSU) def. Connor LaFavre/Jeremy Schneider (XAVIER) 5-3
3. #27 Hunter Callahan/Chris Diaz (OSU) def. Arthur Stefani/G. Chaves Araujo (XAVIER) 6-2
Match Notes
Xavier 0-1
Ohio State 4-0; National ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (4,2,3,6,5,1)
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