Ohio State came up two rounds short in its quest to win its first NCAA championship in men’s tennis.
Despite defeating Kentucky 4-0 during the regular season, the fourth-seeded Buckeyes were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-1 loss to the eighth-seeded Wildcats in Saturday’s semifinals in Champaign, Illinois.
Ohio State started the match strong, taking the doubles point as the duos of Cannon Kingsley and JJ Tracy (6-1) and Matej Vocel and Robert Cash (6-3) cruised to victory in their doubles matches to give the Buckeyes an early 1-0 advantage.
The Buckeyes were unable to sustain that momentum in singles.