The heart of the conference season has arrived. Every team in the Big Ten is playing twice in conference this weekend (and for the next three weekends afterward). The top of the conference is playing in a series of matches that will put several teams under considerable pressure. Wisconsin, Northwestern, Minnesota, and Illinois are facing each other in an almost round-robin tournament for leadership in the Big Ten. Northwestern and Illinois will undergo the same tough test: two matches on the road against Minnesota and league-leading Wisconsin.
Ohio State is back up to #2 in the latest ITA national rankings, while Wisconsin is up to #30. Both OSU and Virginia had two solid wins over the past weekend. Wake Forest stays #1. It bears noting that #1 Wake and #3 Virginny meet in Winston-Salem on Sunday -- a huge match in the ACC, if not the nation.
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Last Week's Action
Last Week, March 20-26
(Top-50 national rankings from ITA, 3/28)
#30 Wisconsin is tied for the Big Ten lead (3/26) with a 3-0 record. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 at home last week.
#2 Ohio State jumped into a tie for the Big Ten lead with a record of 3-0. They defeated Michigan State at home 7-0 on Friday and Michigan on the road 4-1 on Sunday. The UM rivalry match was a close, raucous battle.
#33 Minnesota is now 2-1 in the Big Ten. They had two wins last week, defeating Nebraska 7-0 at home and Iowa 5-2 at home.
#19 Northwestern is also 2-1 in the Big Ten. They also won twice, defeating Purdue 4-0 at home and Indiana 4-2 on the road last week.
#18 Michigan is now 2-1 in the Big Ten. They defeated Penn State 4-3 on the road Friday. The match came down to the match at #1 singles. Jathan Malik of UM defeated C. De La Bassetiere of PSU, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. UM lost to rival Ohio State 1-4 at home Sunday last week.
#28 Illinois remains 2-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play a conference match. They lost to #19 TCU 2-5 and lost to #11 California 3-4 last week.
Iowa is 1-2 in conference. They lost to Minnesota 2-5 last week.
#44 Indiana is 1-2 in the Big Ten. They lost to Northwestern 2-4 in conference and defeated Detroit 4-1 Sunday.
Penn State is 1-2 in conference play and was dropped from ITA's top 50. They lost to Michigan 3-4 at home and defeated Penn at home last week.
Purdue is 1-2 in conference. They lost to Northwestern 0-4 on the road last week.
Nebraska is 0-3 in conference. They lost to Minnesota 0-7 at home and to Wisconsin 0-7 on the road last week.
Michigan State is 0-3 in the conference. They lost on the road to Ohio State 0-7 last week.
(Top-50 national rankings from ITA, 3/28)
#30 Wisconsin is tied for the Big Ten lead (3/26) with a 3-0 record. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 at home last week.
#2 Ohio State jumped into a tie for the Big Ten lead with a record of 3-0. They defeated Michigan State at home 7-0 on Friday and Michigan on the road 4-1 on Sunday. The UM rivalry match was a close, raucous battle.
#33 Minnesota is now 2-1 in the Big Ten. They had two wins last week, defeating Nebraska 7-0 at home and Iowa 5-2 at home.
#19 Northwestern is also 2-1 in the Big Ten. They also won twice, defeating Purdue 4-0 at home and Indiana 4-2 on the road last week.
#18 Michigan is now 2-1 in the Big Ten. They defeated Penn State 4-3 on the road Friday. The match came down to the match at #1 singles. Jathan Malik of UM defeated C. De La Bassetiere of PSU, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4. UM lost to rival Ohio State 1-4 at home Sunday last week.
#28 Illinois remains 2-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play a conference match. They lost to #19 TCU 2-5 and lost to #11 California 3-4 last week.
Iowa is 1-2 in conference. They lost to Minnesota 2-5 last week.
#44 Indiana is 1-2 in the Big Ten. They lost to Northwestern 2-4 in conference and defeated Detroit 4-1 Sunday.
Penn State is 1-2 in conference play and was dropped from ITA's top 50. They lost to Michigan 3-4 at home and defeated Penn at home last week.
Purdue is 1-2 in conference. They lost to Northwestern 0-4 on the road last week.
Nebraska is 0-3 in conference. They lost to Minnesota 0-7 at home and to Wisconsin 0-7 on the road last week.
Michigan State is 0-3 in the conference. They lost on the road to Ohio State 0-7 last week.
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Full Speed This Week
Big 10 Tennis gets up to full speed this weekend as every team plays at least one other Big Ten team and many teams are playing twice in conference. One traditional rivalry match is being contested. Ohio State and Michigan, the two highest ranked conference teams in the nation, meet Sunday in Ann Arbor.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Last Week's Action, March 13-19, 2017
Here's the first post for this new blog on tennis in the B1G 10.
#31 Wisconsin leads the Big Ten (3/19) with a 2-0 record. They defeated San Diego 5-2 in a non-conference match this week. (ITA national rankings)
#3 Ohio State lost to #6 Texas, 4-3, on Wednesday in Texas in a very tight match. All 6 singles went 3 sets. OSU also lost on Sunday to #8 Texas A&M, 4-3, in another tight match. OSU is 1-0 in the Big Ten.
#16 Michigan is 1-0 in the Big Ten. They defeated Michigan State 7-0 this week on the road.
#25 Illinois is 2-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play this week.
Iowa is 1-1 in conference. They defeated Harvard, 4-2, and lost to #25 Oregon, 4-0, and San Diego, 4-3, all played in San Diego this week.
#35 Indiana is 1-1 in the Big Ten. They lost to Texas Tech this week, 4-3.
#50 Penn State is 1-1 in conference play. They defeated Michigan State 6-1 this week.
Purdue is 1-1 in conference. They played 3 times this week, losing to #13 California 4-3, and #33 SMU, and defeating #45 Tulsa, all played in Indian Wells, CA.
Nebraska is 0-1 in conference. They defeated Toledo and Wichita State this week.
#32 Minnesota is 0-1 in the Big Ten. They beat Miami (FL) 4-3 this week.
#20 Northwestern is 0-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play this week.
Michigan State is 0-2 in the conference. They lost to Michigan this week, 7-0, and Penn State, 6-1, at home.
Big Ten players ranked in the top 100
(3/21, ITA)
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#4 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#20 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#30 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#41 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#53 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#68 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
#74 Myles Schalet, Michigan
#80 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#91 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#93 Herkko Pollanen, Ohio State
#98 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
Wake Forest of the ACC remains #1 in the nation this week. Virginia (ACC) moved up to #2.
#31 Wisconsin leads the Big Ten (3/19) with a 2-0 record. They defeated San Diego 5-2 in a non-conference match this week. (ITA national rankings)
#3 Ohio State lost to #6 Texas, 4-3, on Wednesday in Texas in a very tight match. All 6 singles went 3 sets. OSU also lost on Sunday to #8 Texas A&M, 4-3, in another tight match. OSU is 1-0 in the Big Ten.
#16 Michigan is 1-0 in the Big Ten. They defeated Michigan State 7-0 this week on the road.
#25 Illinois is 2-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play this week.
Iowa is 1-1 in conference. They defeated Harvard, 4-2, and lost to #25 Oregon, 4-0, and San Diego, 4-3, all played in San Diego this week.
#35 Indiana is 1-1 in the Big Ten. They lost to Texas Tech this week, 4-3.
#50 Penn State is 1-1 in conference play. They defeated Michigan State 6-1 this week.
Purdue is 1-1 in conference. They played 3 times this week, losing to #13 California 4-3, and #33 SMU, and defeating #45 Tulsa, all played in Indian Wells, CA.
Nebraska is 0-1 in conference. They defeated Toledo and Wichita State this week.
#32 Minnesota is 0-1 in the Big Ten. They beat Miami (FL) 4-3 this week.
#20 Northwestern is 0-1 in the Big Ten. They did not play this week.
Michigan State is 0-2 in the conference. They lost to Michigan this week, 7-0, and Penn State, 6-1, at home.
Big Ten players ranked in the top 100
(3/21, ITA)
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#4 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#20 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#30 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#41 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#53 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#68 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
#74 Myles Schalet, Michigan
#80 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#91 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#93 Herkko Pollanen, Ohio State
#98 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
Wake Forest of the ACC remains #1 in the nation this week. Virginia (ACC) moved up to #2.
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