Purdue, the host team, enters the tourney as the hot team (setting aside Ohio State, obviously). They made their first appearance this season in the national Top 50 after two big wins on the road last weekend. Here are the final standings (with national ranking):
1. #2 Ohio State 11-0
2. #16 Michigan 9-2
3. #25 Illinois 8-3
4. #31 Wisconsin 7-4
(WI defeated NW)
4. #23 Northwestern 7-4
6. #35 Purdue 6-5
7. Penn State 5-6
(PS defeated MN)
7. #38 Minnesota 5-6
9. Indiana 3-8
10. Iowa 2-9
11. Nebraska 1-10
12. Michigan State 0-11
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On the national scene, Wake Forest University is cruising at #1 with Ohio State still at #2 and Virginia at #3 for some weeks. TCU jumped up to #4 after their strong win over Baylor. UCLA is now #5 after a huge win over USC.
In singles, Mikael Torpegaard fell to #2 in the nation after losing to Illinois's Aleks Vukic on Sunday. The nation's new #1 singles player is TCU's #1 Cameron Norrie, who's on quite a run, having beaten seven straight Big 12 players who are highly ranked in the nation. Led by Norrie, TCU won that league last week. Among Big Ten players, JJ Wolf of Ohio State made a big jump up the rankings to #41 this week:
#2 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#5 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#9 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#37 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#39 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#41 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
#70 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#71 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#80 Jathan Malik, Michigan
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Ohio State Takes Yet Another Crown, Results from April 17-23
#2 Ohio State won the Big Ten regular season title, going undefeated (11-0). They won over Northwestern 6-1 on the road Friday. They followed that solid win with a big comeback win over Illinois Sunday on the road. OSU was down 0-3 when they mounted a rally that culminated at #2 singles, in which JJ Wolf beat Aron Hiltzik 7-1 in college tennis OT, a third set tiebreaker. Also, in a matchup of the highest ranked players in the conference, Aleks Vukic, #5 in the nation, had a strong win over Mikael Torpegaard, #1 in the nation, at #1 singles, 6-1, 6-3.
#16 Michigan had a strong finish to grab second place alone, 9-2 in conference. They defeated Iowa 5-2 and Nebraska 7-0 on the road.
#25 Illinois finished in third in conference with an 8-3 record. They had a solid win over Penn State 4-0 but lost to Ohio State 3-4 in a very close match at home.
#30 Wisconsin finished 7-4 in the Big Ten. They defeated Indiana 7-0 but lost to Purdue 3-4 at home.
#21 Northwestern also finished at 7-4 in the conference. They lost to Ohio State 1-6 but won an important match against Penn State 6-0 at home. They also played Chicago State at home.
Purdue finished 6-5 in conference with two important and close wins. They defeated Minnesota in a tight match 4-3 on the road. That match came down to #6 singles. Athell Bennett (PU) defeated Justyn Levin (MN) 6-1 in the third set of the deciding match. In another close match, PU defeated Wisconsin 4-3 on the road. That one was decided at #3 singles: Ben Ugarte defeated Chema Carranza 6-4 in a third set.
Penn State finished at 5-6 in the Big Ten. They lost to Illinois 0-4 and then Northwestern 0-6 on the road.
#33 Minnesota also finished 5-6 in conference. They lost to Purdue in a tight one 3-4, but defeated Indiana 4-3 at home in another close match. That match was decided at #1 singles: Felix Corwin defeated Raheel Manji 6-3 in the third set of the deciding match.
#49 Indiana finished 3-8 in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin 0-7 and Minnesota in a close one 3-4 on the road.
Iowa wound up 2-9 in the conference. They lost to Michigan 2-5 but won over Michigan State 4-0 at home. They also played North Dakota at home.
Nebraska finished 1-10 in conference. They got their first win over Michigan State 4-3 in a close home match but lost to Michigan 0-7 at home. The match against MSU was decided at #1 singles, in which Dylan Bednarczyk defeated Brett Forman 6-2 in a third set.
Michigan State finished 0-11 in the Big Ten. They lost a close one to Nebraska 3-4 and Iowa 0-4 on the road.
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At the top on the national scene, #8 UCLA had a solid, convincing home win over rival #6 Southern Cal 4-1 to win the Pac 12 and claim a significant win over a top-10 team. #5 Oklahoma State lost to rival #17 Oklahoma 0-4. #4 Baylor had two losses to highly ranked teams, 1-4 to #9 TCU and 3-4 to #45 Texas Tech.
Not much movement in the latest ITA singles rankings (4/18):
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#5 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#8 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#32 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#39 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#65 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#68 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#75 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
#81 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#97 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
#16 Michigan had a strong finish to grab second place alone, 9-2 in conference. They defeated Iowa 5-2 and Nebraska 7-0 on the road.
#25 Illinois finished in third in conference with an 8-3 record. They had a solid win over Penn State 4-0 but lost to Ohio State 3-4 in a very close match at home.
#30 Wisconsin finished 7-4 in the Big Ten. They defeated Indiana 7-0 but lost to Purdue 3-4 at home.
#21 Northwestern also finished at 7-4 in the conference. They lost to Ohio State 1-6 but won an important match against Penn State 6-0 at home. They also played Chicago State at home.
Purdue finished 6-5 in conference with two important and close wins. They defeated Minnesota in a tight match 4-3 on the road. That match came down to #6 singles. Athell Bennett (PU) defeated Justyn Levin (MN) 6-1 in the third set of the deciding match. In another close match, PU defeated Wisconsin 4-3 on the road. That one was decided at #3 singles: Ben Ugarte defeated Chema Carranza 6-4 in a third set.
Penn State finished at 5-6 in the Big Ten. They lost to Illinois 0-4 and then Northwestern 0-6 on the road.
#33 Minnesota also finished 5-6 in conference. They lost to Purdue in a tight one 3-4, but defeated Indiana 4-3 at home in another close match. That match was decided at #1 singles: Felix Corwin defeated Raheel Manji 6-3 in the third set of the deciding match.
#49 Indiana finished 3-8 in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin 0-7 and Minnesota in a close one 3-4 on the road.
Iowa wound up 2-9 in the conference. They lost to Michigan 2-5 but won over Michigan State 4-0 at home. They also played North Dakota at home.
Nebraska finished 1-10 in conference. They got their first win over Michigan State 4-3 in a close home match but lost to Michigan 0-7 at home. The match against MSU was decided at #1 singles, in which Dylan Bednarczyk defeated Brett Forman 6-2 in a third set.
Michigan State finished 0-11 in the Big Ten. They lost a close one to Nebraska 3-4 and Iowa 0-4 on the road.
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At the top on the national scene, #8 UCLA had a solid, convincing home win over rival #6 Southern Cal 4-1 to win the Pac 12 and claim a significant win over a top-10 team. #5 Oklahoma State lost to rival #17 Oklahoma 0-4. #4 Baylor had two losses to highly ranked teams, 1-4 to #9 TCU and 3-4 to #45 Texas Tech.
Not much movement in the latest ITA singles rankings (4/18):
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#5 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#8 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#32 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#39 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#65 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#68 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#75 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
#81 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#97 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
It Comes Down to This
Ohio State just about has it wrapped up. They have clinched at least a tie for the Big Ten regular season title. But Illinois and Michigan have a chance to share the title. Illinois meets Penn State and Ohio State over the weekend. If they win both matches, and Ohio State loses as well to Northwestern, and Michigan defeats both Iowa and Nebraska on the road, all three teams will tie at the top. Penn State and Northwestern also have a lot at stake as they try to finish in the top half of the conference.
Among big matches between teams ranked high in the nation, two top-10 teams meet in Los Angeles, Southern Cal and UCLA in their traditional rivalry. That match decides the Pac 12 title. Also, in the Big 12, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet (another rivalry match), while Baylor faces both TCU and Texas Tech.
Among big matches between teams ranked high in the nation, two top-10 teams meet in Los Angeles, Southern Cal and UCLA in their traditional rivalry. That match decides the Pac 12 title. Also, in the Big 12, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State meet (another rivalry match), while Baylor faces both TCU and Texas Tech.
Monday, April 17, 2017
Last Week's Results, April 10-16
#2 Ohio State remains Big Ten leader with a record of 9-0, clinching a tie for the regular season title at minimum. They had solid wins over Minnesota 6-1 and Wisconsin 6-1 at home last week.
#28 Illinois moved up into a second-place tie with a record of 7-2. They got a big win over Michigan 4-2 Saturday and then took down Michigan State 7-0 on Sunday, both matches on the road.
#14 Michigan dropped to 7-2 in conference, tied for second place. They lost to Illinois 2-4, but then won a close match against Northwestern 4-3 at home. The NW match came down to #2 singles: Alex Knight defeated Konrad Zieba 6-0 in the third set.
#29 Wisconsin is now 6-3 in the Big Ten. They defeated Penn State 7-0 in a strong showing but lost to Ohio State 1-6 on the road last week.
#21 Northwestern also stands at 6-3 in the conference. They won over Michigan State 7-0 but then lost to Michigan 3-4 in a very close match on the road.
Penn State stands at 5-4 in conference play. They lost to Wisconsin 0-7 and defeated Minnesota 4-3 in a close match at home. The MN match came down to #1 singles. In that match, Constant De La Bassatiere of PSU defeated Matic Spec of MN 6-3 in the third set. PSU also defeated Monmouth 7-0 Sunday.
Purdue is up to 5-4 in conference. They won over Iowa 5-2 and Nebraska 7-0 at home last week. PU also defeated Eastern Kentucky 6-1.
#31 Minnesota fell to 4-5 in conference. They lost to Ohio State 1-6 and then to Penn State 3-4 on the road in a close match.
Indiana is also 4-5 in the Big Ten. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 and Iowa 4-1 at home.
Iowa is now 1-8 in the conference. They lost to Purdue 2-5 and Indiana 1-4 on the road.
Michigan State is 0-9 in the Big Ten. They lost to Northwestern 0-7 and Illinois 0-7 at home.
Nebraska is also 0-9 in conference. They lost to Indiana 0-7 and Purdue 0-7 on the road.
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On the national scene last week, the only significant match for the nation's top five was a Big 12 contest between #5 Oklahoma State and #8 Texas. OSU won 4-1.
#28 Illinois moved up into a second-place tie with a record of 7-2. They got a big win over Michigan 4-2 Saturday and then took down Michigan State 7-0 on Sunday, both matches on the road.
#14 Michigan dropped to 7-2 in conference, tied for second place. They lost to Illinois 2-4, but then won a close match against Northwestern 4-3 at home. The NW match came down to #2 singles: Alex Knight defeated Konrad Zieba 6-0 in the third set.
#29 Wisconsin is now 6-3 in the Big Ten. They defeated Penn State 7-0 in a strong showing but lost to Ohio State 1-6 on the road last week.
#21 Northwestern also stands at 6-3 in the conference. They won over Michigan State 7-0 but then lost to Michigan 3-4 in a very close match on the road.
Penn State stands at 5-4 in conference play. They lost to Wisconsin 0-7 and defeated Minnesota 4-3 in a close match at home. The MN match came down to #1 singles. In that match, Constant De La Bassatiere of PSU defeated Matic Spec of MN 6-3 in the third set. PSU also defeated Monmouth 7-0 Sunday.
Purdue is up to 5-4 in conference. They won over Iowa 5-2 and Nebraska 7-0 at home last week. PU also defeated Eastern Kentucky 6-1.
#31 Minnesota fell to 4-5 in conference. They lost to Ohio State 1-6 and then to Penn State 3-4 on the road in a close match.
Indiana is also 4-5 in the Big Ten. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 and Iowa 4-1 at home.
Iowa is now 1-8 in the conference. They lost to Purdue 2-5 and Indiana 1-4 on the road.
Michigan State is 0-9 in the Big Ten. They lost to Northwestern 0-7 and Illinois 0-7 at home.
Nebraska is also 0-9 in conference. They lost to Indiana 0-7 and Purdue 0-7 on the road.
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On the national scene last week, the only significant match for the nation's top five was a Big 12 contest between #5 Oklahoma State and #8 Texas. OSU won 4-1.
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Can Anyone Stop Ohio State?
Ohio State has won 10 of the last 11 Big Ten titles. They look to be on the way to 11 for 12. But important matches remain. This weekend key matches will take place at the top of the conference. League-leading Ohio State (7-0) will face two nationally ranked teams, Minnesota (4-3) and Wisconsin (5-2) at home, while second place Michigan (6-1) will play two season-defining matches at home against two teams also nationally ranked and in third place, Illinois (5-2) and Northwestern (5-2).
ITA is out with another national ranking of singles players (4/11). Here are the Big Ten players in the Top 100:
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#6 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#7 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#31 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#39 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#54 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#65 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
#69 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#74 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#95 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
#98 Myles Schalet, Michigan
ITA is out with another national ranking of singles players (4/11). Here are the Big Ten players in the Top 100:
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#6 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#7 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#31 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#39 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#54 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#65 JJ Wolf, Ohio State
#69 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#74 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#95 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
#98 Myles Schalet, Michigan
Monday, April 10, 2017
Last Week's Action, April 3-9
Last week was one with few close matches in Big Ten tennis. Here's the summary:
#2 Ohio State keeps on marching in the Big Ten lead with a record of 7-0. They beat 7-0 Indiana and Purdue 7-0 at home last week. (Top-50 national team rankings from ITA, 4/3)
#15 Michigan is up to 6-1 in the Big Ten, now alone in second place. They beat Minnesota 5-2 and then had a solid win against Wisconsin 4-0 at home in an important match between second-place teams.
#29 Wisconsin is now 5-2 in conference. They defeated Michigan State 7-0 on the road, but lost to Michigan on the road 0-4 in an important match of second-place teams.
#21 Northwestern is up to 5-2 in the Big Ten. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 at home and then had a tight match with Iowa at home. NW won 4-3, with the decisive match coming at #6 singles, in which Jason Seidman of NW defeated Jason Kerst of IA 7-6, 7-6. This was the only close team match last week in the conference.
#27 Illinois is also now 5-2 in a three-way tie for third place in the conference after defeating Iowa 6-1 and Nebraska 4-0 at home.
#32 Minnesota is 4-3 in conference. They lost to Michigan 2-5 and then beat Michigan State 6-1 on the road.
Penn State stands at 4-3 in conference play. They lost to Purdue 2-5 and defeated Indiana 5-2 at home. These were two fairly close matches.
Purdue is up to 3-4 in conference. They defeated Penn State 5-2 and then lost to Ohio State 0-7, both matches on the road.
#45 Indiana is 2-5 in the Big Ten. They lost to Ohio State 0-7 and Penn State 2-5 on the road. Iowa is now 1-6 in the conference. They lost to Illinois 1-6 and then to Northwestern 3-4 on the road. The NW match was a close one.
Iowa is now 1-6 in the conference. They lost to Illinois 1-6 and to Northwestern 3-4 on the road. The NW match was a tight one.
Michigan State is 0-7 in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin 0-7 in a match that was closer than it looks on paper and then lost to Minnesota 1-6 at home in another fairly close match.
Nebraska is also 0-7 in conference. They lost to Northwestern 0-7 and Illinois 0-4 on the road.
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In news from the top on the national scene, #3 Baylor lost to #8 Oklahoma State 3-4 over the weekend. OK came back from 1-3 down to win on the road. Also, in a very close match in the ACC, #4 Virginia defeated #11 North Carolina 4-3. #5 Southern Cal, on the road, lost to #19 Stanford 1-4 and then defeated #12 Cal 4-0 in two important Pac-12 matches last weekend.
#2 Ohio State keeps on marching in the Big Ten lead with a record of 7-0. They beat 7-0 Indiana and Purdue 7-0 at home last week. (Top-50 national team rankings from ITA, 4/3)
#15 Michigan is up to 6-1 in the Big Ten, now alone in second place. They beat Minnesota 5-2 and then had a solid win against Wisconsin 4-0 at home in an important match between second-place teams.
#29 Wisconsin is now 5-2 in conference. They defeated Michigan State 7-0 on the road, but lost to Michigan on the road 0-4 in an important match of second-place teams.
#21 Northwestern is up to 5-2 in the Big Ten. They defeated Nebraska 7-0 at home and then had a tight match with Iowa at home. NW won 4-3, with the decisive match coming at #6 singles, in which Jason Seidman of NW defeated Jason Kerst of IA 7-6, 7-6. This was the only close team match last week in the conference.
#27 Illinois is also now 5-2 in a three-way tie for third place in the conference after defeating Iowa 6-1 and Nebraska 4-0 at home.
#32 Minnesota is 4-3 in conference. They lost to Michigan 2-5 and then beat Michigan State 6-1 on the road.
Penn State stands at 4-3 in conference play. They lost to Purdue 2-5 and defeated Indiana 5-2 at home. These were two fairly close matches.
Purdue is up to 3-4 in conference. They defeated Penn State 5-2 and then lost to Ohio State 0-7, both matches on the road.
#45 Indiana is 2-5 in the Big Ten. They lost to Ohio State 0-7 and Penn State 2-5 on the road. Iowa is now 1-6 in the conference. They lost to Illinois 1-6 and then to Northwestern 3-4 on the road. The NW match was a close one.
Iowa is now 1-6 in the conference. They lost to Illinois 1-6 and to Northwestern 3-4 on the road. The NW match was a tight one.
Michigan State is 0-7 in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin 0-7 in a match that was closer than it looks on paper and then lost to Minnesota 1-6 at home in another fairly close match.
Nebraska is also 0-7 in conference. They lost to Northwestern 0-7 and Illinois 0-4 on the road.
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In news from the top on the national scene, #3 Baylor lost to #8 Oklahoma State 3-4 over the weekend. OK came back from 1-3 down to win on the road. Also, in a very close match in the ACC, #4 Virginia defeated #11 North Carolina 4-3. #5 Southern Cal, on the road, lost to #19 Stanford 1-4 and then defeated #12 Cal 4-0 in two important Pac-12 matches last weekend.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Coming: Another Weekend of Tennis Under Pressure
Now Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, all near the top of the conference, face the next round-robin with a lot at stake. The difference maker might be that Michigan will be at home, while both
MN and WI will be on the road for this week's set of matches.
New national singles rankings are out from the ITA (4/3). Here is the list of Big Ten players in the top 100. Mikael Torpegaard of OSU remains #1, while Aleks Vukic of IL climbed more than a dozen spots to #6 in the country.
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#6 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#7 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#29 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#43 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#50 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#59 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#81 J.J. Wolf, Ohio State
#90 Myles Schalet, Michigan
#92 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#96 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
MN and WI will be on the road for this week's set of matches.
New national singles rankings are out from the ITA (4/3). Here is the list of Big Ten players in the top 100. Mikael Torpegaard of OSU remains #1, while Aleks Vukic of IL climbed more than a dozen spots to #6 in the country.
#1 Mikael Torpegaard, Ohio State
#6 Aleks Vukic, Illinois
#7 Hugo Di Feo, Ohio State
#29 Aron Hiltzik, Illinois
#43 Strong Kirchheimer, Northwestern
#50 Konrad Zieba, Northwestern
#59 Matic Spec, Minnesota
#81 J.J. Wolf, Ohio State
#90 Myles Schalet, Michigan
#92 Jathan Malik, Michigan
#96 Gergely Madarasz, Purdue
Monday, April 3, 2017
Last Week's Action, March 27 - April 2
It was an exciting weekend of tennis in the Big Ten. Several matches were very closely contested
with a lot at stake. Here's what happened. (Top-50 national rankings from ITA, 3/28.)
#2 Ohio State now leads the Big Ten alone with a record of 5-0. They defeated Iowa and Nebraska on the road with identical 7-0 scores.
#30 Wisconsin is now in a tie for second place in the Big Ten lead with a 4-1 record. They defeated Northwestern 4-2 at home, but later lost for the first time in conference, to Illinois at home 2-4 in a very tight match.
#18 Michigan is up to 4-1 in the Big Ten, tied for second place. They defeated Indiana 7-0 and Purdue 6-1 on the road.
#19 Northwestern is 3-2 in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin 2-4 on the road but then defeated Minnesota 4-2 on the road in a close match that ended with Konrad Zieba of NU besting Felix Corwin of MN in tennis's version of OT, a third-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7).
#33 Minnesota is 3-2 in conference. They defeated Illinois 4-3 at home. That match was very tight, coming down to the third set at #6 singles, a match in which Marino Alpeza of MN came back to defeat Vuk Budic of IL 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. But they later lost to Northwestern 2-4 at home in another close match.
#28 Illinois is now 3-2 in the Big Ten after a grueling weekend of tennis. First they lost to Minnesota 3-4 on the road in a long, tough match and then defeated conference-leading Wisconsin 4-2 on the road. That match came down to #1 singles, in which Aleks Vukic of IL defeated Lamar Remy of WI in another late-match third-set tiebreaker in the Big Ten last week, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6.
Penn State jumped up to 3-2 in conference play with wins at Nebraska 5-2 and Iowa 4-3, both on the road.
#44 Indiana is 2-3 in the Big Ten. They lost to Michigan 0-7 at home and defeated Michigan State 4-3 at home.
Purdue is 2-3 in conference. They defeated Michigan State 7-0 at home. They later lost to Michigan 1-6 at home.
Iowa is 1-4 in conference. They lost to Ohio State 0-7 at home and Penn State 3-4 at home. They also defeated DePaul 7-0 at home last week.
Nebraska is 0-5 in conference. They lost to Penn State 2-5 and Ohio State 0-7 at home.
Michigan State is 0-5 in the conference. They lost to Purdue 0-7 on the road. They also lost to Indiana 3-4 on the road in a tight match.
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On the national scene, #1 Wake Forest defeated #3 Virginia 5-2 at home in the ACC on Sunday. This was a closely contested match, with a number of players ranked highly in the nation facing off against each other. Four of six singles matches went three sets.
with a lot at stake. Here's what happened. (Top-50 national rankings from ITA, 3/28.)
#2 Ohio State now leads the Big Ten alone with a record of 5-0. They defeated Iowa and Nebraska on the road with identical 7-0 scores.
#30 Wisconsin is now in a tie for second place in the Big Ten lead with a 4-1 record. They defeated Northwestern 4-2 at home, but later lost for the first time in conference, to Illinois at home 2-4 in a very tight match.
#18 Michigan is up to 4-1 in the Big Ten, tied for second place. They defeated Indiana 7-0 and Purdue 6-1 on the road.
#19 Northwestern is 3-2 in the Big Ten. They lost to Wisconsin 2-4 on the road but then defeated Minnesota 4-2 on the road in a close match that ended with Konrad Zieba of NU besting Felix Corwin of MN in tennis's version of OT, a third-set tiebreaker, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7).
#33 Minnesota is 3-2 in conference. They defeated Illinois 4-3 at home. That match was very tight, coming down to the third set at #6 singles, a match in which Marino Alpeza of MN came back to defeat Vuk Budic of IL 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. But they later lost to Northwestern 2-4 at home in another close match.
#28 Illinois is now 3-2 in the Big Ten after a grueling weekend of tennis. First they lost to Minnesota 3-4 on the road in a long, tough match and then defeated conference-leading Wisconsin 4-2 on the road. That match came down to #1 singles, in which Aleks Vukic of IL defeated Lamar Remy of WI in another late-match third-set tiebreaker in the Big Ten last week, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6.
Penn State jumped up to 3-2 in conference play with wins at Nebraska 5-2 and Iowa 4-3, both on the road.
#44 Indiana is 2-3 in the Big Ten. They lost to Michigan 0-7 at home and defeated Michigan State 4-3 at home.
Purdue is 2-3 in conference. They defeated Michigan State 7-0 at home. They later lost to Michigan 1-6 at home.
Iowa is 1-4 in conference. They lost to Ohio State 0-7 at home and Penn State 3-4 at home. They also defeated DePaul 7-0 at home last week.
Nebraska is 0-5 in conference. They lost to Penn State 2-5 and Ohio State 0-7 at home.
Michigan State is 0-5 in the conference. They lost to Purdue 0-7 on the road. They also lost to Indiana 3-4 on the road in a tight match.
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On the national scene, #1 Wake Forest defeated #3 Virginia 5-2 at home in the ACC on Sunday. This was a closely contested match, with a number of players ranked highly in the nation facing off against each other. Four of six singles matches went three sets.
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