It was a long complicated weekend of tennis at the NCAA championship, played in Athens, Georgia. Illinois lost in the round of 16, a fine outcome for a strong team, while Ohio State progressed to the semis by two 4-3 wins in the round of 16 and the quarters, both of which came down to late heroics. You can get all the news on these matches at the NCAA championship web site.
Sadly, Ohio State lost in the semis to that pesky Virginia team, which has won two straight team titles. They don't have a top-10 player, but they have a very deep team and a couple very strong leaders with a lot of top-level experience. They know how to win, it seems. I thought OSU could take them, but they lost to them twice this year.
The championship match on Tuesday will send Virginia up against surprise finalist North Carolina (the 9 seed), which had a huge win in the quarters over the team that had been ranked #1 throughout the season, Wake Forest.
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