Michigan
Ohio State
Michigan Falls to No. 1 Ohio State in B1G Tournament Championship Match
4/28/2024 4:41:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Evanston, Ill. (Vandy Christie Tennis Center)
Event: Big Ten Tournament (Championship)
Score: #1 Ohio State 4, Michigan 1
Records: U-M (16-12), OSU (30-1)
Next U-M Event: Monday, April 29 -- NCAA Selection Show (NCAA.com), 6 p.m.
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team lost 4-1 in the Big Ten Tournament Championship to No. 1-ranked Ohio State on Sunday (April 28) at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center on the campus of Northwestern.
Gavin Young provided U-M a victory at No. 1 singles, as the 19th-ranked Wolverine defeated No. 33 Justin Boulais 6-1, 6-4. Young jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first set for the win, while he trailed in the second. Down 4-2 in the second, Young won four straight games to take the win 6-4.
Bjorn Swenson put up a battle at No. 4 singles, as Ohio State held a 3-1 lead on the scoreboard. Down 5-2 in the second set, he rallied for four straight games to take a 6-5 lead before he and No. 16-ranked JJ Tracy went into a second-set tiebreaker. Tied at 2-2, Tracy won three straight points to take the lead and used the momentum to a 7-4 finish to clinch the title for the Buckeyes.
Will Cooksey and Nick Steiglehner were still on court and left their matches abandoned.
Patorn Hanchaikul had a three-match win streak come to an end with a loss to No. 29 Jack Anthrop at No. 4, 6-1, 6-0, while Jacob Bickersteth fell to No. 18-ranked Cannon Kingsley at No. 2, 6-3, 6-1.
Young and Bickersteth were both named to the All-Tournament Team.
The NCAA Selection Show will take place Monday (April 29) at 6 p.m. on NCAA.com. Individual selections for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships will be announced Tuesday (April 30).
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 – No. 19 Gavin Young (U-M) d. No. 33 Justin Boulais (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 – No. 18 Cannon Kingsley (Ohio State) d. Jacob Bickersteth (U-M), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3 – No. 16 JJ Tracy (Ohio State) d. Bjorn Swenson (U-M), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 4 – No. 29 Jack Antrhop (Ohio State) d. Patorn Hanchaikul (U-M), 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 – Will Cooksey (U-M) vs. Alexander Bernard (Ohio State), 3-6, 2-1 abandoned
No. 6 – Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M) vs. Robert Cash (Ohio State), 2-6, 1-0 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 – No. 17 Gavin Young/Jacob Bickersteth (U-M) vs. No. 2 Robert Cash/JJ Tracy (Ohio State), 3-5 abandoned
No. 2 – No. 35 Justin Boulais/Andrew Lutschaunig (Ohio State) d. Patorn Hanchaikul/Will Cooksey (U-M), 6-3
No. 3 – Cannon Kingsley/Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) d. Mert Oral/Bjorn Swenson (U-M), 6-1
Order of Completion: Doubles 3-2, Singles 4-2-1-3
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