Men’s Tennis Falls Short to No. 2 OSU

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oregon men's tennis fell short to Ohio State today in the ITA Kick-Off. Three matches went unfinished, with the Ducks in contention in all three.
 
OSU led early with a doubles win on court three, while Oregon was going the distance on both one and two. Joshua Charlton and Quinn Vandecasteele won a tough contest on court one to even things up. The 7-6 (7-5) win was much needed. Shortly after, Ray Lo and Ivailo Keremedchiev dropped their match 7-5 to hand the Buckeyes the point.
 
Freshman Vlad Breazu faced a tough foe in spot No. 4 in singles, falling 6-3, 6-1, giving OSU a 2-0 advantage. Vandecasteele was soon-met with the same fate, dropping his match 6-2, 6-2. The Buckeyes clinched on court six when Ray Lo was defeated 6-1, 6-1.
 
Charlton, Keremedchiev and Klov-Nilsson's matches would go unfished. Charlton was narrowly defeated in the first set 7-5, Keremedchiev dropped the first to No. 5 ranked JJ Tracy, but was tied at 4-4 in the second, and Klov-Nilsson was in the second set after dropping the first 7-5.
 
Results
Singles competition
1. Justin Boulais (OSU) vs. Joshua Charlton (ORE) 7-5, 3-1, unfinished
2. Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-2, 6-2
3. #5 JJ Tracy (OSU) vs. Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 6-1, 4-4, unfinished
4. #90 Alexander Bernard (OSU) vs. Jesper Klov-Nilsson (ORE) 7-5, unfinished
5. James Trotter (OSU) def. Vlad Breazu (ORE) 6-3, 6-1
6. Robert Cash (OSU) def. Ray Lo (ORE) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Joshua Charlton/Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) def. Andrew Lutschaunig/James Trotter (OSU) 7-6 (7-5)
2. Robert Cash/Justin Boulais (OSU) def. Ray Lo/Ivailo Keremedchiev (ORE) 7-5
3. JJ Tracy/Cannon Kingsley (OSU) def. Jesper Klov-Nilsson/Luke Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Oregon 3-1
Ohio State 7-0; National ranking #2