Elite Eight: Buckeyes vs. Horned Frogs

No. 3 Men's Tennis Sweeps No. 14 Illinois to Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals

For the 18th time since 2004, head coach Ty Tucker and the men's tennis team have punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals after the No. 3-seed Buckeyes swept No. 14-seed Illinois, 4-0, in the Super Regionals at the Auer Tennis Complex. Ohio State took control of the match early by securing the doubles point behind a 6-2 victory on court three from Alexander Bernard and Alex Okonkwo and a tie breaker, 7-6(4), win from Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin on court one. Filin opened up singles action making quick work of Illinois' Adam Jilly to pick up his 19th-straight singles victory, followed up with points by Bernard and Jack Anthrop to secure the Buckeyes' return to the Elite Eight.

With the win, Ohio State will travel to the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. to take on the No. 6-seed TCU Horned Frogs in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Elite Eight matchup is set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET and is available to stream on ESPN+.

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Elite Eight: Buckeyes vs. Waves

No. 3 Women's Tennis Tops No. 14 Vanderbilt to Punch Quarterfinals Ticket

The No. 3-seed women's tennis team kept the good times rolling on Saturday, defeating No. 14-seed Vanderbilt by a score of 4-1 to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals. The Buckeyes grabbed the early momentum by securing the doubles point behind wins from the pairings of Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry (6-3) and Audrey Spencer/Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev (6-1). The energy carried into singles play where Cisse-Ignatiev and Nao Nashino added quick straight-set victories to put the Commodores on their heels. The match-clinching point came from Teah Chavez on court one who battled back from a first-set deficit to send Ohio State to the Elite Eight for the third time in program history.

Ohio State's NCAA Quarterfinal matchup is scheduled for Friday as the Buckeyes will face off against the No. 11-seed Pepperdine Waves at 1 p.m. ET. Similar to the men's NCAA Quarterfinals, Friday's match will take place at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. and can be streamed on ESPN+.

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