![]() ![]() 1 position and moved to 12-5 overall.Ĭompeting for the first time as a team, Buckeyes Novak and Ille Van Engelen scored the doubles point for the home team, beating Denis Bogatov and Drew Lied, 8-1, at No. The Buckeye tandem picked up their 10th victory at the No. In doubles competition, senior co-captain Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt, the nation’s 13th-ranked duo, rebounded from their loss at Kentucky April 6, by defeating Jason Norville and John Stratton, 8-2. 4 singles for his 22nd win on the season. Senior co-captain Balazs Novak clinched the victory for the Buckeyes in their first outdoor contest of the year, beating Aaron Pfister 6-1, 6-0 at No. Michigan State extended the five-time defending Big Ten champion’s conference win streak to 71, which began in 2004. 23 Michigan, 6-1, Friday and Sunday, respectively, at Stickney Tennis Center. Ohio State picked up its 22nd win of the season by defeating No. 3 ranked team in the country, including an 8-0 mark this season. ranked opponents on the season, including a perfect 8-0 mark in Columbus.Īdditionally, the Scarlet and Gray are 59-2 as the No. Notre Dame will be the eighth of 11 opponents the Buckeyes have or will face ranked in the ITA Top 75 during the months of March and April (No. Notre Dame Wednesday having won seven matches in a row.Īfter sweeping both conference schools from Michigan this past weekend in their first outdoor matches in 2011, the Scarlet and Gray will attempt to earn its 124th-consecutive home victory vs. Since their first road setback since 2006 at Texas A&M March 10, the Buckeyes enter the match vs. 60 Michigan State.įans can follow the action against the Fighting Irish with live updates at Match Pointers The Buckeyes are coming off two Big Ten victories this past weekend against No. Wednesday for its final non-conference match of the season. 3 Ohio State men’s tennis team (22-2, 6-0 Big Ten) will welcome No. “I’m so proud of them and our whole team.COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. “They’re winners and they wanted to get it done,” Sargeant said. Ogbu is shooting 44% from downtown this season. He is a physical, no-nonsense perimeter defender who has emerged as a consistent 3-point shooter, especially from the corners. The last piece has been the team’s unsung hero, senior Dante Ogbu. ![]() Junior Jayden Harper is the tallest player on the team at 6-foot-8, which becomes valuable against front court size. Sophomore Angelino Mark is a do-it-all player who can defend, shoot 3-pointers and handle the ball. Zach White, son of former Crespi High football running back Russell White, is one of the best freshmen in Southern California. Stromer, Foster and Miller are the team’s proverbial three-headed monster, averaging 19, 21 and 18 points per game, respectively, but the rest of the roster is filled with talent, too. He’s got 28pts and Notre Dame up 73-55 on Sierra Canyon. “This was our goal, and we did it,” Foster added. The game will be shown live on Spectrum News 1 and SportsNet LA. The Knights will take on Livermore Granada from the Northern Coast Section at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Friday at 8 p.m. The win advanced Notre Dame to its first CIF State final. “The win coming against Sierra Canyon does make it a little sweeter, but I’ll take a win against anybody,” Foster said. Foster had 28 points to anchor an 80-61 win. The most recent win over Sierra Canyon came Tuesday night in the CIF State Division I SoCal Regional final at Calabasas High. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) “We took a tough loss to them last season, so getting the win was big for us and the program.” Notre Dame’s boys basketball team has been led to the state finals by, from left, Dusty Stromer, Mercy Miller and Caleb Foster. “It means a lot,” Stromer said of the win that evening. 27 at Pauley Pavilion in front of 8,000 fans. ![]() One of those wins over the Trailblazers came on Jan. Notre Dame piled up wins against DeMatha (Maryland), Brophy Prep (Arizona), Bishop Montgomery and Mater Dei, and beat Sierra Canyon four times. The Knights lost to West Ranch (twice), Duncanville (Texas), American Fork (Utah) and Harvard-Westlake (twice) during the regular season, and then lost to top-seeded Corona Centennial in the CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs.īut there were marquee wins, too. Some of that growth came in victory, and some of it came in defeat. The long season presented countless opportunities for the three to grow. ![]()
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