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Men's Tennis Falls to #3 Ohio State
February 27, 2011 | Men's Tennis
Feb. 27, 2011
The No. 15 University of Louisville men's tennis team fell 6-1 to the No. 3-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes Sunday afternoon in Columbus.
The Buckeyes improve to 13-1 with the win and the Cardinals move to 8-4.
U of L scored when unranked senior Simon Childs upset #103 Ille Van Engelen in a 7-6, 3-6, 10-7 three set victory. Another highlight included a win at No. 1 doubles when #26 Austen Childs and Viktor Maksimcuk upset #6 Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola 8-4.
During the doubles point, the #50 duo of Simon Childs and Alejandro Calligari battled the #10 pair of Matt Allare and Peter Kobelt but fell 8-5. Austen Childs and Maksimcuk evened the doubles score at 1-1 with their win. Unranked Robert Hall and Adam Donaldson gave #66 Devin McCarthy and Balazs Novak all they could handle before falling 8-6 and tipping the doubles point to OSU.
First to fall in singles was freshman Dante Terenzio, who fell 6-1, 6-1 to Balazs Novak right before Calligari fell to #45 Matt Allare 6-4 ,6-3. #11 Austen Childs dropped his first set 6-3 and then pushed #21 Chase Buchanan before falling 7-6 and clinching the match for the Buckeyes. At No. 5, U of L's Andrew Carter was edged 7-6 in his first set and then fell 6-3 in the second to #55 Devin McCarthy. After Simon Childs won, #100 Viktor Maksimcuk won his first set, fell 7-6 in the second and then lost 6-3 in the third to #5 Blaz Rola.
Tennis Match ResultsLouisville vs Ohio StateFeb 27, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio(VTC)
#3 Ohio State 6, #15 Louisville 1
Singles competition
1. #21 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #11 Austen Childs (UL) 6-3, 7-6
2. #5 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. #100 Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
3. Simon Childs (UL) def. #103 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) 7-6, 3-6, 10-7
4. #45 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL) 6-4, 6-3
5. #55 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Andrew Carter (UL) 7-6, 6-3
6. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Dante Terenzio (UL) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #26 Austen Childs/Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) def. #6 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) 8- 4
2. #10 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. #50 Simon Childs/Alejandro Calligari (UL) 8-5
3. #66 Devin McCarthy/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Robert Hall/Adam Donaldson (UL) 8-6
Louisville 8-4; National ranking #15Ohio State 13-1; National ranking #3Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,4,1,5,3,2)Official: Vince Solomon A-247
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