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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Iowa men’s tennis team fell to No. 3 Ohio State, 4-0, Friday night at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center. The first-place Buckeyes handed Iowa its first loss in five matches.
The Hawkeyes failed to win the doubles point after Piotr Smietana and Will Davies lost to Ohio State’s Mikael Torpegaard and John McNally, 6-3. Kareem Allaf and Jonas Larsen fell to Ohio State’s No. 1 doubles team, 6-2.
In singles action, senior Josh Silverstein fell to third-ranked Torpegaard (6-3, 6-0). Tyler lost his match, 6-1, 6-3, to McNally, while Smietana dropped the deciding match, 6-0, 6-2, to Ohio State’s JJ Wolf.
NEXT MATCH:
The Hawkeyes travel to University Park, Pennsylvania, to take on the No. 48 Penn State at 10 a.m. (CT) on Sunday.
#3 Ohio State 4, Iowa 0
April 6, 2018 | 5 p.m. (CT) | Columbus, Ohio | OSU Varsity Tennis Center
Singles
1. #43 JJ Wolf (OSU) def. Piotr Smietana (UI): 6-0, 6-2
2. #3 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. Josh Silverstein (UI): 6-3, 6-0
3. #98 John McNally (OSU) def. Joe Tyler (UI): 6-1, 6-3
4. Tim Seibert (OSU) vs. Kareem Allaf (UI): 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
5. #123 Martin Joyce (OSU) vs. Will Davies (UI): 6-0, 5-4, unfinished
6. #71 Kyle Seelig (OSU) vs. Jonas Larsen (UI): 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
Doubles
1. Wolf/Joyce (OSU) def. #51 Allaf/Larsen (UI): 6-2
2. Torpegaard/McNally (OSU) def. #62 Smietana/Davies (UI): 6-3
3. Tubert/Mendez (OSU) vs. Jacoby/Tyler (UI): 5-3, unfinished
Match Notes:
Iowa: 13-11 (2-4)
#3 Ohio State: 20-2 (6-0)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,1,3)
