No. 1 Virginia To Take on No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 1 Virginia To Take on No. 2 Ohio State
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No. 1 Virginia To Take on No. 2 Ohio State

The Cavaliers and Buckeyes will square off at 1 p.m. Saturday.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –  The No. 1 Virginia men's tennis team (6-0) is set to clash against No. 2 Ohio State (6-0) on Saturday (Feb. 7) at 1 p.m. at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio.

MATCH INFORMATION

  • Live courts streams and live scores will be available for the match.

CAVALIER NOTES

  • The Cavaliers rose to the top of the latest ITA Team Rankings, reclaiming the No. 1 spot for the first time since January 2024. Virginia began the dual match season at No. 5 and climbed to No. 2 prior to ITA Kickoff Weekend before being announced as No. 1 on Wednesday (Feb. 4).
  • Last weekend, Virginia notched a pair of home 6-1 wins, first over No. 12 Columbia on Friday (Jan. 30) and later over Vanderbilt on Sunday (Feb. 1).
  • Senior Dylan Dietrich climbed to a career-high No. 2 in the ITA singles rankings. He is a perfect 5-0 in dual match play with four ranked wins, including over TCU's No. 6 Duncan Chan and Michigan's No. 7 Max Dahlin.
  • Sophomore Keegan Rice is at a career high in ITA singles rankings as well, claiming the No. 15 spot after his 4-0 start to the season.
  • Sophomore Jangjun Kim also appears in the ITA singles rankings, sitting at No. 81 with a 5-1 record.
  • NCAA Doubles Champions pair senior Måns Dahlberg and Dietrich are currently No. 2 in ITA doubles rankings.
  • The Cavaliers' most frequent one doubles pairing Dahlberg and Kim are ranked No. 23 with a 3-0 mark, while two doubles Dietrich and sophomore Stiles Brockett are No. 45 and 5-0. Duo Kim and Rice are at No. 76.

NOTES ON OHIO STATE

  • Saturday's matchup is a rematch of the 2023 NCAA Championship Final that the Cavaliers won 4-0 to notch their sixth national championship.
  • Virginia is 11-11 all-time against the Buckeyes and hopes to snap a three-match losing streak.
  • The Cavaliers and the Buckeyes met once last season, the No. 3 Buckeyes downing the No. 5 Cavaliers 5-2 in Charlottesville in January.

UP NEXT

  • Virginia will compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship being held Feb. 13-17 in Dallas, Texas. Draws and times will be announced next week.