2013-14 men’s TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION men’s tennis CONTACT ALEX MORANDO Phone: 614-292-1389 Email: [email protected] Website: OhioStateBuckeyes.com twitter.com/@AlexMorando_OSU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fight Song: Across The Field 2013 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Assistant AD for Communications: Dan Wallenberg Conference: Big Ten (1913) 4/6 Director: Leann Parker Interim President: Joseph A. Alutto 2013 All-Americans Returning/Lost: Associate Directors: Jerry Emig & Adam Widman Director of Athletics/Associate Vice President: 1/1 Assistant Directors: Mike Basford, Gene Smith (Notre Dame,1977) 2013 Big Ten Tournament Finish: Alex Morando, Brett Rybak, Danielle Warner, Year at Ohio State: Ninth Champion Kendra Willard Associate AD/Men’s Tennis: Shaun 2013 NCAA Tournament Finish: Full-time Interns: Julie Brown, Ben Vondal Year at Ohio State: First Semifinals Official Website: OhioStateBuckeyes.com Athletics Dept. Phone: 614-292-7572 2013 Season Ending Ranking: Office Phone: 614-292-6861 Faculty Representative: John Bruno Fourth Fax: 614-292-8547 men’s tennis histORY STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWS Mailing Address: 610 Fawcett Center First Year: 1912 Media wishing to conduct interviews with any 2400 Olentangy River Road All-Time Record: 1,128-674-10 (.623) member of the Ohio State men’s tennis team should Columbus, OH 43210-1166 Big Ten Record: 266-111 (.706) contact Alex Morando of the Athletics Communica- All-Americans/Selections: 15/32 tions office. Please call at least one day in advance Individual NCAA Champion(s): 2 - 2012 to allow setup time. @Brutus_Buckeye Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola (Doubles), 2013 Blaz Rola (Singles) PHOTO REQUESTS Big Ten Regular-Season Championships: All still photography requests of Ohio State student- 1915(co), 1931, 1943, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, .com/buckeyes athletes and coaches must be emailed to Kyle McK- 2011, 2012, 2013 ee. He can be reached at 614-247-7202 or via email Big Ten Tournament Championships: 1991, 2001, at [email protected] 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 GAME DAY MANAGEMENT All-Big Ten Selections/Honorees PHONE NUMBERS VIDEO SERVICES 77/36 Fan Experience & Promotions: 614-292-3672 For information regarding video services and match Academic All-Big Ten Selections/ Honorees Facility Operations footage, contact Russ Hoeflich, assistant director 101/50 VITC - 614-247-8238 of video services at 614-688-0881. Outdoor Venue: Varsity Tennis Courts VTC - 292-8459 Number of Courts: 10 WEEKLY RELEASE Training Room: 614-292-1165 Indoor Venue: The Ohio State University Varsity The weekly release, which includes notes and statistics, Equipment Room: 614-292-1679 Indoor Tennis Center is available each week on the official Ohio State Number of Courts: 6 Athletics Department web site at THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Phone: 847-696-1010 TEAM FACTS Fax: 847-696-1110 Head Coach/Alma Mater: Website: bigten.org Ty Tucker/Ohio State (1998) Mailing Address: 1500 West Higgins Road FOLLOW THE OHIO STATE Year at Ohio State: 15th Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 men’s tennis teAM Ohio State Record: 395-61 (.866) Assistant Commissioner, Media Relations: Career Record: 395-61 (.866) Scott Chipman @OhioState_MTEN Big Ten Record: 131-11 (.923) Email: [email protected] Big Ten Tournament Record: 34-6 (.850) Men’s Tennis Contact: TBA NCAA Tournament Record: Email: 36-14 (.720)/14 appearances OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM UNIVERSITY facTS Assistant Coach/Alma Mater: This is the official website of the Ohio State Athletics Location: Columbus, Ohio Justin Kronauge/Ohio State (2010) Department. Ohio State men’s tennis releases, as Founded: 1870 Year at Ohio State: Fourth well as a wide variety of related men’s tennis and Enrollment: 56,387 (Columbus); Volunteer Assistant Coach/Alma Mater: athletics department information, such as audio and Nickname: Buckeyes David Schilling/Denison (1989) video highlights, can be found on the web. Links to Colors: Scarlet and Gray Year at Ohio State: 15th all 36 varsity sports also are available. Mascot: Brutus Buckeye 1 2013-14 men’s TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION 2013-14 SCHEDULE & OPPONENT INFORMATION Communications Contact: Matt Callaway Date Opponent / Event Location Time Email: [email protected] 9/28/13 ITA All-American Tournament Tulsa, Okla. All Day Phone: 979-862-5443 10/17/13 Midwest Regionals Columbus, Ohio All Day 11/07/13 National Indoors Singles & Doubles Tournament Flushing Meadows, N.Y. All Day at Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1/22/14 vs. Butler Columbus, Ohio Noon ET Sat. Feb. 22, Noon, South Bend, Ind. vs. Xavier Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET Series History: Ohio State leads, 30-26 ITA Kickoff Weekend Communications Contact: Lauren Chval 1/25/14 vs. Denver Columbus, Ohio 10 a.m. ET Email: [email protected] MTSU vs. Louisville Columbus, Ohio 2 p.m. ET Phone: 574-631-3397 1/26/14 Match 1 Columbus, Ohio 10 a.m. ET 1/26/14 Match 2 Columbus, Ohio 1 p.m. ET vs. North Carolina Tarheels 1/26/14 vs. Toledo Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET Fri. Feb. 28, 6 p.m., Columbus, Ohio 2/07/14 vs. Kentucky Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET Series History: Ohio State leads, 8-0 2/9/14 vs. Texas A&M Columbus, Ohio Noon ET Communications Contact: Dave Lohse 2/14/14 National Indoors Team Tournament Houston, Texas All Day Email: [email protected] 2/22/14 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. Noon ET Phone: 919-962-7257 2/24/14 at Indiana Bloomington, Ind. 2 p.m. ET 2/28/14 vs. North Carolina Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET vs. Penn State Nittany Lions 3/02/14 vs. Penn State * Columbus, Ohio Noon ET Sun. March 2, Noon, Columbus, Ohio 3/07/14 at Oklahoma Norman, Okla. 6 p.m. ET Series History: Ohio State leads, 21-5 3/12/14 at Georgia Athens, Ga. 2:30 p.m. ET Communications Contact: Pat Donghia 3/21/14 vs. Michigan * Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET Email: [email protected] 3/23/14 at Michigan State * East Lansing, Mich. Noon ET Phone: 814-865-1757 3/29/14 vs. Northwestern * Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET 3/30/14 vs. Illinois * Columbus, Ohio Noon ET at Oklahoma Sooners 4/04/14 at Minnesota * Minnesota, Minn. 3 p.m. ET Fri. March 7, 6 p.m., Norman, Okla. 4/06/14 at Wisconsin * Madison, Wis. 3 p.m. ET Series History: Ohio State leads, 3-0 4/09/14 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. ET Communications Contact: Kristen Smith 4/11/14 at Indiana * Bloomington, Ind. 2 p.m. ET Email: [email protected] 4/13/14 at Purdue * Lafayette, Ind. Noon ET Phone: 405-325-8231 4/18/14 vs. Iowa * Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. ET 4/20/14 vs. Nebraska * Columbus, Ohio Noon ET at Georgia Bulldogs 4/24/14 Big Ten Championships East Lansing, Mich. All Day Wed. March 12, 2:30 p.m., Athens, Ga. 5/15/14 NCAA Championships TBA All Day Series History: Ohio State trails, 12-3 Communications Contact: Kate Burkholder ROAD REQUESTS Communications Contact: Lori Korte Email: [email protected] Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State’s Email: [email protected] Phone: 706-542-1621 road matches to the host school’s sports information Phone: 502-852-3086 director. vs. Michigan Wolverines vs. Butler Bulldogs vs. MTSU Raiders Fri. March 21, 6 p.m., Columbus, Ohio Wed. Jan. 22, Noon Columbus, Ohio TBA, Columbus, Ohio Series History: Ohio State trails, 30-73-1 Series History: Ohio State leads, 14-0 Series History: Ohio State trails, 0-1 Communications Contact: Zach Eisendrath Communications Contact: Jim McGrath Communications Contact: Miles McQuiggan Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 734-647-3810 Phone: 317-940-9414 Phone: 615-904-8209 at Michigan State Spartans vs. Xavier Musketeers vs. Toledo Rockets Sun. March 23, TBA East Lansing, Mich. Wed. Jan. 22, 6 p.m. Columbus, Ohio Sun. Jan. 26, 6 p.m., Columbus, Ohio Series History: Ohio State leads, 42-35 Series History: Ohio State leads, 12-0 Series History: Ohio State leads, 29-2 Communications Contact: Ben Phlegar Communications Contact: Bryan McEldowney Communications Contact: Adam Hawkins Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 517-355-2271 Phone: 513-745-3388 Phone: 419-530-4925 vs. Northwestern Wildcats vs. Denver Pioneers vs. Kentucky Wildcats Sat. March 29, 6 p.m. Columbus, Ohio Sat. Jan. 25, 10 a.m., Columbus, Ohio Fri. Feb. 7, 6 p.m., Columbus, Ohio Series History: Ohio State leads, 45-43 Series History: First Time Meeting Series History: Ohio State leads, 14-12 Communications Contact: Nick Brilowski Communications Contact: Randy Press Communications Contact: Chris Shoals Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 847-467-3831 Phone: 303-871-2390 Phone: 859-257-3838 vs. Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Louisville Cardinals vs. Texas A&M Aggies Sun. March 30, Noon Columbus, Ohio TBA, Columbus, Ohio Sun. Feb. 9, Noon, Columbus, Ohio Series History: Ohio State trails, 42-55-1 Series History: Ohio State Leads, 11-1 Series History: Tied, 4-4 Communications Contact: Josh Bates 2 2013-14 men’s TENNIS MEDIA INFORMATION 2013-14 SCHEDULE & OPPONENT INFORMATION Email: [email protected] 2013-14 Tournaments Phone: 217-244-4982 ITA Division I Kick-Off Weekend Sat.-Sun. Jan. 25-26, All Day Columbus, Ohio at Minnesota Golden Gophers Communications Contact: Alex Morando Fri. April 4, 3 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. Email: [email protected] Series History: Ohio State trails, 28-38 Phone: 614-292-1389 Communications Contact: TBD ITA National Team Indoor Championship at Wisconsin Badgers Fri.-Mon.