Ohio State’s Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter will play for the NCAA men’s tennis doubles championship Saturday. The Buckeyes will go head-to-head with Texas’ Cleeve Harper and Eliot Spizzirri in the national championship match, which is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
CLEMSON, S.C. - Head Coach Robbie Weiss announced the addition of Assistant Coach Austin Rapp on Friday. Rapp joins the Tigers after working at the University of Texas for the past two seasons, serving as a volunteer assistant coach. QUOTE FROM RAPP QUOTE FROM ROBBIE This past season, despite the team facing an unprecedented string of injuries, the Longhorns still reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 and posted at least 18 wins each for an eighth-consecutive season. All of Texas' 11 losses came to opponents ranked at least in the top 15 with nine of those against teams in the top six, including 4-3 defeat against No. 1 Florida and No. 2 Ohio State. The season also featured wins versus that same Gators team at ITA Indoor Nationals, which Texas reached for the fourth-straight year, and at No. 9 USC. In 2021, Rapp helped the Longhorns to a 24-6 overall record, a share of the regular season Big 12 Championship, an appearance in the NCAA Final Four and an ITA Final Ranking of No.
Ohio State’s Matej Vocel and Robert Cash will play for an NCAA doubles championship on Saturday. The Buckeye duo advanced to the doubles final of the NCAA men’s tennis tournament with a three-set victory over South Carolina’s Connor Thomson and Daniel Rodrigues (6-4, 5-7, 10-8) on Friday.