Men's Tennis Falls to Ohio State, 4-2

The Northwestern men's tennis team's bid for a conference title was halted by Ohio State Saturday afternoon in Madison, Wis. The Wildcats lost to the Buckeyes, 4-2, in semifinal action at the Big Ten Conference Championships.

Jackie Jenkins defeated Chris Porter at No. 2 singles in straight sets (6-2, 6-0), and Josh Axler won over Vincent Ng at No. 6 (6-3, 6-2) to give NU its two points. Axler finished Big Ten competition with an impressive 9-1 record. He has not dropped a set since March 21.

NU will find out its NCAA tournament fate on May 3rd.

Singles
No. 1 - Phil Metz (OSU) def. Brad Erickson (NU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 - Jackie Jenkins (NU) def. Chris Porter (OSU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 - Adrian Bohane (OSU) def. Joost Hol (NU) 7-5, 6-0
No. 4 - Jamie Sahara (NU) vs. Andrew Carlson (OSU) abandoned
No. 5 - Bob Wellstein (OSU) def. Ryan Edlefsen (NU) 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 - Josh Axler (NU) def. Vincent Ng (OSU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles
No. 1 - Metz/Porter (OSU) def. Jenkins/Russell Bennett (NU) 8-5
No. 2 - Wellstein/Defalco (OSU) def. Hol/Edlefsen (NU) 8-4
No. 3 - Axler/Erickson (NU) vs. Contini/Carlson abandoned