COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second consecutive season, an Ohio State doubles team was the last team standing at the ITA Fall National Championship. JJ Tracy and Andrew Lutschuanig took down the No. 3 ranked team of Alexander Jong and Lui Maxted of TCU 6-3, 3-6, 10-4 to win this year’s title.
This was the third consecutive season an Ohio State doubles team played for an ITA Fall Nationals title. The win also ties the Buckeyes with USC for the most doubles titles at the ITA Fall Nationals with five.
Tracy and Lutschaunig started strong on Sunday, winning the first two games and riding that momentum to a 6-3 victory. In the second, TCU won the opening game and the Buckeyes answered with a big hold from 0-40. TCU then got the first break and like the Buckeyes in the first, the Horned Frog duo held to a 6-3 win.
For the fifth consecutive match this week, the Buckeyes found themselves in a super-breaker to decide the match. Sunday’s breaker was the best of the week. Tracy and Lutschaunig raced to a 4-0 lead and led 5-1 at the first change over. They never let up and would cruise to a 10-4 victory.
JJ Tracy and Andrew Lutschaunig are the 2022 ITA Fall Nationals Doubles Champions!!
Second consecutive year that a Buckeyes doubles team has finished on top! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/3tSf4C40lZ
— Ohio State M Tennis (@OhioStateMTEN) November 6, 2022
The Buckeye duo opened the week with a 6-4, 1-6, 10-5 win over the No. 5-ranked team Joshua Charlton and Quin Vandecasteele of Oregon. On Thursday, they bested Matisse Bobichon and Rayane Stable of VCU 7-6(2), 3-6, 10-5 and then took down the No. 21-ranked dui of Max Westphal and Theo Winegar of Columbia 5-7, 6-4, 10-8 on Friday.
Saturday’s semifinal was a great match. Tracy and Lutschaunig won the first two games of the match against Baylor’s 14th ranked team of Jake Finn Bass Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchiand. They would hold that advantage the rest of the first set to a 6-4 victory. Baylor’s duo broke early in the second set and went on to a 6-3 win.
That setup a good tiebreaker. Both teams held serve through the first five points and then Tracy ripped a forehand to give the OSU a 4-2 lead at the first change over. After a Baylor point, Lutschaunig held on both his service points which was then followed by a Baylor double-fault. Trailing 7-3, the Baylor duo battled back to get back on serve at 7-6 with three consecutive points. Lutschaunig then hit a winner to give the Buckeyes an…
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