The Round of 16 remains Arizona’s ceiling, but it’s getting closer to breaking through.
The Wildcats fell 4-2 at third-seeded Ohio State on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament’s third round in Columbus, Ohio. Arizona ends its season with a 23-7 record.
The match was clinched with near simultaneous third-set wins by OSU’s Cannon Kingsley and JJ Tracy over Arizona’s Jonas Ziverts and Gustaf Strom on No. 2 and 3 singles, respectively. Ziverts lost 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 while Strom fell 3-6, 6-2, 4-6.
The Buckeyes took the doubles point by winning all three matches, then picked up 2-set singles wins at No.