Andrew Lutschaunig put it bluntly.
With a chance to help Ohio State secure its first national championship in the final round of the NCAA men’s tennis team tournament in Orlando on May 21, the redshirt senior admitted “I didn’t play very well at all.”
Lutschaunig and teammate James Trotter were one of two Buckeye duos to drop doubles matches to Virginia, conceding the opening point of the overall match to the team that ultimately swept Ohio State, 4-0, to hoist the most prestigious prize in collegiate team tennis. For the third time in head coach Ty Tucker’s decorated career at the helm of the program, the Buckeyes – who appeared poised to get over the hump in 2023 – finished as the national runner-up.