Ohio State and UCLA Advance to Big Ten Tournament Final
Buckeyes and Bruins to square off Sunday with an NCAA berth on the line

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Semifinals Saturday at the Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament saw No. 1 seed Ohio State and No. 2 seed UCLA move on to tomorrow's championship match (12 p.m. ET).
Ohio State knocked off Washington, 4-1, in the first semifinal of the day. After clinching the doubles point, the Buckeyes (26-2) won the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles flights to earn their 21st consecutive trip to the tournament final.
No. 21-ranked UCLA downed 22nd-ranked Michigan State, 4-0, in the second semifinal. The Bruins (15-8) won all three of their singles matches in straight sets in a match that was completed in just over two hours.
Ohio State and UCLA will meet for the second time this season. In the prior matchup, the Buckeyes came away with a 4-0 win in Columbus on April 4.