Columbus, Ohio - The University of Denver men's tennis team continued competition on day two of the 2016 ITA Kickoff today at the OSU Varsity Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio. The 52nd-ranked Pioneers fell to the 9th-ranked Ohio State University 4-0 in the qualifying match.

Below are the results from today's match against Ohio State:

Sunday Jan. 24

Singles
1. #7 Mikael Torpegaard (OSU) def. #45 Diogo Rocha (DU) 6-2, 6-2
2. #10 Hugo Di Feo (OSU) def. Henry Craig (DU) 6-3, 6-2
3. David Fox (DU) vs. #19 Chris Diaz (OSU) 6-4, 0-6, 2-2, unfinished
4. #25 Herkko Pollanen (OSU) def. Yannik James (DU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-4
5. Ralf Steinbach (OSU) def. Alex Gasson (DU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Jesse Ruder-Hook (DU) vs. Martin Joyce (OSU) 7-6, 2-5, unfinished

Doubles
1. #22 Ralf Steinbach/Martin Joyce (OSU) def. #11 Henry Craig/Alex Gasson (DU) 5-4
2. #24 Mikael Torpegaard/Herkko Pollanen (OSU) def. Diogo Rocha/Yannik James (DU) 6-3
3. Chris Diaz/Hugo Di Feo (OSU) def. David Fox/Jesse Ruder-Hook (DU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Denver 1-0; National ranking #52
Ohio State 4-0; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,5,2)

The Pioneers will travel to Lincoln, Neb. next weekend to take on the University of Nebraska at 7:00 p.m. MT.