The Big Ten tennis championships are this weekend, and the Ohio State men’s and women’s teams are back in familiar spots as the top seed in each tournament. Little else has been typical about this season. “It’s been a wild year,” men’s coach Ty Tucker said. “Crazy,” said Melissa Schaub, who coaches the women’s team. At least there has been a season. Last year’s ended just as conference play started because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, the Big Ten mandated that its tennis programs play a conference-only season except for participation in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship during the winter. That left a major hole in the schedule and a major dent in each team’s resume. The men’s team, which has won the past 14 Big Ten regular-season titles, has been the only northern program consistently among the national elite. The Buckeyes’ matches against those nonconference teams tend…
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