COLUMBUS, Ohio – The University of Toledo men's tennis team fell to the No. 6 ranked Ohio State, 7-0, in its first match of the year.

"We feel pretty good about some things in today's match," head coach Al Wermer said. "Obviously there are a lot of things to work on, but I am optimistic that we can take a lot from this."

The Buckeyes got on the board early with the doubles point from wins on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. The junior duo of Luis Kleinschnitz and Luka Jankovic were down 5-3 in the first set aiming for a comeback on the No. 3 court, but their match was left unfinished.

The Rockets fought hard in singles play, but dropped all their head-to-head matches against their Buckeye counterparts. Sophomore Pawit Sornlaksup put up a tough fight against the No. 21 ranked Cannon Kingsley and senior Cole Shoults battled hard against the No. 42 James Trotter, but their efforts came up short on the No. 1 and No. 4 courts, respectively.

Toledo heads to Bloomington, Ind. for its second stop on a five-match road series. The Rockets visit the Hoosiers of Indiana on Saturday, Jan. 22. First serve is set for 11:00 a.m. in the IU Tennis Center.

Toledo vs No. 6 Ohio State
OSU 7, TOL 0

Doubles
1.Andrew Lutschaunig/ James Trotter def Cole Shoults/ Pawit Sornlaksup 6-1
2.Cannon Kingsley/ Jake Van Emburgh def. Adam Kovac/ Krzysztof Wetoszka 6-2
3.Matej Vocel/ Justin Boulais vs. Luis Kleinschnitz/ Luka Jankovic 5-3, unfinished

Singles
1.#21 Cannon Kingsley def. Pawit Sornlaksup 6-3, 6-2
2.#5 Matej Vocel def. Adam Kovac 6-0, 6-2
3.Jake Van Emburgh def. Krzysztof Wetoszka 6-2, 6-1
4.#42 James Trotter def. Cole Shoults 6-3, 6-2
5.Justin Boulais def. Marko Galic 6-1, 6-2
6. Andrew Lutschaunig def. Luis Kleinschnitz 6-3, 6-0