Former Ohio State men’s tennis players Robert Cash and JJ Tracy were victorious in their first-round doubles match at the U.S. Open on Thursday, defeating the team of Alexander Shevchenko and Sam Weissborn (6-3, 6-4).
Big time win!!
— Ohio State M Tennis (@OhioStateMTEN) August 29, 2024
Cash and Tracy win their first round match at the US Open #GoBucks
: Lexie Wanninger/USTA pic.twitter.com/r03DJLbmQ7
Cash and Tracy, who earned a berth in the U.S. Open by winning this past season’s NCAA men’s doubles championship, became the first pair in nearly 30 years to win the NCAA championship and a match at the U.S. Open in the same year.
I believe Robert Cash and JJ Tracy of @OhioStateMTEN are the first NCAA men's doubles champions to win a round at that year's #USOpen since Mahesh Bhupathi and Ali Hamadeh of Ole Miss in 1995. https://t.co/Faar6pYHAs
— John (@JTweetsTennis) August 29, 2024
The two former Buckeyes, who are both now professional tennis players, will face the 16th-seeded doubles team of Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in the second round on Saturday.
