The No. 3 Ohio State men’s tennis team topped No. 41 LSU, 4-2,  Tuesday afternoon at W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium. It wasn’t a simple victory for the Buckeyes (15-1, 1-0 Big Ten), whose only loss this season came at the hands of No. 1 Virginia, but Ohio State’s depth exceeded the Tigers’ (5-9, 2-3 Southeastern Conference).LSU sophomore Neal Skupski paired with junior Sebastian Carlsson in doubles for the first time this year and managed an early 5-3 lead, but the match went unfinished as the Tigers already lost the doubles point after dropping the first two doubles matches.”We’re still trying to find the answer in doubles,” said LSU men’s coach Jeff Brown. “We’re still holding out hope the doubles point will come our way.”Carlsson and sophomore Mark Bowtell notched straight-set ranked wins in singles, giving the Tigers an early 2-1 lead.Carlsson breezed by Ohio State’s No. 74 freshman Dino Marcan, 6-0, 6-3, and Bowtell   triumphed, 6-1, 6-4, against No. 117 Shuhei Uzawa. Bowtell has been in a groove, taking four of his last five matches with two ranked wins.”I’ve found a rhythm on my serve,” Bowtell said. “It puts a lot of pressure on them to do well on their service games.”But the Buckeyes’ strength from top to bottom proved the difference.”Nobody matches up really well with their No. 5 or No. 6,” Brown said.LSU freshman Stefan Szacinski, who moved from the three spot to the two spot, couldn’t handle No. 26 senior Justin Kronauge, falling 6-4, 6-1.Skupski had the lead against Ohio State’s No. 17 sophomore Chase Buchanan, 6-3, 4-4, before play was ended when the Buckeyes clinched the victory with three straight wins.NO. 37 TULSA DEFEATS LSU WOMEN, 6-1The No. 37 Tulsa women’s tennis team crushed LSU, 6-1, despite Lady Tiger freshman Keri Frankenberger’s best efforts.Frankenberger recorded the lone Lady Tiger victory in a stomping, 6-2, 6-1, while the rest of the Lady Tigers proved no contest for the Golden Hurricane (14-5, 2-1 C-USA).”All credit to Tulsa,” LSU women’s coach Tony Minnis said in a press release. “They played a great match.”LSU (6-10, 1-3 SEC) dropped all three doubles matches and couldn’t gain any momentum in singles. Sophomore Whitney Wolf fell early to Tulsa’s No. 95 junior Alexandra Kichoutkin, 6-3, 6-0.LSU senior Nicole Kantor and freshman Ebie Wilson kept their second sets close after dropping the first, but Kantor fell, 6-2, 6-4, and Wilson succumbed, 6-3, 6-4.Freshman Kaitlin Burns took her match to three sets before falling, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8).—-Contact Rowan Kavner at [email protected]