Michigan Earns Men’s Tennis Weekly Honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its men’s tennis weekly awards for matches played February 6-8, 2026.

Player of the Week
Freshman of the Week
Max Dahlin, Michigan
R-Fr. – Karlstad, Sweden – Akademi Bastad Gymnasium

• Handed No. 3-ranked Michael Zheng his first loss of the season; Zheng is a two-time NCAA champion, ranked No. 151 in the world, and won a match at the Australian Open
• Dahlin downed Zheng, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 1 singles in Michigan’s 4-3 loss to No. 12 Columbia Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Rallied from a set down to defeat No. 56 Alejandro Moreno of Tennessee, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles in a 4-3 win for the Wolverines on Sunday  
• Partnered with Pierce Shaya to post No. 1 doubles wins against Columbia and Tennessee
• A two-time ITA All-American, Dahlin is ranked No. 5 in singles and No. 8 in doubles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
• Captures his third Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor and first Player of the Week accolade in 2025-26

2025-26 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player of the Week

Sept. 17       
P: Ozan Baris, Sr., MSU
F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL

Sept. 24       
P: Nikita Filin, So., OSU

Oct. 1          
P: Aidan Kim, Jr., OSU
F: Sam Olszakowski, ORE

Oct. 8          
P: Nicholas Steglehner, Sr., MICH
F: Arnav Bhandari, Fr., MICH

Oct. 15        
P: Sam Landau, Sr., IND
F: Jeri Lassila, Fr., NEB

Oct. 22        
P: Spencer Johnson, Jr., UCLA
F: Max Dahlin, R-Fr., MICH

Nov. 5         
P: David Saye, Sr., MSU

Nov. 12       
P: Jack Anthrop, Sr., OSU
F: Max Dahlin, R-Fr., MICH

Jan. 14         
P: Bjorn Swenson, Sr., MICH
F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC

Jan. 21         
P: Alex Okonkwo, Jr., OSU
F: Sasha Colleu, Fr., ILL

Jan. 28         
P: Alexander Bernard, Sr., OSU
F: Jeri Lassila, Fr., NEB
F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC

Feb. 4          
P: Nikita Filin, So., OSU
F: Cooper Han, Fr., NU

Feb. 11        
P: Max Dahlin, R-Fr., MICH
F: Max Dahlin, R-Fr., MICH