Big Ten Qualifies 15 Players for NCAA Men’s Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships
Ohio State shoots for third consecutive doubles title
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference will send 15 players to the 2024-25 NCAA Division I Men’s Singles and Doubles Tennis Championships, to be held Nov. 19-24 at the Hurd Tennis Center and hosted by Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The NCAA Individual Championships are moving to the fall for the first time as part of a two-year pilot program. The team championship will continue to take place in the spring.
Brackets for the 64-player singles and 32-team doubles tournaments will be revealed on Saturday, Nov. 16.
In singles, the Big Ten will have eight players represented from six schools. Ohio State’s Aidan Kim is seeded eighth and Michigan State’s Ozan Baris enters the tournament as the nation’s top-ranked player (according to the ITA preseason rankings). Baris and Michigan’s Gavin Young will be appearing in their third NCAA singles tournament. Three additional Big Ten players are listed as alternates for the event.
The doubles competition will feature four Big Ten teams. Gavin Young will pull double duty after qualifying for his third NCAA doubles tournament. UCLA’s Alexander Hoogmartens will make his second NCAA appearance and is unbeaten this season with doubles partner Aadarsh Tripathi.
Ohio State has won the last two NCAA doubles titles. Robert Cash and senior JJ Tracy claimed the title last spring while Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter won in 2023. Blaz Rola from Ohio State is the last Big Ten player to win the singles title, accomplishing the feat in 2013. Mackenzie McDonald of UCLA captured the singles crown in 2016.
Listed below are the NCAA qualifiers:
SINGLES
Name | School | NCAA Seeding | ITA Ranking | 2024-25 Record | Qualification Tournament | NCAA Appearances |
Ozan Baris (JR) | Michigan State | — | #1 | 8-3 | ITA Midwest Regional | 2023, 2024 |
Cesar Bouchelaghem (SR) | Washington | — | #108 | 5-3 | ITA Northwest Regional | — |
Spencer Johnson (SO) | UCLA | — | #55 | 7-1 | ITA Southwest Regional | — |
Aidan Kim (SO) | Ohio State | #8 | #71 | 6-1 | ITA All-American | — |
Kenta Miyoshi (JR) | Illinois | — | #42 | 10-4 | ITA Midwest Regional | — |
Aristotelis Thanos (SO) | Michigan State | — | #72 | 7-4 | ITA Central Sectional | — |
Emon Van Loben Sels (SO) | UCLA | — | — | 9-4 | ITA West Sectional | — |
Gavin Young (SR) | Michigan | — | #7 | 8-4 | ITA Central Sectional | 2023, 2024 |
SINGLES (ALTERNATES)
Alexander Bernard, Ohio State
William Mroz, Illinois
William Jansen, Ohio State
DOUBLES
Name | School | NCAA Seeding | ITA Ranking | 2024-25 Record | Qualification Tournament | NCAA Appearances |
Facundo Yunis (SO)/Jip van Assendelft (JR) | Indiana | — | #52 | 6-1 | ITA South Sectional | — |
Gavin Young (SR)/Benjamin Kittay (JR) | Michigan | — | #17 | 6-1 | ITA Midwest Regional | Young: 2023, 2024 |
Bryce Nakashima (SO)/Will Jansen (JR) | Ohio State | — | — | 3-1 | ITA Central Sectional | — |
Aadarsh Tripathi (JR)/Alexander Hoogmartens (SR) | UCLA | — | — | 5-0 | ITA Southwest Regional | Hoogmartens: 2024 |