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Ozan keeps racking up the accolades!!

Ozan Baris Named To ATP Next Gen Accelerator Program

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Max Dahlin has qualified for the PIF ATP Next Gen Accelerator Program! https://t.co/wRoVzEPG0E

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UCLA Men's Tennis

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Congrats to the class of #UCLA2026!

👏 Gianluca Ballotta
👏 Will Steinberg
👏 Aadarsh Tripathi

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Dahlin Earns ITA Regional Rookie of the Year Honors

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Eight Bruins on the Spring 2026 Academic All-Big Ten Team 🙌

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Indiana Men's Tennis

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Congrats to all of our Academic All-Big Ten honorees. 👏 https://t.co/RVtsmovodn

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The Big Ten Conference announced the Spring Semester Academic All-Big Ten honors, and we had 5 Spartan men's tennis student-athletes recognized!!

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Congrats to our Academic All-Big Ten honorees! 👏 https://t.co/zcz2psMH9f

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Congrats to our Academic All-Big Ten selections! https://t.co/zkksdBVO56

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Illinois Men's Tennis

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Congrats to our five Academic All-Big Ten honorees! https://t.co/5NN8FwmPQC

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 Full 2026 Big Ten Spring All-Big Ten Academic List
 </a>ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 2,761 students on spring sports rosters who have been named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team Wednesday. The list of honorees includes 234 baseball students, 93 men’s and 111 women’s golf students, 173 men’s and 197 women’s lacrosse students, 51 men’s and 349 women’s rowing students, 195 softball students, 69 men’s and 105 women’s tennis students, 345 men’s and 431 women’s track & field students, 18 acrobatics and tumbling students, nine bowling students, 22 men’s fencing students, 44 women’s fencing students, eight pistol and 10 rifle students, 35 men’s volleyball students, 29 men’s and 62 women’s water polo students, 54 women’s ice hockey students, 22 women’s lightweight rowing students, 58 women’s beach volleyball students, 20 women’s artistic swimming students, and 17  women’s wrestling students. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team (as verified by being on the official squad list as of May 1 for spring sports), have been enrolled full time at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Among the spring Academic All-Big Ten honorees, 95 had unblemished GPAs:  Baseball  Ty Mikkelsen, Iowa, RS Freshman, Interdepartmental Studies (Business), Grimes, Iowa  Aaron Manias, Purdue, Senior, Selling & Sales Management, Uxbridge, Ontario Men’s Golf   Griffin Barke, Maryland, Sophomore, Business, Crestwood, Kent.  Manato Nakatani, Maryland, Junior, Computer Science, Tokyo, Japan  William Harned, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Finance Investment & Banking, Nashotah, Wis. Women’s Golf  Kylie Eaton, Illinois, Sophomore, Kinesiology, Greenville, R.I.  Brielle Mapanao, Illinois, Senior, Kinesiology, Quakers Hill, NSW, Australia  Victoria Zheng, Illinois, Senior, Finance, Markham, Ontario, Canada  Taylor Kehoe, Michigan State, Senior, Public Relations, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada  Olivia Lovegrove, Nebraska, Sophomore, Finance/Accounting, Lincoln, Neb.  Darae Chung, Oregon, Junior, Psychology, Wellington, New Zealand  Gwendolyn Powell, Penn State, Sophomore, Biology , Madison Township, Pa.  Lana Malek, Purdue, Junior, Biological Engineering, Hoce, Slovenia  Emily James, Rutgers, Junior, Economics, Bury, England  Krystal Li, Rutgers, Junior, Finance, Richmond Hill, Ontario  Grace Lu, Rutgers, Senior, Economics, Edison, N.J.  Amber Li, Washington, Sophomore, Computer Science, Newcastle, Wash.    Men’s Lacrosse  Justin Lawler, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Political Science, Randolph, N.J.  Ben Mckelvy, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Business and Science, Kent Island, Md.  Women’s Lacrosse  Katharine Merrifield, Michigan, Graduate Student, Real Estate Development, Denver, Colo.  Cara Nugent, Northwestern, Graduate Student, Post Baccalaureate, Boxford, Mass.  Jaylen Rosga, Northwestern, Senior, Learning & Organizational Change, St. Paul, Minn.  Ella Lewandowski, Oregon, Sophomore, Journalism and Communication: Advertising, Philadelphia, Pa.  Kylee Manser, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Hartland, Wis.  Shea Stone, Oregon, Sophomore, Psychology, Denver, Colo.  Kimberly Greenblatt, Rutgers, Senior, Journalism and Media Studies, Massapequa, N.Y.  Women’s Rowing  Isaebella DeLong, Iowa, Sophomore, Enterprise Leadership; Sport & Recreation Management, Durant, Iowa  Kendall Doerr, Iowa, Sophomore, English & Creative Writing; English Education, Houston, Texas  Evan Schwickerath, Iowa, Junior, Industrial Engineering, Waukee, Iowa  Logan Roeder, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Chicago, Ill.  Anna King, Ohio State, Junior, Sport Industry, Ottawa, Canada  Madeline Galesi, Rutgers, Junior, Criminal Justice & Political Science, Wayne, N.J.  Avery Mattos, Rutgers, Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Middletown, N.J.  Emily Szopa, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Business and Science, Bridgewater, N.J.    Softball  Ava Moore, Illinois, Sophomore, Accountancy, New Carlisle, Ohio  Remmington Hewitt, Oregon, Graduate Student, Advertising and Brand Responsibility, Pleasant Grove, Calif.  Haley Painter, Purdue, Graduate Student, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Antioch, Calif.    Men’s Tennis  Zachary Viiala, Illinois, Junior, Finance, Perth, Australia    Women’s Tennis  Catherine Gagnon, Nebraska, Sophomore, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Montreal, Quebec, Canada    Men’s Track & Field  Duke Faley, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Finance; Business Analytics & Information Systems, Dubuque, Iowa  Miles Wilson, Iowa, Junior, Finance, Cedar Rapids, Iowa  Carter Bissell, Michigan State, Sophomore, Kinesiology, Rockford, Mich.  Kyle Eberhard, Michigan State, Junior, Aquatic Ecology & Management , Linden, Mich.  Seth Norder, Michigan State, Sophomore, Statistics , Grand Haven, Mich.  Jack Agnew, Ohio State, Junior, Exercise Science, Bellbrook, Ohio  Noah Kriesman, Rutgers, Senior, Exercise Science, Cherry Hill, N.J.  Zachary Love, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Applied Psychology, Fort Lee, N.J.  Luke Metcalf, USC, Sophomore, Human Biology, La Canada, Calif.    Women’s Track & Field  Kristine Blazevica, Illinois, Graduate Student, Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, Riga, Latvia  Anstasia Retsa, Illinois, Graduate Student, Management, Athens, Greece  Nora Wollen, Illinois, Graduate Student, Management, Oak Park, Ill.  Peyton Wilson, Iowa, RS Sophomore, Elementary Education, Lancaster, Ohio  Eva Rogers, Maryland, Sophomore, Finance, Odenton, Md.  Emily Cescon, Michigan, Sophomore, Civil Engineering, Toronto, Ontario  Samantha Hastie, Michigan, Graduate Student, Big Data Analytics, Ann Arbor, Mich.  Leah Hill, Michigan, Senior, Organizational Studies, Denver, Colo.  Brooke Johnston, Michigan, Junior, Psychology, Hawthorn Woods, Ill.  Clare McNamara, Michigan, Graduate Student, Social Work, Northville, Mich.  Gabbie Michael, Michigan, Graduate Student, Chemical Biology MS, Frankenmuth, Mich.  Chyler Turner, Michigan, Graduate Student, Community Change MSW, Shreveport, La.  Natalie Blake, Michigan State, Senior, Human Biology , Holland, Mich.  Gabrielle Jeffries, Michigan State, Sophomore, Kinesiology , Bloomfield Hills, Mich.  Sophia Lucki, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Global Health (MS), Toronto, Ontario  Kate Stajos, Michigan State, Sophomore, English , Charlotte, N.C.  Katelyn Stewart-Barnett, Michigan State, Graduate Student, Financial Planning & Wealth Management (MS), New Westminister, B.C.  Charlotte Lange, Minnesota, Senior, Kinesiology B S, La Grange Park, Ill.  Ali Weimer, Minnesota, Graduate Student, Sport Management M Ed, Saint Michael, Minn.  Ali Bainbridge, Nebraska, Junior, Nutrition & Health Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D.  Alea Hardie, Nebraska, Sophomore, Psychology, Sioux Falls, S.D.  Jana Lowka, Nebraska, Senior, Biological Sciences, Frankfurt, Germany  Ela Velepec, Nebraska, Sophomore, Biological Sciences, Celje, Slovenia  Erin Boler, Northwestern, Junior, Economics, Niskayuna, N.Y.  Samantha Humphries, Oregon, Junior, Human Physiology, Flower Mound, Texas  Allison Ince, Oregon, Sophomore, Journalism and Communication: Advertising, Flower Mound, Texas  Paige Hazelrigg, Purdue, Junior, Biomedical Health Sciences, Noblesville, Indiana  Emma Baeyens, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Social Work, Warren, N.J.  Charlee Crawford, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Digital Marketing, Newark, Del.  Alianna Eucker, Rutgers, Graduate Student, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Delta States, Nigeria  Emma Keating, Rutgers, Senior, Political Science, Pompton Plains, N.J.  Stephanie Driscoll, Washington, Graduate Student, Master of Arts in International Studies, Kendal, England  Danni Langseth, Wisconsin , Graduate Student, Analytics MS, Weston, Wis.  Maggie Munson, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, Sports Leadership, Plymouth, Wis.    Acrobatics and Tumbling  Nicole Jackson, Oregon, Senior, Physics, Lawrenceville, Ga.    Bowling  Ashtyn Yoches, Nebraska, Sophomore, Child, Youth & Family Studies, Prairieville, La.    Men’s Rowing  Liam Smith, Wisconsin, Senior, Business: Real Estate and Urban Land Econ, MSB, Rockford, Mich.  Patrick Trihey, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Biomedical Engineering, BS, Mantorville, Minn.    Women’s Ice Hockey  Gracie Graham, Minnesota, Junior, Business and Marketing Educ BS, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada  Lacey Eden, Wisconsin, Graduate Student, MS Sport Leadership, Annapolis, Md. Women’s Lightweight Rowing  Emilie Rochon, Wisconsin, Senior, Biochemistry, BS, Muskego, Wis.  Claire Rulyak, Wisconsin, Sophomore, Economics, BA and Political Science, BA, Seattle, Wash.    Women’s Beach Volleyball  Daley McClellan, Oregon, Graduate Student, Special Education, Canby, Ore.  Ava Slojkowski, Oregon, Junior, Journalism and Communication: Public Relations, El Dorado Hills, Calif.  Women’s Artistic Swimming  Scarlett Finn, Ohio State, Sophomore, Architecture, Toronto, Ontario  Keana Hunter, Ohio State, Sophomore, Psychology, Los Angeles, Calif.    Women’s Water Polo  Mady Nollan, Indiana, Sophomore, Human Biology, Long Beach, Calif. </div>

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Big Ten Recognizes Spring Academic All-Big Ten Honorees (2026)

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<div class="payload-richtext">Photo courtesy of Ohio State Athletics ROSEMONT, Ill. — Another deep run in the NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament came to an end for Ohio State on Thursday. Third-ranked Ohio State lost to second-ranked TCU, 4-3, in an NCAA Quarterfinal match contested in Athens, Ga. It was the 18th all-time appearance in the quarterfinals or OSU. The Buckeyes (32-5) surpassed 30 wins for the 14th time under Head Coach Ty Tucker, winning three NCAA matches and extending their streak of Big Ten regular season titles to 19-straight seasons. Ohio State also had a two-week stretch in February where it knocked off five top-five teams, including the nation's top-ranked team three times. Thursday's match brought to a close the 2025-26 Big Ten tennis season, which began in mid-September. </div>

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Ohio State Men's Tennis Falls in NCAA Quarterfinals

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2026 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament Central

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Mike Flowers Named Head Men's Tennis Coach at Michigan State

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has qualified seven teams for the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship. Michigan State, ranked 25th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, received the conference’s automatic berth while No. 3 Ohio State, No. 14 Illinois, No. 19 USC, No. 21 UCLA, No. 34 Wisconsin and No. 39 Michigan earned at-large berths. Ohio State, seeded third overall, and Illinois, seeded 14th, will host first and second matches. The NCAA field includes 64 teams playing at 16 different sites for the first and second rounds, May 1-2. Sixteen teams advance to the Super Regionals on May 8-9 with eight teams moving on to the National Championship, May 14-17, at Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia. Details on first round matches: Friday, May 1 Columbia, S.C. | Carolina Tennis Center #43 North Carolina (15-11) vs. #25 Michigan State (18-8) – 11 a.m. ET The Spartans are making their third-straight NCAA appearance and fourth overall. Norman, Okla. | Headington Family Tennis Center #42 Duke (15-13) vs. #19 USC (18-7) – 12 p.m. ET The Trojans have qualified for their 46th NCAA Tournament, having captured 21 national championships. Columbus, Ohio | Auer Tennis Complex Buffalo (16-6) vs. #3 Ohio State (29-4) – 1 p.m. ET The Buckeyes will compete in the NCAA postseason for the 26th time and host opening round action for the 19th time in 20 years. Starkville, Miss. | A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre #73 Samford (16-6) vs. #34 Wisconsin (17-7) – 1 p.m. ET The Badgers are making their eighth trip to the NCAAs having qualified for the first time since 2017. San Diego, Calif. | Hogan Tennis Center #30 Arizona State (17-10) vs. #21 UCLA (17-7) – 1 p.m. ET The Bruins received their 48th NCAA berth, extending their streak to four-straight seasons. UCLA has won 16 national championships. Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tennis Complex #39 Michigan (13-10) vs. #27 Pepperdine (17-9) – 3 p.m. ET The Wolverines have qualified for the NCAAs for the 36th time overall and for the 10th-straight season. Urbana, Ill. | Atkins Tennis Center #44 Yale (16-9) vs. #14 Illinois (22-7) – 7 p.m. ET The Fighting Illini are making a trip to the NCAAs for the fourth-straight year and for the 29th time in program history. Illinois won the national title in 2003</div>

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Seven Big Ten Teams Qualify for NCAA Men’s Tennis 

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 </a> OJAI, Calif. – Weather delays and the third-ranked team in the country couldn’t stop No. 25 Michigan State from winning its first Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament title in 59 years on Saturday at the 124th Ojai. Top-seeded Michigan State held off second-seeded Ohio State, 4-3, as the Big Ten co-champions battled late into the night at Libbey Park. With the win, MSU earned the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Michigan State (18-8) was a point away from a clinch when rain halted play for two hours. When action resumed, Ohio State’s Aidan Kim prevailed at No. 1 singles to even the score, 3-3, setting up a dramatic finish on court two. Matthew Forbes pushed MSU over the top by winning a third set tiebreaker, 7-3, as the Spartans hoisted the tournament trophy for the first time since 1967 and for the third time in program history. Forbes was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. MSU started the match by claiming the doubles point. The tone was set early when Forbes and Ozan Baris defeated OSU’s Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin, 6-2, on center court to hand the nation’s fifth-ranked doubles team just its sixth loss in 41 matches. Baris went 5-0 overall on the week to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. Ohio State (29-4), which was making its 22nd-consecutive appearance in the finals, placed Filin and Kim on the all-tournament team. The Buckeyes brought a 15-match win streak into the match before dropping their second decision to the Spartans this season. The Big Ten will find out how many of its teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament when the field is announced on Monday at 4 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Matthew Forbes, So., Michigan State All-Tournament Team: Gabriel Debru, Fr., Illinois Ozan Baris, Sr., Michigan State Matthew Forbes, So., Michigan State Nikita Filin, So., Ohio State Aidan Kim, Jr., Ohio State Aadarsh Tripathi, Sr., UCLA</div>

MTEN Tournament Champions (2026)

Michigan State Wins 2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament

2026 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament

2026 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament Central

<div class="payload-richtext">2026 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament April 22-25, 2026 Libbey Park (210 S. Signal St.) • Ojai, Calif.<a href="https://https://www.visitcalifornia.com/places-to-visit/ojai/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20062010046&gbraid=0AAAAAD3E8neCIZ6aiQVwvPkYR9rGKxNfe&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI05Lt9cGNkAMVozfOBx2lYTy0EAAYASAAEgIEePD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">
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Big Ten MTEN Final Bracket

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Jeffrey Liang <a href="https://img.boostsport.ai/boost-cms/B1G%20Bracket-2.pdf">
 TOURNAMENT BRACKET
 </a> OJAI, Calif. – No. 25-ranked Michigan State and No. 3-ranked Ohio State won semifinals matches Friday at the Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament to advance to Saturday’s championship match, scheduled for 5 p.m. PT at the 124th Ojai in Libbey Park. The winning team receives the conference’s automatic berth into next week’s NCAA Tournament. No. 1 seed Michigan State (17-8) is looking for its first tournament championship since 1967 and its third overall. No. 2 seed Ohio State (29-3) has captured 17 tournament championships all-time, including 14 of the last 19 since 2006. The Buckeyes are making their 22nd consecutive appearance in the final. Michigan State defeated Ohio State, 4-3, on March 15 in a result that – 1.) ended the Buckeyes’ 49-match conference win streak, 2.) marked OSU’s first conference home loss dating to 2003 and 3.) produced MSU’s first win in the series since 1999. Michigan State and Ohio State shared the Big Ten regular season crown with 12-1 conference records. MSU earned the tournament’s No. 1 seed based on a head-to-head tiebreaker. Saturday’s championship match will be carried live on B1G+.</div>

Big Ten Championship (MTEN)

 Michigan State and Ohio State to Play for Big Ten Tournament Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference revealed its individual award winners, All-Big Ten selections, All-Freshman Team and Sportsmanship Award recipients for men’s tennis on Thursday. The postseason honors were voted on by the conference’s head coaches. Michigan rookie Max Dahlin, a native of Karlstad, Sweden, received the Big Ten Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year awards while Michigan State’s Harry Jadun was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Dahlin (pronounced: Mochs Dah-lin) sports a 28-3 singles record and finished undefeated (11-0) in Big Ten competition. A two-time ITA All-American, Dahlin reached the NCAA Singles Quarterfinals in the fall, has won 17-straight matches and is the highest ranked Big Ten player (No. 8) in the ITA singles rankings. Jadun (pronounced: Jade-IN) guided the Spartans to their first Big Ten regular season title since 1967. Michigan State ended Ohio State’s 49-match conference win streak and went 12-1 in conference duals. MSU rebounded from a 1-6 start to the season by winning 14 of 16 matches and moving up to No. 25 in the ITA team rankings. In his fourth season at Michigan State, Jadun is the first Spartan recognized as Coach of the Year since the award’s inception in 1987. Four players named to the All-Big Ten First Team were unanimous selections – Dahlin, Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois, Aristotelis Thanos of Michigan State and Ohio State’s Aidan Kim. Michigan State senior Ozan Baris was selected to the team for the fourth-straight year. The Big Ten also recognized 14 Sportsmanship Award honorees, who distinguished themselves through sportsmanship, ethical behavior and good citizenship. A list of award honorees is below:  2025-26 BIG TEN MEN'S TENNIS AWARDS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Max Dahlin, R-Fr., Michigan FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Max Dahlin, R-Fr., Michigan COACH OF THE YEAR Harry Jadun, Michigan State ALL-BIG TEN, FIRST TEAM Gabriel Debru, Fr., Illinois Kenta Miyoshi, Sr., Illinois + Max Dahlin, R-Fr., Michigan + Ozan Baris, Sr., Michigan State Matthew Forbes, So., Michigan State Aristotelis Thanos, R-Sr., Michigan State + Jack Anthrop, Sr., Ohio State Aidan Kim, Jr., Ohio State + Rudy Quan, So., UCLA Emon van Loben Sels, R-Jr., UCLA Branko Djuric, Fr., USC Patrik Meszaros, So., Wisconsin ALL-BIG TEN, SECOND TEAM Bjorn Swenson, Sr., Michigan Nikita Filin, So., Ohio State Preston Stearns, R-Jr., Ohio State Spencer Johnson, Jr., UCLA Max Exsted, Fr., USC Nathan Trouve, So., USC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM Gabriel Debru, Fr., Illinois Adam Jilly, Fr., Illinois Max Dahlin, R-Fr., Michigan + Branko Djuric, Fr., USC Max Exsted, Fr., USC Ferdinand Kloesters, R-Fr., Wisconsin SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Adam Jilly, Fr., Illinois Matteo Antonescu, So., Indiana |Mert Oral, Sr., Michigan David Saye, Sr., Michigan State Henry Bilicic, Gr., Nebraska Ethan Schiffman, Jr., Northwestern JP Day, R-So., Ohio State Russell Soohoo, Sr., Oregon Michael Wright, Sr., Penn State Henrik Villanger, Jr., Purdue Emon van Loben Sels, R-Jr., UCLA Nathan Trouve, So., USC Rohan Belday, So., Washington Michael Minasyan, Sr., Wisconsin + unanimous selections</div>

MTEN Postseason Awards

Big Ten Announces Men’s Tennis Postseason Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its men’s tennis weekly awards for matches played April 15-19, 2026. Co-Player of the Week Bjorn Swenson, Michigan Sr. – North Oaks, Minn. – Mounds View HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 4-0 overall (2-0 singles, 2-0 doubles) as No. 39-ranked Michigan swept Purdue and No. 55 Indiana by 4-0 scores in Ann Arbor, Mich.</li><li
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 >Won 41 of 59 games played for a .695 winning percentage</li><li
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 >Clinched match point (for the sixth time this season) against Purdue with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 win over Henrik Villanger at No. 2 singles; also secured the doubles point against Purdue</li><li
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 >Dropped one game against Indiana in a win at No. 2 singles in his final home match</li><li
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 >Earns his second Player of the Week Award of the season (also won on January 14)</li><li
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 >Last Wolverine named Big Ten Player of the Week: Max Dahlin (February 11, 2026)</li></ul> Co-Player of the Week Ozan Baris, Michigan State Sr. – Okemos, Mich. – Okemos HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Compiled a 4-0 overall record (2-0 singles, 2-0 doubles) to lead No. 23 Michigan State to wins over No. 55 Indiana and Purdue</li><li
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 >Defeated Purdue’s Maj Premzl, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 at No. 3 singles to clinch match point in his final home match, giving Michigan State its first Big Ten Championship since 1967</li><li
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 >Recorded wins at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles versus Indiana as Michigan State rallied for its 10th win of the season against a ranked opponent</li><li
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 >Joined forces with Matthew Forbes to post a pair of victories at No. 2 doubles</li><li
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 >Collects his fifth career Player of the Week award and second of the season</li><li
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 >Last Spartan tabbed Big Ten Player of the Week: Aristotelis Thanos (April 1, 2026)</li></ul> Freshman of the Week Branko Djuric, USC Fr. – Budva Montenegro – SMS Danilo Kis<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Finished undefeated on the week with a 4-0 overall record (2-0 singles, 2-0 doubles)</li><li
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 >Locked down match point in back-to-back wins for No. 20 USC against Washington and No. 51 Oregon</li><li
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 >Won a pair of road singles matches on center court in straight sets</li><li
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 >Teamed with Connor Church and Max Exsted to post two wins at No. 2 doubles; captured the doubles point versus Washington</li><li
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 >Receives his third Big Ten weekly honor of the season, having previously been named Freshman of the Week on March 11 and Player of the Week on April 16</li><li
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 >Last Trojan chosen Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Max Exsted (April 8, 2026)</li></ul> 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 Feb. 18         P: Jack Anthrop, Sr., OSU F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU Feb. 25         P: William Mroz, Sr., ILL F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC March 4        P: Gabriel Debru, Fr., ILL F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 11      P: Zach Viiala, R-So., ILL F: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC March 18      P: Matthew Forbes, So., MSU F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 25      P: Nikita Filin, So., OSU F: Cassius Chinlund, R-Fr., UCLA April 1          P: Aristotelis Thanos, R-Sr., MSU P: Emon van Loben Sels, R-Jr., UCLA F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU April 8          P: Cyrus Mahjoob, Jr., NU F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC April 16        P: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC F: Gabriel Debru, Fr., ILL April 20        P: Bjorn Swenson, Sr., MICH P: Ozan Baris, Sr., MSU F: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC</div>

MTEN POW (April 20)

Southern California

Michigan, Michigan State, USC Secure Weekly Tennis Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament bracket on Sunday. Michigan State earned the tournament’s No. 1 seed via a tiebreaker as the Spartans and Ohio State shared the Big Ten Championship with 12-1 conference dual records. Michigan State clinched its first regular season title since 1967 while Ohio State secured its 20th-straight regular season championship. The Big Ten Tournament will take place April 22-25 at Libbey Park in Ojai, Calif. Seedings and pairings are as follows: 2026 BIG TEN MEN’S TENNIS TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND: Match 1 – Wednesday, April 22 | 11 a.m. PT #9 Indiana (10-12) vs. #8 Oregon (14-10) Match 2 – Wednesday, April 22 | 2 p.m. PT #10 Nebraska (11-13) vs. #7 Michigan (13-9) QUARTERFINALS: Match 3 – Thursday, April 23 | 9 a.m. PT Match 1 winner vs. #1 Michigan State (15-8)   Match 4 – Thursday, April 23 | 12 p.m. PT #5 UCLA (16-6) vs. #4 USC (18-6) Match 5 – Thursday, April 23 | 3 p.m. PT Match 2 winner vs. #2 Ohio State (27-3) Match 6 – Thursday, April 23 | 6 p.m. PT #6 Wisconsin (17-6) vs. #3 Illinois (21-6) The Big Ten Tournament semifinals will be played on Friday, April 24, at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. (PT), while the championship match is set for Saturday, April 25, at 5 p.m. (PT). All matches will be streamed on B1G+.</div>

Big Ten MTEN Bracket

2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament Bracket Announced

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo courtesy of Ohio State Athletics ROSEMONT, Ill. – No. 2-ranked Ohio State shutout No. 61 Nebraska, 4-0, Sunday in Lincoln, Neb., to clinch a share of the 2026 Big Ten Men's Tennis Championship. Ohio State (27-3 overall) compiled a 12-1 conference dual record to finish in a first-place tie with Michigan State. The Buckeyes have won 20 consecutive regular season titles, all under Head Coach Ty Tucker, and secured their 23rd Big Ten title overall. OSU will take part in this week’s Big Ten Tournament as the No. 2 seed. </div>

Ohio State 10

Ohio State Wins Big Ten Men’s Tennis Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">Photo by Rey Del Rio / Michigan State Athletics ROSEMONT, Ill. – No. 23-ranked Michigan State defeated Purdue, 4-1, Sunday in East Lansing, Mich., to clinch a share of the 2026 Big Ten Men's Tennis Championship. Michigan State (15-8 overall) recorded a 12-1 conference dual record to finish in a first-place tie with Ohio State. The Spartans will earn the No. 1 seed for this week’s Big Ten Tournament by virtue of a tiebreaker. The regular season championship is the Spartan’s second overall and their first since the 1967 season. </div>

MSU 10

Michigan State Wins Big Ten Men’s Tennis Championship

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its men’s tennis weekly awards for matches played April 8-14, 2026. Player of the Week Branko Djuric, USC Fr. – Budva, Montenegro<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 3-0 overall in helping No. 28-ranked USC to a pair of ranked wins over No. 66 Northwestern (4-0) and No. 14 Illinois (4-1), dropping one match in the process</li><li
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 >Defeated 16th-ranked Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois, 6-2, 6-4, on center court Sunday</li><li
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 >Teamed with Connor Church for a 6-4 win over the 77th-ranked duo David Bakonyi and Zach Viiala of Illinois at No. 3 doubles; clinched both double points</li><li
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 >Earns second Big Ten weekly award, was named Freshman of the Week on March 11</li><li
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 >Rated 107th in singles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)</li><li
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 >Last Trojan named Big Ten Player of the Week: Peter Makk (April 16, 2025)</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Gabriel Debru, Illinois Fr. – Grenoble, France<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Finished 3-0 overall on the week, capturing 60.0 percent of his games played (33-22)</li><li
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 >Won a pair of tiebreakers to down 24th-ranked Emon van Loben Sels, 7-6, 7-6, at No. 2 singles to clinch match point for No. 14 Illinois in a road 4-2 win over No. 24 UCLA</li><li
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 >Toppled 64th-ranked Nate Trouve, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 2 singles the next day in a 4-1 setback to No. 28 USC</li><li
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 >Ranked 23rd in singles by the ITA</li><li
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 >Secures his second Big Ten weekly honor, achieved Player of the Week status March 4</li><li
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 >Selection marks the fifth time Illinois has captured Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades this season</li></ul> 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 Feb. 18         P: Jack Anthrop, Sr., OSU F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU Feb. 25         P: William Mroz, Sr., ILL F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC March 4        P: Gabriel Debru, Fr., ILL F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 11      P: Zach Viiala, R-So., ILL F: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC March 18      P: Matthew Forbes, So., MSU F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 25      P: Nikita Filin, So., OSU F: Cassius Chinlund, R-Fr., UCLA April 1          P: Aristotelis Thanos, R-Sr., MSU P: Emon van Loben Sels, R-Jr., UCLA F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU April 8          P: Cyrus Mahjoob, Jr., NU F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC April 16        P: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC F: Gabriel Debru, Fr., ILL </div>

MTEN POW (April 15)

USC and Illinois Capture Weekly Tennis Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its men’s tennis weekly awards for matches played April 1-7, 2026. Player of the Week Cyrus Mahjoob, Northwestern Jr. – Rockville, Md. – Georgia (NCAA)<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Posted a 4-0 overall record to help Northwestern record its first conference weekend sweep of the season</li><li
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 >Clinched back-to-back match points for NU in wins over Purdue and No. 62-ranked Indiana</li><li
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 >Playing the decisive match on Sunday, rallied from a set down to defeat Indiana’s Sam Landau, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 1 singles</li><li
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 >Teamed with Ethan Schiffman to secure the doubles point against Purdue, then downed Henrik Villanger in straight sets at No. 2 singles to end the dual match</li><li
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 >Last Wildcat named Big Ten Player of the Week: Presley Thieneman (Feb. 14, 2024) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week Max Exsted, USC Fr. – Savage, Minn. – Excel HS<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Upset No. 20-ranked Jack Anthrop in straight sets (6-1, 6-3) in USC’s 4-3 loss to top-ranked Ohio State on Sunday</li><li
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 >Secured match point with a win at No. 2 singles as No. 28 USC shutout Penn State, 7-0, on Friday</li><li
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 >Finished the week with a 3-0 overall record, winning 71.4 percent of his games played (30-12)</li><li
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 >Leads the team with seven conference singles victories and an 86.6 winning percentage (13-2) in overall singles play</li><li
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 >Earns his fourth Big Ten Freshman of the Week Award this season, having also been honored on Jan. 14, Jan. 28, and Feb. 25</li></ul> 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 Feb. 18         P: Jack Anthrop, Sr., OSU F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU Feb. 25         P: William Mroz, Sr., ILL F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC March 4        P: Gabriel Debru, Fr., ILL F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 11      P: Zach Viiala, R-So., ILL F: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC March 18      P: Matthew Forbes, So., MSU F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 25      P: Nikita Filin, So., OSU F: Cassius Chinlund, R-Fr., UCLA April 1          P: Aristotelis Thanos, R-Sr., MSU P: Emon van Loben Sels, R-Jr., UCLA F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU April 8          P: Cyrus Mahjoob, Jr., NU F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC</div>

MTEN POW (April 8)

Northwestern

Northwestern and USC Win Weekly Tennis Honors

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its men’s tennis weekly awards for matches played March 27-29, 2026. Co-Player of the Week Aristotelis Thanos, Michigan State R-Sr. – Athens, Greece<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Clinched match points in back-to-back matches as No. 28-ranked Michigan State upset No. 24 USC (4-3) and No. 20 UCLA (4-2) in East Lansing, Mich.</li><li
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 >Rallied from a set down and staved off three match points to down USC’s Branko Djuruc, 5-7, 6-2, 7-6, on Court No. 1 Friday evening</li><li
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 >Defeated NCAA qualifier Steve Johnson of UCLA, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 1 singles on MSU’s new outdoor courts; finished the week with a 3-1 overall record</li><li
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 >Ranked 33rd in singles and 54th in doubles (with partner Mitchell Sheldon) by the ITA</li><li
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 >Earns his second career Big Ten Player of the Week Award</li><li
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 >Becomes the fourth different Spartan to secure Player of the Week honors this season</li></ul>Co-Player of the Week Emon van Loben Sels, UCLA R-Jr. – Sacramento, Calif.<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Dropped just four games in downing 11th-ranked All-American Matthew Forbes of Michigan State in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, at No. 2 singles</li><li
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 >Teamed with Steve Johnson to post a 6-4 win over the 18th-ranked doubles team from Michigan State</li><li
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 >Went 4-0 overall (2-0 singles, 2-0 doubles) during No. 20 UCLA’s trip to the Great Lakes State, which began with a 4-2 win over No. 42 Michigan</li><li
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 >Won all six sets and 67.9 percent (36-17) of his games played</li><li
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 >Ranked 25th in singles and 32nd in doubles (with Johnson) by the ITA</li><li
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 >Collects his second career Big Ten Player of the Week certificate</li></ul>Freshman of the Week Kyle Chesman, Penn State Fr. – Dallas, Pa.<ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Played a role in Penn State’s 4-3 win over No. 69 Northwestern on Friday</li><li
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 >Clinched match point against the Wildcats with a win at No. 6 singles, rallying from a set down</li><li
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 >Produced Penn State’s lone point in a loss to No. 14 Illinois, winning a marathon match over Jeremy Zhang, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (3-7), 1-0 (10-8) at No. 6 singles</li><li
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 >Finished 3-1 in tiebreakers on the weekend</li><li
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 >Extended conference win streak in singles to five matches; owns 21 total wins on the season</li><li
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 >Captures his second Freshman of the Week Award, having been honored on February 18</li></ul> 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 Feb. 18         P: Jack Anthrop, Sr., OSU F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU Feb. 25         P: William Mroz, Sr., ILL F: Max Exsted, Fr., USC March 4        P: Gabriel Debru, Fr., ILL F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 11      P: Zach Viiala, R-So., ILL F: Branko Djuric, Fr., USC March 18      P: Matthew Forbes, So., MSU F: Adam Jilly, Fr., ILL March 25      P: Nikita Filin, So., OSU F: Cassius Chinlund, R-Fr., UCLA April 1          P: Aristotelis Thanos, R-Sr., MSU P: Emon van Loben Sels, R-Jr., UCLA F: Kyle Chesman, Fr., PSU</div>

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