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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>

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Michigan State Wins 2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament

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<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

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 </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>

2026 Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament

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