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MEET THE TERPS NEWCOMER EDITION🤝:

In this special spotlight, get to learn more about Mila Mulready and some of her favorites! 

Mila will make her debut with the Terps next season! 🐢

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Marina Markina is heading to the ITF W15 Kayseri 15 doubles semifinals! https://t.co/VeByDrX2yF

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Incoming Dawg, Alexia Marginean, is heading to the semifinals in doubles at the ITF W15 Bucharest 2! https://t.co/oe6WMKMOvp

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We're heading to Athens, Georgia for the 2027 ITA Kickoff Weekend!

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Excellence beyond the tennis court 🎾📚

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Straight-set dub for Lex to move to 2-0 in the group stage of the UTR Summer Slam!

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KICKOFF WEEKEND COMING TO MARKS STADIUM IN 2027✌️ 

USC will host ASU, Florida and Clemson Jan. 22-24 at home! https://t.co/CXOuZLrOoH

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Help us welcome All-Big West singles and doubles first-teamer Polina Marakhtanova to Westwood!

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Elizabeth Lumpkin Robinson Named Illinois Women’s Tennis Head Coach

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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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No. 3 Buckeyes Advance to NCAA Semifinals with 4-0 Win over No. 11 Pepperdine

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2026 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament Central

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - Seven Big Ten Conference schools earned berths into the 2026 NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament, announced on Monday. Michigan was the Big Ten’s automatic qualifier after winning the program’s fourth Big Ten Tournament title in the last five seasons on Sunday, defeating top-seeded Ohio State, 4-2, at the Auer Tennis Complex. The Wolverines received the No. 12 seed and will host the first and second rounds at the Varsity Tennis Center for the 12th time since 2010 and the fourth straight season. Joining Michigan in Ann Arbor are Florida (16-7), Toledo (13-8) and Illinois State (18-6). The Wolverines will face Illinois State (18-6) in the first round on Saturday, May 2.  Ohio State (23-4) earned the three seed and is set to host the first and second rounds for the sixth year in a row. Ohio State is a top 16 seed for the eighth time in program history, and it is the fourth time, and second straight year the Buckeyes have been seeded among the top four. The Buckeyes will face Youngstown State (13-11) in the opening round. Ohio State will also host Notre Dame (18-9) and Arizona (20-9) in Columbus.  USC (19-6) is the No. 13 seed and will host first and second rounds at Marks Stadium, playing Sacramento State (19-5) in the opening round. Utah (15-9) and California (12-7) join Sacramento State in Los Angeles. The Trojans have advanced to the postseason in each season since 2019.  Maryland (18-7) is making its first tournament appearance since 2011 and will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C. to face South Carolina (12-12). Should the Terps advance, they will play the winner of No. 5-seed North Carolina (24-3) and Charleston Southern (11-8). The Terps enter the NCAA Tournament with 18 wins, tying a program record for the most wins in a single season, while Maryland’s eight Big Ten wins are a program record. UCLA (16-7) will head to Arizona State (19-5) to play San Diego State (21-3) in the first round on Saturday. Denver (16-7) is set to play the host Sun Devils with winners advancing to the second round of tournament play. The Bruins advanced to the Round of 16 in 2025.  Washington (18-4) will make its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth consecutive, facing Liberty (16-9) on Saturday. No. 7-seed Virginia (21-5) will serve as the regional host and will play Saint Francis (16-8). Wisconsin (17-7) advanced to the postseason for the fifth time in the past seven seasons and will begin tournament play in College Station, Texas, against Baylor (13-9) on Saturday, with Texas A&M (22-5) serving as the host to Quinnipiac (18-6).  The super regional round is set for May 8-9 on campus sites, and the final three rounds will be held May 15-18 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga.  </div>

Seven Big Ten Teams Selected for NCAA Women’s Tennis Tournament

<div class="payload-richtext">COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 18-ranked Michigan women’s tennis team won the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Championship presented by Allstate, beating No. 5-ranked Ohio State, 4-2, in the championship match on Sunday afternoon at the Auer Tennis Complex in Columbus, Ohio.It’s Michigan’s fourth Big Ten Tournament title in the last five seasons and seventh since 2015.The Wolverines won the doubles point with wins on court two and three after Ohio State took the first match off court at No. 1. Ohio State evened the match at 1-1 with a singles win on court three from Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev, before Michigan won on courts one and two to move ahead 3-1. Ohio State tallied its second point with a court four win from Nao Nishino before Michigan’s Emily Sartz-Lunde clinched the victory on court five.Michigan’s Lily Jones was named Most Outstanding Player and Piper Charney joined Jones on the All-Tournament Team. Ohio State’s Nishino and Cisse-Ignatiev earned All-Tournament team recognition in addition to UCLA’s Mayu Crossley and Maryland’s Emma Ghirardato.Michigan will be the Big Ten’s automatic qualifier into this year’s NCAA Tournament with the rest of the tournament field set to be revealed on Monday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. First and second-round matches will be played May 1-3 at campus sites. </div>

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Michigan Wins 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Championship 

<div class="payload-richtext"> COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 5 ranked and top-seeded Ohio State will face No. 18 and third-seed Michigan in the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Championship match on Sunday at the Auer Tennis Complex in Columbus, Ohio. It’s the sixth consecutive season that the Buckeyes and Wolverines have met in the tournament final.Ohio State beat No. 19 UCLA, 4-2, on Saturday in the semifinals to advance to the program’s 10th tournament final. The Buckeye’s beat Illinois, 4-0, in the tournament quarterfinals on Friday. Ohio State looks to defend its Big Ten Tournament title after winning the program’s fourth in 2025 in Ojai, California.Michigan won four singles matches in straight sets against Maryland on Saturday to advance to Sunday’s final for the 21st straight season, dating back to 2004-05. The Wolverines beat Wisconsin, 4-1, in Friday’s quarterfinal match. Michigan has won five of the last seven tournaments contested and seven overall.First serve on Sunday is scheduled for noon ET and will be streamed on B1G+. </div>

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Michigan and Ohio State to Meet in Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Championship 

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - Ahead of the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament presented by Allstate, the conference announced its 2026 women’s tennis all-conference teams and individual honors on Wednesday following a vote among the league’s head coaches Ohio State’s Teah Chavez was named Player of the Year, while head coach Melissa Schaub was named Coach of the Year. In its inaugural season as an award, the Big Ten revealed two Doubles Teams of the Year, with Buckeye duo Luciana Perry and Flora Johnson and USC’s Lily Fairclough and Krisha Mahendran named co-winners of the newly created award. UCLA’s Mayu Crossley was selected as Freshman of the Year.  Chavez is ranked fifth in the latest ITA singles rankings with a 14-1 record in dual matches, a 6-1 mark in Big Ten play and 20 wins overall. She is the seventh Buckeye to be named Player of the Year and the first since Irina Cantos Siemers in 2023. Chavez was also a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten First Team. Perry and Johnson are ranked 32nd in the latest ITA doubles rankings and lead Ohio State with a 12-2 mark this spring. The Buckeyes enter this week’s tournament having won the doubles point in their last 10 matches. Fairclough and Mahendran are ranked 29th in this week’s doubles rankings and posted an 8-4 record in Big Ten play on court one. The pair earned four ranked wins against conference opponents during the regular season. Crossley was named Freshman of the Week five times during the regular season and led the Bruins with a 17-3 record in dual play. Fifteen of her dual singles wins came in straight sets, and she went 4-1 against nationally ranked opponents, including three top-20 players. She also leads UCLA with 11 doubles wins this spring and earned All-Big Ten First Team honors, along with unanimous All-Freshman Team recognition. Schaub was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the fifth time in her career after leading the Buckeyes to a conference championship, their first since 2022. Ohio State finished the regular season with a 21-3 record, including a 12-1 mark in conference play, and will host as the top seed in this week’s tournament. The Buckeyes are ranked fifth in this week’s ITA team rankings, marking their 11th consecutive week in the top five after peaking at No. 2 earlier this season. In addition to Chavez, Illinois’ McKenna Schaefbauer, Ohio State’s Perry, UCLA’s Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and Wisconsin’s Maria Sholokhova were unanimous First Team honorees. The complete list of All-Big Ten Teams and Sportsmanship Honorees can be found below.  2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Postseason AwardsPlayer of the Year: Teah Chavez, Jr., Ohio State  Co-Doubles Team of the Year: Flora Johnson/Luciana Perry, Ohio State  Co-Doubles Team of the Year: Lily Fairclough/Krisha Mahendran, USC  Freshman of the Year: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  Coach of the Year: Melissa Schaub, Ohio State   All-Big Ten First Team  MCKENNA SCHAEFBAUER, Sr., Illinois  Mia Mack, Jr., Iowa  Piper Charney, Jr., Michigan  Lily Jones, Sr., Michigan  Reese Miller, Jr., Michigan  TEAH CHAVEZ, Jr., Ohio State  LUCIANA PERRY, Jr., Ohio State  ANNE-CHRISTINE LUTKEMEYER, Sr., UCLA  Mayu Crossley, Fr., UCLA  Jana Hossam, So., USC  Reece Carter, Sr., Washington  MARIA SHOLOKHOVA, Sr., Wisconsin All-Big Ten Second Team  Oliwia Orlinska, So., Maryland  Maria Taranova, Jr., Nebraska  Katie Spencer, Fr., Nebraska  Margot Phanthala, Fr., Northwestern  Audrey Spencer, Jr., Ohio State  Nao Nishino, So., Ohio State  Sophia Cisse-Ignatiev, So., Ohio State  Tilde Jagare, Jr., Oregon  Patricia Grigoras, So., Penn State  Eugenia Zozaya, Fr., USC  Erika Matsuda, Sr., Washington  Ekaterina Ivanova, So., Wisconsin All-Freshman Team Kimiko Cooper, Illinois  Alessandra Teodosescu, Indiana  Magdalena Baniak, Maryland  Katie Spencer, Nebraska  MARGOT PHANTHALA, Northwestern  Hephzibah Oluwadare, Ohio State  MAYU CROSSLEY, UCLA  EUGENIA ZOZAYA, USC  Krisha Mahendran, USC  KAEDE USUI, Wisconsin Sportsmanship Honorees Alice Xu, Illinois   Hi'ilani Williams, Indiana  Nikita Vishwase, Iowa   Tamari Gagoshidze, Maryland   Lily Jones, Michigan   Oriana Parkins-Godwin, Michigan State  Jeselle Ante, Minnesota   Yuzu Miyoshi, Nebraska   Autumn Rabjohns, Northwestern  Megan Basil, Ohio State   Hinata Furutani, Oregon  Brianna Baldi, Penn State  Kayal Gownder, Purdue  Stella Schmitz, Rutgers  Daniela Borruel, USC  Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, UCLA  Erika Matsuda, Washington  Kaede Usui, Wisconsin ALL CAPS denotes unanimous selection</div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Reece Carter, Washington  Sr. – Victoria, Canada  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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Washington and USC Collect Final Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the complete bracket for the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament presented by Allstate, which will take place on April 23-26 at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio.  Ohio State (21-3, 12-1 Big Ten), USC (19-5, 12-1 Big Ten) and Michigan (16-6, 12-1 Big Ten) each clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship, and tiebreaking procedures were used to determine tournament seeding.  The Buckeyes will look to defend their Big Ten Tournament title as the No. 1 seed in this year’s tournament, opening play on Friday against the winner of No. 8 seed Illinois and No. 9 seed Nebraska. After clinching its first-ever Big Ten Championship, USC earned the No. 2 seed and will face the winner of No. 7 Maryland vs. No. 10 Northwestern in Friday’s third quarterfinal match. The Trojans finished the regular season 10-0 at home and enter the postseason on a seven-match win streak.  Michigan won its fourth straight and 14th overall Big Ten Championship and will play the winner of No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Iowa in Friday’s final quarterfinal match. The Wolverines have won seven Big Ten Tournament titles, including three in a row from 2022-24.  UCLA claimed the No. 4 seed and will receive a bye into the quarterfinals for the second-straight year. The Bruins await the winner of No. 5 Washington and No. 12 Penn State.  UCLA finished the regular season 9-4 in Big Ten play (15-6 overall), winning six straight matches to close out the regular season.  All matches for this year’s tournament will be streamed live on B1G+.  The 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament presented by Allstate schedule is as follows: Thursday, April 23 Match 1 (#8 Illinois vs. #9 Nebraska) - 9 a.m. ET  Match 2 (#5 Washington vs. #12 Penn State) - 11:30 a.m. ET  Match 3 (#7 Maryland vs. #10 Northwestern) - 2 p.m. ET  Match 4 (#6 Wisconsin vs. #11 Iowa) - 4:30 p.m. ET  Friday, April 24 (Quarterfinals) Match 5 (#1 Ohio State vs. Match 1 winner) - 9 a.m. ET   Match 6 (#4 UCLA vs. Match 2 winner) - 11:30 a.m. ET  Match 7 (#2 USC vs. Match 3 winner) - 2 p.m. ET  Match 8 (#3 Michigan vs. Match 4 winner) - 4:30 p.m. ET  Saturday, April 25 (Semifinals) Match 9 (Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner) - 11 a.m. ET  Match 10 (Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner) - 2 p.m. ET Sunday, April 26 (Championship Match) Match 11 (Match 9 winner vs. Match 10 winner) - Noon ET  NOTES: All times are approximate and subject to change … matches streamed on B1G+ (details available at bigtenplus.com).   </div>

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<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Maelie Monfils, Penn State   Jr. – Paris, France <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 3-0 against Indiana and Purdue  </li><li
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 >In singles, Monfils took down Indiana’s Alessandra Teodosescu, 6-3, 6-4, on court one </li><li
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 >In doubles, Monfils paired with Olivia Dorner for two ranked victories on court one. Against Indiana, the duo beat No. 84 Teodosescu and Hi’lani Williams from Indiana and No. 55 Ece Gencer and Ida Clement from Purdue, 6-1 </li><li
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 >The pairing now has six ranked wins during the 2025-26 campaign </li><li
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 >Last Penn State Player of the Week: Maiko Uchijima (Oct. 15, 2025) </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Flora Johnson, Ohio State  London, England <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 2-0 over the weekend to help the Buckeyes pick up two Big Ten road wins and improve to 10-1 in conference play  </li><li
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 >Went 2-0 in doubles with two ranked wins on court one, both clinching the doubles point </li><li
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 >Teamed with Luciana Perry for a 6-3 win over No. 55 Ece Gencer/Ida Clement from Purdue and a 6-4 decision against No. 84 Ale Teodosescu and Hi’lani Williams from Indiana </li><li
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 >Earns second Freshman of the Week honor of the season </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Hephzibah Oluwadare (Feb. 11, 2026) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC   Oct. 29  P/F: Gabriella Lindgren, Fr., MICH  Nov. 5  P: Ellie Blackford, So., MSU  F: no selection  Nov. 12  P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  Jan. 21  P: McKenna Schaefbauer, Sr., ILL  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Jan. 28  P: Aiva Schmitz, Sr., MINN  F: Flora Johnson, OSU  Feb. 4  P/F: Mayu Crossley, Fr., UCLA  Feb. 11  P: Jermine Sherif, Jr., WASH  F: Hephzibah Oluwadare, OSU  Feb. 18  P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU  F: Ansley Cox, PSU  Feb. 25  P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  March 4  P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  March 11  Co-P: Mia Mack, Jr., IOWA  Co-P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Kaede Usui, WIS  March 18  P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC  March 25  P: Emily Sartz-Lunde, So., MICH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  April 1  P: Reece Carter, Sr., WASH  F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC  April 8  P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU  F: Katie Spencer, NEB  April 15  P: Maelie Monfils, Jr., PSU  F: Flora Johnson, OSU </div>

Penn State and Ohio State Earn Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Luciana Perry, Ohio State   Jr. – Export, Pa.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 2-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles as Ohio State went 3-0 in road matches last week at Michigan (4-1), Nebraska (4-0) and Iowa (4-0) </li><li
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 >In singles, Perry topped Michigan’s No. 22 Lily Jones 6-2, 7-5 on court two and No. 52 Mia Mack of Iowa, 6-4, 6-1  </li><li
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 >At No. 50 Nebraska, Perry led Maria Taranova on court one, 7-5, 3-6, 5-0 when the Buckeye win was clinched  </li><li
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 >In doubles, Perry and Flora Johnson won 6-2 on court one vs. Michigan’s Miller/Rahnel, 6-2 on court two at Nebraska against Coe/Trigosso and 7-6 (3) against No. 49 Hayashida/Mack on court one at Iowa to clinch the doubles point  </li><li
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 >Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Luciana Perry (Feb. 18, 2026) </li></ul>Freshman of the Week  Katie Spencer, Nebraska   Orlando, Fla.  <ul style="text-align: left;" class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Clinched No. 50 Nebraska’s 4-2 win over No. 46 Penn State on Sunday, defeating Olivia Dorner, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to earn her ninth singles victory of the spring  </li><li
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 >Along with doubles partner Conley Raidt, defeated No. 13-ranked doubles pair Oluwadare/Chavez of Ohio State, 6-2. The Husker duo improves to 4-1 on the season at the No. 1 spot  </li><li
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 >Earns Nebraska’s first Freshman of the Week honor  </li></ul>2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC   Oct. 29  P/F: Gabriella Lindgren, Fr., MICH  Nov. 5  P: Ellie Blackford, So., MSU  F: no selection  Nov. 12  P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  Jan. 21  P: McKenna Schaefbauer, Sr., ILL  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Jan. 28  P: Aiva Schmitz, Sr., MINN  F: Flora Johnson, OSU  Feb. 4  P/F: Mayu Crossley, Fr., UCLA  Feb. 11  P: Jermine Sherif, Jr., WASH  F: Hephzibah Oluwadare, OSU  Feb. 18  P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU  F: Ansley Cox, PSU  Feb. 25  P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  March 4  P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  March 11  Co-P: Mia Mack, Jr., IOWA  Co-P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Kaede Usui, WIS  March 18  P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC  March 25  P: Emily Sartz-Lunde, So., MICH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  April 1  P: Reece Carter, Sr., WASH  F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC  April 8  P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU  F: Katie Spencer, NEB  </div>

Ohio State and Nebraska Earn Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

<div class="payload-richtext">Player of the Week  Reece Carter, Washington  Sr. – Victoria, Canada  <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Went 4-0 in wins against No. 60 Northwestern and No. 52 Illinois as the Huskies improved to 15-1 overall and 6-1 in conference action  </li><li
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 >Singles wins clinched the match in both wins and her doubles win clinched the doubles point against Northwestern </li><li
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 >Two singles wins came on court two, defeating Northwestern’s Neena Feldman, 6-4, 6-2 and Illinois’ Kimiko Cooper, 6-1, 6-0  </li><li
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 >Alongside doubles partner Jermine Sherif, earned a pair of wins, defeating Northwestern’s Loureiro/Raath, 6-3 and Illinois's Cooper/Madatali, 6-0. The doubles duo improved to 9-1 at the No. 3 spot  </li><li
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 >Last Washington Player of the Week: Erika Matsuda (March 11, 2026)  </li></ul> Freshman of the Week  Eugenia Zozaya, USC  Oviedo, Spain   <ul class="list-bullet"><li
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 >Delivered the clinch in USC’s 4-2 win over No. 17 UCLA on Friday </li><li
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 >Beat Kate Fakih, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court three to improve to 5-1 at the No. 3 position and earn her 15th singles win of the spring season  </li><li
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 >Last USC Freshman of the Week: Eugenia Zozaya (March 18, 2026) </li></ul> 2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees  Sept. 17  P: Brianna Baldi, So., PSU  F: Ameia Sorey, IND  Sept. 24  P: Ahmani Guichard, Jr., UCLA  F: no selection   Oct. 1  Co-P: Teah Chavez, Jr., OSU  Co-P: Maria Sholokhova, Sr., WIS  Co-F: Krisha Mahendran, USC  Co-F: Lucie Urbanova, WIS  Oct. 8   P: Hi’ilani Williams, Fr., IND  F: Hadley Appling, ORE  Oct. 15  P: Maiko Uchijima, Sr., PSU  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Oct. 22  Co-P: Nao Nishino, So., OSU  Co-P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Dani Borruel, USC   Oct. 29  P/F: Gabriella Lindgren, Fr., MICH  Nov. 5  P: Ellie Blackford, So., MSU  F: no selection  Nov. 12  P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  Jan. 21  P: McKenna Schaefbauer, Sr., ILL  F: Margot Phanthala, NU  Jan. 28  P: Aiva Schmitz, Sr., MINN  F: Flora Johnson, OSU  Feb. 4  P/F: Mayu Crossley, Fr., UCLA  Feb. 11  P: Jermine Sherif, Jr., WASH  F: Hephzibah Oluwadare, OSU  Feb. 18  P: Luciana Perry, Jr., OSU  F: Ansley Cox, PSU  Feb. 25  P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  March 4  P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Sr., UCLA  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  March 11  Co-P: Mia Mack, Jr., IOWA  Co-P: Erika Matsuda, Sr., WASH  F: Kaede Usui, WIS  March 18  P: Jana Hossam, So., USC  F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC  March 25  P: Emily Sartz-Lunde, So., MICH  F: Mayu Crossley, UCLA  April 1  P: Reece Carter, Sr., WASH  F: Eugenia Zozaya, USC </div>

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