EAST LANSING, Mich. – 16th-ranked Men's Tennis will host it's final home matches of the regular season, taking on Purdue on Saturday before facing off with No. 62 Indiana for senior day on Sunday, with first serves set for 12 p.m. ET.
Saturday's match is likely to be inside the MSU Indoor Tennis Center while Sunday's senior day match will be at the MSU Outdoor Tennis Courts; updates will be provided via @MSU_Mtennis on X and Instagram.
Michigan State will honor five graduating seniors between the doubles and singles point of Sunday's match: Luke Baylis, Sebastien Collard, Reed Crocker, Ronald Hohmann III and Graydon Lair.
Record Watch
Comeback Hero Baris Garners Big Ten Player of the Week
Sophomore Ozan Baris was named the Big Ten Men's Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday, April 4, for his clinch in MSU's comeback against No. 19 Illinois and win on main court against No. 60 Northwestern.
Baris, a native of Okemos, Mich., claims his second player of the week honor after having won the award on April 19, 2023 and is the second Spartan to garner the award this season following Ronald Hohmann III on Feb. 28.
They've got Chemistry
In 21 matches second-year head coach Harry Jadun has lined up 18 different doubles pairings, all of which have recorded at least one win while 11 of the duos have winning records.
Scouting Purdue
Purdue is 6-10 on the season, 0-6 on the road and 1-2 in conference play coming off its first win in five matches, 6-1 over Penn State on March 31. No Boilermakers are ranked in neither the ITA singles nor doubles rankings.
Series History vs. Purdue
MSU owns the all-time series 52-32 over Purdue, a 23-11 split in the home confines of East Lansing. The Spartans have taken the last six matchups against the Boilermakers, including 4-1 in the first round of last year's Big Ten tournament.
Scouting No. 62 Indiana
Ahead of playing at Michigan Friday, Indiana is 13-6 and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Against common non-conference opponents the teams have faired similarly with wins over Boise State, Middle Tennessee State, Ball State, Bellarmine and Brown while having lost to Cornell.
In the ITA collegiate tennis rankings, the Hoosiers are represented by sophomore Sam Landau in singles, slotted at No. 69 nationally. In doubles, seniors Michael Andre and Ilya Tiraspolsky combine to make the 61st-ranked pairing.
Series History vs. Indiana
The Hoosiers hold a 24-63 all-time series lead over the Spartans, also having taken 14 of 37 matches played in East Lansing. Michigan State has however come out on top in the previous two meetings between the two sides.
Spartans in ITA DI Men's Tennis Rankings Update (March 19, 2024)
Singles
Saturday's match is likely to be inside the MSU Indoor Tennis Center while Sunday's senior day match will be at the MSU Outdoor Tennis Courts; updates will be provided via @MSU_Mtennis on X and Instagram.
Michigan State will honor five graduating seniors between the doubles and singles point of Sunday's match: Luke Baylis, Sebastien Collard, Reed Crocker, Ronald Hohmann III and Graydon Lair.
Record Watch
- 18-3 overall on the season, the Spartans will chase history as they attempt to collect win number 19 on the season, which would make this the winningest season in program history.
- The 4-0 start in conference play marks the Spartans' best start to a conference season since the 1967 team won the Big Ten Championship with a 9-0 record.
- Two wins on the weekend will secure MSU it's most B1G wins since going 6-5 in the 2013 season and tied-second most since the 7-2 1970 season with three matches still to play in MSU's 2024 B1G slate.
Comeback Hero Baris Garners Big Ten Player of the Week
Sophomore Ozan Baris was named the Big Ten Men's Tennis Player of the Week on Wednesday, April 4, for his clinch in MSU's comeback against No. 19 Illinois and win on main court against No. 60 Northwestern.
Baris, a native of Okemos, Mich., claims his second player of the week honor after having won the award on April 19, 2023 and is the second Spartan to garner the award this season following Ronald Hohmann III on Feb. 28.
They've got Chemistry
In 21 matches second-year head coach Harry Jadun has lined up 18 different doubles pairings, all of which have recorded at least one win while 11 of the duos have winning records.
Scouting Purdue
Purdue is 6-10 on the season, 0-6 on the road and 1-2 in conference play coming off its first win in five matches, 6-1 over Penn State on March 31. No Boilermakers are ranked in neither the ITA singles nor doubles rankings.
Series History vs. Purdue
MSU owns the all-time series 52-32 over Purdue, a 23-11 split in the home confines of East Lansing. The Spartans have taken the last six matchups against the Boilermakers, including 4-1 in the first round of last year's Big Ten tournament.
Scouting No. 62 Indiana
Ahead of playing at Michigan Friday, Indiana is 13-6 and 1-2 in the Big Ten. Against common non-conference opponents the teams have faired similarly with wins over Boise State, Middle Tennessee State, Ball State, Bellarmine and Brown while having lost to Cornell.
In the ITA collegiate tennis rankings, the Hoosiers are represented by sophomore Sam Landau in singles, slotted at No. 69 nationally. In doubles, seniors Michael Andre and Ilya Tiraspolsky combine to make the 61st-ranked pairing.
Series History vs. Indiana
The Hoosiers hold a 24-63 all-time series lead over the Spartans, also having taken 14 of 37 matches played in East Lansing. Michigan State has however come out on top in the previous two meetings between the two sides.
Spartans in ITA DI Men's Tennis Rankings Update (March 19, 2024)
Singles
- No. 10 – Ozan Baris
- No. 41 – Ronald Hohmann III
- No. 5 – Max Sheldon/Ozan Baris
- No. 63 – Ronald Hohmann III/Sebastien Collard
- No. 66 – Ozan Baris/Ronald Hohmann III
