ANN ARBOR, Mich. – MSU Men's Tennis dropped the regular season finale on the road at No. 37 Michigan, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.
The Spartans two points came at the top two courts in singles, by way of sophomore Ozan Baris and redshirt-freshman Aristotelis Thanos. The 12th-ranked Baris came back to beat No. 18 Gavin Young, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, securing his tied team-best 14th win of the season and a perfect 6-0 record in Big Ten play.
After dropping the doubles point, Thanos evened the score for the Spartans with a dominant 6-4, 6-3 straight-set victory in the two slot. The Athens, Greece native's season record improves to 12-2.
MSU finishes the regular season, 21-5, the most wins in program history, and 7-2 in B1G play, the second-most conference wins in program history.
Next weekend, the Spartans will head to the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago, Ill. as the No. 3 seed with their opponent to be determined following the matches around the conference on Sunday. MSU will face off with the No. 6 seed on Friday, April 26 on Northwestern's campus at 5 p.m. ET.
Head Coach Harry Jadun
"Obviously would have hoped for a different result but hats off to them, they played a tough match in a great collegiate atmosphere. In doubles they came out and played really solid, we just have to be better about taking control of the net. In singles they played really well in spots we were confident in. Max [Sheldon] and David [Saye] have been really good for us all year and they came out and dominated. Our guys battled and tried to swing some third sets but at the end of the day Michigan played some really good tennis. We know what we've got to do ahead of the Big Ten Tournament next weekend. When you play these high-level matches there's not much room for error and hopefully we're a hungry and motivated team and whoever we play gets the brunt of it."
Results
No. 18 Michigan State 2, No. 37 Michigan 5
Doubles
1. #25 Gavin Young/Jacob Bickersteth (MICH) def. #11 Ozan Baris/Max Sheldon (MSU) 7-5
2. Will Cooksey/Patron Hanchaikul (MICH) def. Taym Alazmeh/Sebastien Collard (MSU) 6-4
3. Mert Oral/Bjorn Swenson (MICH) vs. Graydon Lair/Aristotelis Thanos (MSU) 4-5, unfinished
Singles
1. #12 Ozan Baris (MSU) def. #18 Gavin Young (MICH) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Aristotelis Thanos (MSU) def. Jacob Bickersteth (MICH) 6-4, 6-3
3. Bjorn Swenson (MICH) def. #49 Ronald Hohmann (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Patron Hanchaikul (MICH) def. Sebastien Collard (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Will Cooksey (MICH) def. David Saye (MSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Nicholas Steiglehner (MICH) def. Max Sheldon (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
Match Notes:
Michigan State 21-5; National ranking #18 Michigan 14-11; National ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,6,5,3,4,1)
https://msuspartans.com/news/2024/4...ular-season-finale-2-5-at-no-37-michigan.aspx
Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.
The Spartans two points came at the top two courts in singles, by way of sophomore Ozan Baris and redshirt-freshman Aristotelis Thanos. The 12th-ranked Baris came back to beat No. 18 Gavin Young, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, securing his tied team-best 14th win of the season and a perfect 6-0 record in Big Ten play.
After dropping the doubles point, Thanos evened the score for the Spartans with a dominant 6-4, 6-3 straight-set victory in the two slot. The Athens, Greece native's season record improves to 12-2.
MSU finishes the regular season, 21-5, the most wins in program history, and 7-2 in B1G play, the second-most conference wins in program history.
Next weekend, the Spartans will head to the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago, Ill. as the No. 3 seed with their opponent to be determined following the matches around the conference on Sunday. MSU will face off with the No. 6 seed on Friday, April 26 on Northwestern's campus at 5 p.m. ET.
Head Coach Harry Jadun
"Obviously would have hoped for a different result but hats off to them, they played a tough match in a great collegiate atmosphere. In doubles they came out and played really solid, we just have to be better about taking control of the net. In singles they played really well in spots we were confident in. Max [Sheldon] and David [Saye] have been really good for us all year and they came out and dominated. Our guys battled and tried to swing some third sets but at the end of the day Michigan played some really good tennis. We know what we've got to do ahead of the Big Ten Tournament next weekend. When you play these high-level matches there's not much room for error and hopefully we're a hungry and motivated team and whoever we play gets the brunt of it."
Results
No. 18 Michigan State 2, No. 37 Michigan 5
Doubles
1. #25 Gavin Young/Jacob Bickersteth (MICH) def. #11 Ozan Baris/Max Sheldon (MSU) 7-5
2. Will Cooksey/Patron Hanchaikul (MICH) def. Taym Alazmeh/Sebastien Collard (MSU) 6-4
3. Mert Oral/Bjorn Swenson (MICH) vs. Graydon Lair/Aristotelis Thanos (MSU) 4-5, unfinished
Singles
1. #12 Ozan Baris (MSU) def. #18 Gavin Young (MICH) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Aristotelis Thanos (MSU) def. Jacob Bickersteth (MICH) 6-4, 6-3
3. Bjorn Swenson (MICH) def. #49 Ronald Hohmann (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Patron Hanchaikul (MICH) def. Sebastien Collard (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Will Cooksey (MICH) def. David Saye (MSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Nicholas Steiglehner (MICH) def. Max Sheldon (MSU) 6-4, 6-4
Match Notes:
Michigan State 21-5; National ranking #18 Michigan 14-11; National ranking #37
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,6,5,3,4,1)
https://msuspartans.com/news/2024/4...ular-season-finale-2-5-at-no-37-michigan.aspx
Recap courtesy of MSU Athletics.
