Michigan, Michigan State Earn Weekly Tennis Honor

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Michigan senior Gavin Young and Michigan State junior Ozan Baris have been named Big Ten Conference Men’s Tennis Co-Players of the Week for the period covering Oct. 9-15.

Co-Player of the Week
Gavin Young, Michigan
Sr. – Apple Valley, Minn. – Eastview

• Posted a 5-0 record with teammate Benjamin Kittay to secure the doubles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, conducted Oct. 10-14 in East Lansing, Mich.
• Earned a berth to the NCAA Doubles Championship next month in Waco, Texas
• Defeated Zachary Viiala and Tyler Bowers of Illinois in the championship match, 7-5, 2-6 (15-13)
• Recorded a 7-6 (11-9), 4-6 (10-4) victory over Michigan State’s 45th-ranked team of Max Sheldon and Matthew Forbes in the semifinals
• Reached the quarterfinals round of singles, finishing the ITA Regional with a combined singles/doubles record of 8-1
• Rated seventh in singles and 17th in doubles in the ITA Rankings
• The All-Big Ten First Team selection receives his second career Big Ten weekly award
• Last Michigan Big Ten of the Week honoree: Jacob Bickersteth (April 10, 2024)

Co-Player of the Week
Ozan Baris, Michigan State
Jr. – Okemos, Mich. – Okemos

• Won six matches to capture the singles title at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, held Oct. 10-14 at the MSU Indoor and Outdoor Tennis Centers
• Defeated five Big Ten opponents, dropping just one set in the process
• Downed 45th-ranked Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois, 6-4, 6-3, in the final
• Qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship, to be held next month in Waco, Texas
• Became the first Michigan State player to win an ITA Regional singles championship
• Ranked No. 1 in singles by the ITA
• The 2024 ITA and Academic All-American receives his third Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last MSU Big Ten Player of the Week recipient: Max Sheldon (Sept. 25, 2024)
  

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Sept. 18: Kenta Miyoshi, Jr., ILL
Sept. 25: Max Sheldon, Sr., MSU
Oct. 2: Aiden Kim, So., OSU
Oct. 9: Paris Pouatcha, Fr., ORE
Oct. 16: Gavin Young, Sr., MICH | Ozan Baris, Jr., MSU