No. 16 Michigan State men’s tennis continued its weekend road trip Sunday as the Spartans tangled with the Tigers of Clemson, and the Green & White were topped by the Tigers, 5-2, at Clemson’s Duckworth Family Tennis Facility.
Category: Tennis
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No. 16 MSU Men’s Tennis Topped By No. 19 Tennessee Friday
No. 16 Michigan State men’s tennis battled tough in its third Top-25 match-up in as many weeks, but were topped by No. 19 Tennessee, 4-3, Friday night at UT’s Goodfriend Tennis Center. MSU slides to 4-2 on the season, with both losses coming on the road to Top 25 teams, losing last week at No. 2 TCU in the ITA Kickoff Weekend, before Friday night’s loss.
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No. 16 Michigan State Men’s Tennis Hits the Road for Showdowns at Tennessee and Clemson
No. 16 Michigan State men’s tennis hits the road for another action-packed weekend, traveling to No. 19 Tennessee on Friday, Jan. 31 before facing Clemson on Sunday, Feb. 2. The Spartans take the court at 5 p.m. ET at the Goodfriend Tennis Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. Sunday’s match is at 12 p.m. ET at the Duckworth Family Tennis Facility at Clemson, South Carolina.
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No. 17 Spartan Men’s Tennis Starts Weekend With A Sweep Over Liberty At ITA Kickoff Weekend
No. 17 Michigan State men’s tennis opened action at the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Saturday by sweeping Liberty, 4-0, in action hosted by TCU at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
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Spartan Women’s Tennis Nabs Friday Night Victory For MSU In Home Opener
Michigan State women’s tennis opened their home spring season Friday evening with a bang against Xavier, with a 4-3 Victory for MSU at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center. The Green & White picked up their first win of the season, moving to 1-2
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Spartan Women’s Tennis Hosting Home Opening Action This Weekend
Michigan State women’s tennis hosts its spring home opener with dual action play, facing off against Xavier on Friday, Jan. 24 and West Virginia on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center. Admission to the matches is free. The Spartans and Musketeers square off on Friday at 5 p.m., while MSU and WVU battle on Sunday at 10 a.m. Xavier and West Virginia meet on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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Thanos Earns Men’s Tennis Big Ten Player of the Week Award
After a historic weekend for Michigan State men’s tennis defeating No. 7 Kentucky at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center, redshirt sophomore Aristotelis Thanos was recognized as the Big Ten Player of the Week award. This is Thanos’ first career weekly honor from the B1G.
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No. 23 Spartan Men’s Tennis Beats Vanderbilt and Western Michigan in a 3-0 Home Opener Weekend
After a historic win on Friday night against No. Kentucky, No. 23 Michigan State men’s tennis was ready to finish out its opening weekend with a doubleheader against Vanderbilt and Western Michigan. Action started early Sunday morning, where the Spartans were set to take on Vanderbilt in an 11 a.m. start.
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No. 23 Michigan State Men’s Tennis Upsets No. 7 Kentucky in Highest Ranked Win In Program History
No. 23 Michigan State men’s tennis upset No. 7 Kentucky in the Spartans’ highest-ranked win in program history Friday night at a raucous MSU Indoor Tennis Center. Friday night was MSU’s 2025 spring and home opening action, and a spirited crowd of 707 mostly Green & White clad Spartan fans made for a memorable historic night, in the first-ever top-25 match-up at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center.
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MSU Men’s Tennis Set to Open Spring Season at Home with Top-25 Match Friday
Michigan State men’s tennis is looking forward to its spring home opener against No. 7 Kentucky this Friday at 5 p.m. at the MSU Indoor Tennis Center to open a big weekend to kick off the spring portion of the schedule. The 23rd-ranked Spartans kick off their spring season with a bang, hosting the No. 7 Wildcats in the first-ever home match-up between two top-25 teams. MSU’s opening weekend continues on Sunday when MSU hosts a doubleheader with Vanderbilt at 11 a.m. and Western Michigan at approximately 4 p.m.
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Vuk Radjenovic Named To Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player To Watch List
Michigan State men’s tennis freshman Vuk Radjenovic (Vook Rad-jen-oh-vick) has been named to the Big Ten Player to Watch List entering the spring of 2025 season, announced Friday by the conference office. Radjenovic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia, just joined the Spartan roster at the semester break after signing with MSU in December.
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Spartan Men’s Tennis Tabbed At No. 23 In ITA Preseason Rankings
Michigan State men’s tennis is ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s Tennis Preseason Team Rankings for the second-straight season, and will open the spring portion of the schedule at No. 23.
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Liisa Vehviläinen Tabbed To Big Ten Player To Watch List
Michigan State women’s tennis player Liisa Vehviläinen was named a Big Ten Player to Watch entering the spring of 2025 season, announced by the conference on Monday. Vehviläinen is the Spartans’ lone senior on the roster. A native of Turku, Finland, Vehviläinen went 3-4 in fall play, with limited action due to an injury. She capped her fall by winning two matches in the MSU Spartan Invite, Nov. 1-3.
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MSU Men’s Tennis Has Four Singles, Four Doubles Pairs Ranked In ITA Rankings
Michigan State men’s tennis has four singles players and four doubles pairs ranked in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division I Men’s and Women’s National Singles and Doubles Computerized Rankings for December 3, 2024.
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Baris Becomes First Spartan To Advance To NCAA Singles Final
Michigan State men’s tennis junior Ozan Baris continues to make history during his time at Michigan State, becoming the first Spartan to earn a spot in the NCAA Individual Championships with a win in the semifinals on Saturday.
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Baris Heading Back To The NCAA Semifinals
Michigan State men’s tennis junior Ozan Baris secured his spot in the semifinals of the NCAA Individual Championships with his win over Jay Friend from Arizona, 6-1, 7-5, Friday in the quarterfinals.
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Thanos And Baris Start Out NCAA Individual Championships Strong
Michigan State men’s tennis had two players in action in the opening day of the NCAA Individual Championships and the Spartan duo started strong with both players moving on to the Round of 32. This is the first time in program history two players have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Two Spartan Men’s Tennis Players Set to Take National Stage at NCAA Individual Championships
Two Michigan State men’s tennis players are heading to Waco, Texas to compete in the NCAA Individual Championships. Two Spartans, junior Ozan Baris and redshirt sophomore Aristotelis Thanos, punched their ticket. The singles and doubles competition will be conducted Tuesday-Sunday, Nov. 19-24 at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas.