Illinois and Michigan State earn Men’s Tennis of the Week honors

Athlete of the week
Karlis Ozolins, Illinois
This. Salaspils, Latvia Riga Commercial School

• Compiled 4-0 combined record (singles and doubles) at No. 26 Illinois with wins over No. 51 Wisconsin and No. 45 Nebraska
• Won the No. 1 singles matches in straight sets, dropping just two games against Nebraska
• Joined teammate Hunter Heck in a doubleheader as the duo improved to 11-1 on the season.
• Listed 48^th in singles and 36^th in doubles (with Heck) in ITA classes
• The first recipient of the weekly Big Ten award
• Final Illinois Athlete of the Week: Hunter Heck (April 19, 2022)

Athlete of the week
Ozan Baris, Michigan State
Mrs. Okemos, Mich. Okemos

• Produced a 4-0 overall record last week with Michigan State wins at Purdue and No. 69 Indiana.
• Joined teammate Anthony Pero at No. 1 doubles to complete doubles in both road matches
• Recorded two straight sets wins at No. 1 singles to secure first singles point against Hoosiers
• Grade 41^St in singles and sixth in doubles (with Max Sheldon) in the ITA ranks
• Get the first Sportsman of the Week award
• Last Michigan State Athlete of the Week: Nick Williams (March 23, 2021)

2023 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week

Jan. 18: Trice Pickens, Gr., NU
Jan. 24: Patrick Maloney, Sr., MICH
February 1: Andrew Fenty, Sr., MICH
Feb. 8: James Trotter, Sr., OSU
Feb. 15: Justin Boulais, Sr., OSU
February 22: Patrick Maloney, Sr., MICH | James Trotter, Sr., OSU
March 1: Shunya Maruyama, Sr., NEB
March 8: William Gleason, gr., NEB
March 15: Roni Hietaranta, So., NEB
March 22: JJ Tracy, Jr., OSU
March 29: Andrew Fenty, Sr., MICH
April 5: Cannon Kingsley, Sr., OSU
April 12: Andrew Fenty, Sr., MICH | JJ Tracy, Jr., OSU
April 19: Karlis Ozolins, So., ILL | Ozan Baris, Fr., MSU