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Michigan State tennis star set to play for NCAA Championship

Michigan State tennis star set to play for NCAA Championship

Back in May, Michigan State tennis star Ozan Baris made it all the way to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships before narrowly losing to eventual winner Filip Planinsek. This weekend, Baris will have another opportunity to win a singles championship when he faces Columbia’s Michael Zheng in the NCAA Championship final.

Zheng was the runner-up in last year’s match, also losing to Planinsek.

The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Incoming Michigan State tennis player Matt Forbes loses US Open match

Incoming Spartan Matt Forbes put together an impressive showing, but fell short in the US Open

For the first time in program history, Michigan State tennis was represented in the US Open this year by incoming freshman Matt Forbes. Forbes earned his entry into the annual event after winning the USTA Boys’ 18s national title a few weeks ago. Forbes put up a nice showing in the US Open this year, but ultimately fell to Russian veteran Roman Safiullin in straight sets.

Forbes did push Safiullin to a tiebreaker in the second set, no easy feat against a player who has hovered in the top-50 players in the world during his career.

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Michigan State tennis star Ozan Baris seen hitting with Taylor Fritz at US Open

Michigan State tennis star Ozan Baris seen hitting with Taylor Fritz at US Open

Michigan State has quickly become a tennis school behind star player and Big Ten Tennis Player of the Year Ozan Baris. The US Open just started on Monday, and, in a very cool moment, Baris was seen hitting with one of the best American tennis players out there, Taylor Fritz.

Fritz recently won the Bronze Medal at the Paris Olympics and is one of the Americans best equipped to make a run in the US Open.

You can watch them hit below:

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Matt Forbes has first opponent for U.S. Open

Matt Forbes has first opponent for his opening match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday

Matt Forbes is the first Michigan State tennis player in history to qualify for, and play in, the U.S. Open. His journey in the tournament will begin on Tuesday. Forbes will have the honor of facing Russia’s Roman Safiullin, who checks in at No. 59 in the world.

Lansing State Journal’s Barry Kiel spoke to Forbes about the upcoming tournament and waht it means to both him and the Spartans:

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MSU football head coach Jonathan Smith plays tennis with Michigan State tennis star Ozan Baris

Jonathan Smith tried to return a serve from Michigan State tennis star Ozan Baris

In case you didn’t already know, Michigan State has become something of a tennis powerhouse, and they are led by their star, Ozan Baris, who was the Big Ten Player of the Year last season.

On Tuesday, Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith took his team to the tennis courts to see him try to return a serve from Baris.

You can watch the fun clip below:

Jonathan Smith was unsuccessful, but his team was proud of him for at least getting a racquet on it.

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Matt Forbes must forfeit US Open prize money, despite earning NIL

Michigan State tennis player Matt Forbes must forfeit US Open prize money, despite earning NIL.

While the landscape of college athletics is ever changing, and with the introduction of Name Image and Likeness, the rules within the sports and professional sports becomes very murky.

Michigan State tennis player Matt Forbes won the 2024 USTA National Boys’ 18s championship, earning him a spot in the US Open. Now, despite the new rules in  the NCAA where Forbes can make NIL money, he will have to forfeit his prize money for playing in the US Open.

Another rule that doesn’t make sense as the waters become more murky with the landscape of NIL in college athletics.

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Michigan State tennis sophomore wins first professional title

Michigan State tennis sophomore wins first title

Michigan State tennis alum Aris Thanos took home his first professional title victory this past weekend, winning the singles title at the Kursumlijska Banja M15 tournament. The win has moved Thanos up to No. 717 in the world, a ranking he hopes to continue to see grow.

Thanos is still listed on Michigan State’s 2024-25 roster.

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Michigan State tennis lands blue chip recruit

MSU landed a blue chip prospect on the trail

Michigan State’s tennis program has seen a major surge in recent years, and it looks like there is going to be more to come. The Spartans landed a huge win on the recruiting trail on Tuesday.

A former North Carolina commit, blue chip prospect Matt Forbes has made the decision to commit to Michigan State. A major recruiting win for head coach Harry Jadun.

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Michigan State tennis makes NCAA Tournament, headed east

Michigan State tennis is headed to the NCAA Tournament

Michigan State’s tennis has gone under an outstanding revelation under head coach Harry Jadun’s two year tenure in East Lansing. The Spartans are one of the best teams in the Big Ten and a potential threat on the national level.

Now, in 2023-24, the Spartans are headed to the NCAA Tournament, where the team will head to Boston to play against Denver, who is undefeated on the season.

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Michigan State Men’s Tennis player named Big Ten Player of the Year

Michigan State Men’s Tennis player named Big Ten Player of the Year

In case you didn’t know, Michigan State is now officially a tennis school. The Spartans have been on a tear this year, led by star Ozen Baris, one of the top players in the country right now.

Baris went 6-0 in Big Ten play, and has been ranked as high as No. 5 in the country in singles and No. 1 in doubles. For his efforts, he has been named the Big Ten Player of the Year.

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