Tag: Ozan Baris

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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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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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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Michigan State tennis doubles team wins fall National Championship

Max Sheldon and Ozan Baris have claimed MSU’s first National Championship in program history:

Michigan State’s tennis duo of Max Sheldon and Ozan Baris have made history at the ITA Fall National Championships, winning the doubles title, claiming the first national title in MSU program history.

The duo defeated Old Dominion brothers Conner and Codie Van Schalwyk in the national championship match to take the crown back to East Lansing.

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Michigan State tennis star Ozan Baris wins Battle in the Bay

Ozan Baris is adding to his trophy case

Ozan Baris has been a star in his amateur career since arriving in East Lansing and he is continuing to add to his trophy case. Baris has won the Battle in the Bay tournament.

Baris defeated fellow MSU teammate Ronnie Hohmann, TCU’s Jack Pinnington and Illinois’s Karlis Ozolins en route to the championship.

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Ozan Baris wins US Open Juniors doubles championship

Ozan Baris is a grand slam champion!

Michigan State tennis incomming freshman Ozan Baris is making waves on the national tennis scene. The Okemos native has just won the United States Open Juniors doubles championship.

Baris, alongside his partner Nishesh Basavareddy, has won a grand slam championship. His arrival to East Lansing is becoming more and more anticipated following this huge win on the amateur circuit.

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