Illinois and Northwestern Honored with Weekly Tennis Award

Co-Athlete of the Week
Karlis Ozolins, Illinois
So. – Salaspils, Latvia – Rigas Komercskola

• Posted a 3-0 record (2-0 singles, 1-0 doubles) rallying from a set down to beat a pair of top-50 opponents
• Rallied to defeat 41st-ranked Ozan Baris in No. 1 singles by the scores of 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 to clinch match point in a 6-1 win over No. 66 Michigan State
• Knocked off 11th-ranked Andrew Fenty of Michigan, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5, at No. 1 singles in Ann Arbor on April 23
• Moved up from No. 48 to No. 23 in the ITA singles rankings
• Earns second Big Ten weekly award for the second-straight week
• Last Illinois Athlete of the Week: Karlis Ozolins (April 19, 2023)

 
Co-Athlete of the Week
Steven Forman, Northwestern
Gd. – Troy, Mich. – Troy

• Compiled a 3-0 record (2-0 singles, 1-0 doubles) recording two straight-set wins over top-50 players
• Prevailed over 41st-ranked Ozan Baris of Michigan State 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles as No. 26 Northwestern defeated No. 66 Michigan State, 6-1, in East Lansing
• Earned team’s lone point with a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles over 11th-ranked Andrew Fenty of Michigan
• Stands 25th in singles and 57th in doubles (with Simen Bratholm) in the ITA rankings
• Receives Athlete of the Week award for the first time
• Last Northwestern Athlete of the Week: Trice Pickens (Jan. 18, 2023)
  
   

2023 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
Jan. 18: Trice Pickens, Gr., NU
Jan. 24: Patrick Maloney, Sr., MICH
Feb. 1: Andrew Fenty, Sr., MICH
Feb. 8: James Trotter, Sr., OSU
Feb. 15: Justin Boulais, Sr., OSU
Feb. 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
April 26: Karlis Ozolins, So., ILL | Steven Forman, Gd., NU