Spartans Turn In Impressive Performances at Princeton Invite

PRINCETON, N.J. – Michigan State men’s tennis competed in its second fall tournament over the weekend, picking up several wins over opponents from LSU, Princeton and Penn. 

Freshman Ozan Baris and sophomore Max Sheldon went 3-0 in doubles over the weekend, topping LSU’s Chen Dong/Julien Penzlin, Princeton’s Fnu Nidunjianzan/Will Peters, and Penn’s Harsh Parikh/Kevin Zhu. 

Baris also picked up a pair of ranked singles wins, defeating Princeton’s Fnu Nidunjianzan, who ranks No. 6 in the ITA Newcomer Rankings, on Saturday, before topping No. 106 Aditya Gupta from Penn on Sunday. Sheldon won his first match at No. 1 in singles, defeating Penn’s Kevin Zhu on Sunday. 

The Spartans continue fall tournament play this weekend at home, hosting the three-day Spartan Invite beginning Friday, Sept. 30. Baris will compete at the ITA All-American Championships beginning Saturday, Oct. 1.  

Friday Results (MSU vs. LSU) 

Doubles 

Ozan Baris/Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Chen Dong/Julien Penzlin (LSU) 8-7  

Graydon Lair/Kazuki Matsuno (MSU) def. Ronnie Hohmann/Welsh Hotard (LSU) 8-7 

Anthony Pero/Josh Portnoy (MSU) def. George Stoupe/Ben Koch (LSU) 8-7  

David Saye/Luke Baylis (MSU) def. Benjamin Ambrosio/Stefan Latinovic (LSU) 8-3 

Singles  

No. 14 Ronnie Hohmann (LSU) def. Ozan Baris (MSU) 6-2, 6-4  

Welsh Hotard (LSU) def. Max Sheldon (MSU) 7-6, 6-4  

Stefan Latinovic (LSU) def. David Saye (MSU) 6-2, 6-3 

Julien Penzlin (LSU) def. Luke Baylis (MSU) 6-2, 7-6 

Chen Dong (LSU) def. Anthony Pero (MSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1  

Josh Portnoy (MSU) def. Benjamin Ambrosio (LSU) 6-1, 6-1 

George Stoupe (LSU) def. Graydon Lair (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 

Ben Koch (LSU) def. Kazuki Matsuno (MSU) 6-1, 6-3 

Nick Watson (LSU) def. Reed Crocker (MSU) 6-3, 6-3 

Saturday Results (MSU vs. Princeton) 

Doubles 

Ozan Baris/Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan/Will Peters (PRIN) 8-6 

Reed Crocker/Graydon Lair (MSU) def. Filippos Astreinidis/Matthew Bosancic (PRIN) 8-5 

Alan Kam/Sebastian Sec (PRIN) def. David Saye/Luke Baylis (MSU) 8-3 

Ellis Short/Ben Smith (PRIN) def. Anthony Pero/Josh Portnoy (MSU) 8-2 

Singles 

Ozan Baris (MSU) def. Fnu Nidunjianzan (PRIN) 6-1, 6-4 

Max Sheldon (MSU) def. Will Peters (PRIN) 6-2, 6-0 

Luke Baylis (MSU) def. Sebastian Sec (PRIN) 1-6,…