2023-24 Michigan Men's Tennis Awards and Honors
6/14/2024 1:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis
• Men's Tennis Team, Five Individual Wolverines Earn 2024 ITA Academic Honors (July 23)
• Hanchaikul, Steiglehner Earn Academic All-District Honors (May 15)
• Young Named First Team All-Big Ten (April 25)
Big Ten Player of the Week (April 10) -- Jacob Bickersteth compiled a 4-0 record, going 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles as Michigan swept Indiana and Purdue to stay unbeaten in the conference. Bickersteth recorded his 50th career dual win with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Indiana's Facuno Yunis at No. 2 singles, clinching the match point for the Wolverines. He added a two-set win on Sunday against Purdue's Soham Purohit. Bickersteth joined partner Gavin Young in producing two 6-2 wins at No. 1 doubles as the No. 23-ranked duo extended their win streak to six. It marks the longest doubles win streak of Bickersteth's career. » Big Ten Release
Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (March 6) -- Gavin Young went 2-1 in singles play with a huge win over Arizona State's No. 9-ranked Murphy Cassone, 6-4, 7-6 (3). It was the third time the two have competed against each other this season. Cassone took a two-set win in October, while last month's match was abandoned in the third set. Young's win is his seventh over a ranked opponent this season and his second over an opponent in the top 10 this year. Young also had a three-set win over VCU's No. 72 Mathis Bondaz after falling to No. 63 Peter Maak (USC) on Tuesday. He also won his first set against No. 6 Colton Smith (Arizona), but the match was abandoned. Young shares the honor with Purdue's Soham Purohit » Big Ten Release
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