Michigan
UCLA
Swenson Streak Continues as Michigan Falls to No. 22 UCLA
4/25/2025 7:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Columbus, Ohio (Auer Tennis Complex)
Event: Big Ten Tournament (Quarterfinals)
Score: No. 22 UCLA 4, Michigan 1
Records: U-M (15-12), UCLA (14-8)
Next U-M Event: NCAA Tournament May 2 or 3 (TBD)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Junior Bjorn Swenson kept his win streak alive, capturing his seventh consecutive singles victory, but it wasn't enough as the University of Michigan men's tennis team lost a 4-1 decision to No. 22-ranked UCLA in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.
The Bruins took the doubles point, winning 6-2 at No. 3 and 6-3 at No. 1. Swenson and Mert Oral were tied with Spencer Johnson and Aardarsh Tripathi 4-4 at No. 2 when play was halted.
Nicholas Steiglehner and Swenson both earned first-set victories for the Wolverines. Steiglehner jumped out to a 3-1 lead on Alexander Hoogmartens and won the final three games for a 6-2 first set. Hoogmartens responded with a second-set win to force a third. The pair were tied at 2-all when the match was called.
Swenson had a wild first set with No. 110-ranked Emon van Loben Sels. Tied at 2-2, the two broke each other through the next five games before Swenson was able to consolidate on his third break to take the set 6-4. He was able to consolidate another break in the second set to gain a 4-2 lead and hung on to serve up an ace to take the match 6-4, 6-4.
No. 32-ranked Spencer Johnson proved too much for Alex Cairo at No. 5 singles, giving UCLA a 2-0 lead with matching 6-1 scores. Patorn Hanchaikul fell 6-3, 6-1 to Kaylan Bigun at No. 3 singles, putting the Bruins ahead 3-0 before Swenson got Michigan on the board.
No. 108-ranked Aardarsh Tripathi sealed the win for UCLA with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Oral at No. 6.
The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be held Monday (April 28) at 5:30 p.m. on NCAA.com. The first and second rounds are set for May 2-3.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 -- No. 60 Will Cooksey (U-M) vs. No. 21 Rudy Quan (UCLA), 3-6, 6-5 abandoned
No. 2 -- Bjorn Swenson (U-M) d. No. 110 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 -- Kaylan Bigun (UCLA) d. Patorn Hanchaikul (U-M), 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 -- Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M) vs. Alexander Hoogmartens (UCLA), 6-2, 3-6, 2-2 abandoned
No. 5 -- No. 32 Spencer Johnson (UCLA) d. Alex Cairo (U-M), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 -- No. 108 Aardarsh Tripathi (UCLA) d. Mert Oral (U-M), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 -- Alexander Hoogmartens/Giacomo Revelli (UCLA) d. Will Cooksey/Patorn Hanchaikul (U-M), 6-3
No. 2 -- Bjorn Swenson/Mert Oral (U-M) vs. Spencer Johnson/Aardarsh Tripathi (UCLA), 4-4 abandoned
No. 3 -- Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) d. Alex Cairo/Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M), 6-2
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-3; Singles 5-3-2-6
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