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Maize and Blue to Begin Dual Play at NC State
1/15/2026 5:01:00 PM | Men's Tennis
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team will begin dual play at NC State on Monday (Jan. 19). The match is slated for an 11 a.m. start at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center in Raleigh, N.C.
Notes
• Michigan opened the spring season at the Florida Hidden Duals last weekend in Boca Raton, competing against Arizona, Florida, Illinois and Clemson.
• The Wolverines posted a 15-13 overall dual mark last spring and made their ninth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
• NC State holds a slight 5-3 advantage in the all-time series with Michigan, including a 4-2 decision from Ann Arbor last season. The Wolfpack are currently ranked No. 9 in the ITA rankings and open the season against Campbell on Friday (Jan. 16).
• Bjorn Swenson was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after posting a 3-0 doubles mark at the Florida Hidden Duals last weekend. He and Max Dahlin posted a 6-4 win over the No. 6-ranked duo from Florida. It's the highest-ranked duo the pair have beaten in their careers. They are now 7-1 as a duo this season and rank No. 7 in the ITA doubles rankings.
• Swenson and Nicholas Steiglehner remain unbeaten in doubles after a 6-3 win to improve to 5-0 as a pair.
• Dahlin is 9-2 in singles and is ranked No. 7 in the ITA singles rankings. He went on a 9-0 run to the NCAA quarterfinals, earning All-America honors.
• There could be a rematch of the national quarterfinals if Dahlin and NC State's Martin Borisiourk rematch. Borisiouk, then-No. 15, ended Dahlin's run in the NCAAs, 6-4, 5-7, 2-6.
• Senior Mert Oral is ranked No. 123 in the ITA singles rankings after he put together a 7-6 fall. He is 29-29 overall and 8-7 in dual matches with a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten.
• Michigan's home opener is set for Saturday (Feb. 7) when the Wolverines host Columbia, followed on Sunday (Feb. 8) against Tennessee. Both matches will be at noon at the Varsity Tennis Center.
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