Michigan
Big Ten Individuals
10/29/2026 8:59:00 AM | Men's Tennis
» Freshman Naoto Tomizawa captured his first collegiate title, winning four singles matches before receiving a walkover in the championship.
» Tomizawa became Michigan's first Big Ten singles champion since Gavin Young in 2021.
» Nicholas Heng advanced to the singles semifinals, while Evan Burnett reached the quarterfinals.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Event: Big Ten Individual Championships
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Thu-Sun., Nov. 5-8 -- at ITA Sectionals (Waco, Texas) and ITA Conference Masters (Rome, Ga.)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Freshman Naoto Tomizawa captured the Big Ten singles championship for the University of Michigan men's tennis team on Sunday (Nov. 1), claiming his first collegiate title as the Wolverines hosted the four-day Big Ten Individual Championships at the Varsity Tennis Center.
Tomizawa advanced through the 64-player singles draw with four victories before being awarded the championship via walkover following the withdrawal of Ohio State's Victor Lilov. He opened with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Indiana's Matteo Antonescu before rallying past Wisconsin's Matthew Fullerton, 4-6, 6-3, 10-1. The Tokyo native followed with another three-set victory in the quarterfinals, defeating Indiana's Braeden Gelletich, 7-5, 4-6, 10-5, before dispatching Ohio State's Denis Patek, 6-4, 7-6 (5), in the semifinals.
Tomizawa became the 24th Wolverine to win a Big Ten singles championship and the first since Gavin Young in 2021. Walter Westbrook was Michigan's first conference singles champion, claiming titles in 1919 and 1920.
Freshman Nicholas Heng also reached the semifinals, where he fell to Ohio State's Victor Lilov, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Heng advanced with three straight-set victories, defeating Nebraska's Henry Lamchinniah (6-0, 6-1), Wisconsin's Tomas Zlatohlavek (6-3, 6-2) and Northwestern's Cooper Han (6-0, 6-1).
Junior transfer Evan Burnett advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to Lilov, 6-2, 6-4. Burnett earned consecutive 6-4, 6-3 victories over Indiana's Aryan Badlani and Nebraska's Jeri Lassila to reach the final eight.
Michigan returns to action Thursday through Sunday (Nov. 5-8) at the ITA Sectionals in Waco, Texas, and the ITA Conference Masters in Rome, Ga.
Doubles
Evan Burnett/Naoto Tomizawa
Round of 32 (Oct. 29) -- Bye
Round of 16 (Oct. 29) -- l. Maj Premzl/Juan David Velasquez (Purdue), 6-7 (3)
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- l. Colin Beduhn/Jens Holger Nissen (Wisconsin), 6-7 (3)
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- d. Sam Scherer/Ariel Zauber (Indiana), 7-6 (3)
Nicholas Heng/Fredrik Solheim
Round of 32 (Oct. 29) -- Bye
Round of 16 (Oct. 29) -- l. Owen Megargee/Vincent Young (Northwestern), 2-6
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- d. Zavier Augustin/Karan Raghavendra (Indiana), 6-4
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- d. Aidan Atwood/Aryan Badlani (Indiana), 6-3
Arnav Bhandari/Pierce Shaya
Round of 32 (Oct. 29) -- d. Cooper Han/Jacob Golden (Northwestern), 6-4
Round of 16 (Oct. 29) -- l. Matteo Antonescu/Braeden Gelletich (Indiana), 3-6
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- d. Ilija Palavestra (Ohio State)/Micah Ward (Nebraska), 6-4
Alex Cairo/Benjamin Azar
Round of 32 (Oct. 29) -- Bye
Round of 16 (Oct. 29) -- l. Nikola Jovic/Jacob Lee (Purdue), 2-6
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- d. Aryan Badlani/Aidan Atwood (Indiana), 7-6 (2)
Evan Burnett/Arnav Bhandari
Consolation (Nov. 1) -- l. Henry Lamchinniah/Calin Stirbu (Nebraska), 4-6
Fredrik Solheim/Benjamin Azar
Consolation (Nov. 1) -- d. Matteo Antonescu/Braeden Gelletich (Indiana), 6-3
Main Draw Singles
Arnav Bhandari
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- l. Ariel Zauber (Indiana), 6-4, 4-6, 6-10
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- l. Juan David Velasquez (Purdue), 6-3, 6-2
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- l. Karan Raghavendra (Indiana), 7-6 (4), 6-1
Evan Burnett
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- Bye
Round of 32 (Oct. 30) -- d. Aryan Badlani (Indiana), 6-4, 6-3
Round of 16 (Oct. 31) -- d. Jeri Lassila (Nebraska), 6-4, 6-3
Quarterfinal (Oct. 31) -- l. Victor Lilov (Ohio State), 2-6, 4-6
Consolation (Nov. 1) -- l. Aniss Rafiq (Nebraska), 6-3, 7-6 (3), 4-10
Alex Cairo
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- l. Cooper Han (Northwestern), 4-6, 1-6
Nicholas Heng
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- Bye
Round of 32 (Oct. 30) -- d. Henry Lamchinniah (Nebraska), 6-0, 6-1
Round of 16 (Oct. 31) -- d. Tomas Zlatohlavek (Wisconsin), 6-3, 6-2
Quarterfinal (Oct. 31) -- d. Cooper Han (Northwestern), 6-0, 6-1
Semifinal (Nov. 1) -- l. Victor Lilov (Ohio State), 6-7 (5), 2-6
Naoto Tomizawa
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- Bye
Round of 32 (Oct. 30) -- d. Matteo Antonescu (Indiana), 6-1, 6-0
Round of 16 (Oct. 31) -- d. Matthew Fullerton (Wisconsin), 4-6, 6-3, 10-1
Quarterfinal (Oct. 31) -- d. Braeden Gelletich (Indiana), 7-5, 4-6, 10-5
Semifinal (Nov. 1) -- d. Denis Patek (Ohio State), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Championship (Nov. 1) -- d. Victor Lilov (Ohio State), walkover
Benjamin Azar
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- l. Jacob Lee (Purdue), 1-6, 6-7 (5)
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- d. Kelly Giese (Nebraska), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- d. Vincent Yang (Northwestern), 6-4, 6-2
Consolation (Nov. 1) -- d. Sam Scherer (Indiana), 5-7, 6-4, 10-8
Fredrik Solheim
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- Bye
Round of 32 (Oct. 30) -- l. Nikola Jovic (Purdue), 6-7 (6), 3-6
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- d. Enzo Champigneulle (Nebraska), 6-3, 6-1
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- d. Colin Beduhn (Wisconsin), walkover
Consolation (Nov. 1) -- d. Jeri Lassila (Nebraska), 6-3, 6-2
Pierce Shaya
Round of 64 (Oct. 30) -- l. Colin Beduhn (Wisconsin), 6-2, 6-7 (5), 8-10
Consolation (Oct. 30) -- d. Jacob Golden (Northwestern), 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- l. Sam Scherer (Indiana), 6-4, 6-4
Consolation (Oct. 31) -- d. Vincent Yang (Northwestern), 6-3, 4-6, 15-13
Consolation (Nov. 1) -- d. Kelly Giese (Nebraska), 6-4, 1-0, retired
