Ohio State Claims Big Ten Men’s Tennis Award

Buckeyes’ Stearns goes undefeated at Notre Dame tournament

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Ohio State sophomore Preston Stearns has been named Big Ten Conference Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for the period covering Oct. 31-Nov. 3.

Player of the Week
Preston Stearns, Ohio State
So. – Cincinnati, Ohio — St. Xavier HS

Finished with a combined record of 8-0 at the Notre Dame Mini Duals, held Nov. 1-3 at the Eck Tennis Pavilion
Playing under a format that combined singles and doubles results, Stearns teamed with Brandon Carpico to capture the tournament title, navigating through an 11-team field that included six Big Ten schools
Lost just one set in going 4-0 in singles, highlighted by a 1-6, 6-4 (10-3) win over Louisville’s Kosuke Nakanishi in the championship-clinching match
Went 4-0 in doubles, posting wins over Northwestern, Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Louisville
Secures first Big Ten Player of the Week award of his career
Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Aiden Kim (Oct. 2, 2024)

2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Player of the Week
Sept. 18: Kenta Miyoshi, Jr., ILL
Sept. 25: Max Sheldon, Sr., MSU
Oct. 2: Aiden Kim, So., OSU
Oct. 9: Paris Pouatcha, Fr., ORE
Oct. 16: Gavin Young, Sr., MICH | Ozan Baris, Jr., MSU
Oct. 23: Spencer Johnson, So., UCLA
Oct. 30: Danial Rakhmatullayev, Fr., MSU
Nov. 6: Preston Stearns, So., OSU