Site: Boca Raton, Fla. (Evert Tennis Academy)
Event: Florida Hidden Duals (Day 1 of 3)
Score: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 10 — at Florida Hidden Duals – Day 2 (Boca Raton, Fla.), 10 a.m.
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The University of Michigan men’s tennis team opened the 2026 spring season on Friday afternoon (Jan. 9) at the Florida Hidden Duals, taking on Arizona to open the event at the Evert Tennis Academy.
NCAA All-Americans Max Dahlin and Bjorn Swenson, ranked No. 7 doubles, defeated Alexander Rozin/Zoran Ludoski 7-6. The duo remains undefeated at 4-0. Freshman Pierce Shaya and senior Nicholas Steiglehner captured a 6-4 win over Baran Soyler and Mattias Uwe Kask.
In singles, both Steiglehner and Shaya forced third sets, but ultimately each lost to their respective Wildcat.
Day two of the Florida Hidden Duals begins Saturday (Jan. 10) at 10 a.m., with Michigan taking on Florida and Illinois at the Evert Tennis Academy.
Following are match-by-match results
Doubles
No. 1 – Max Dahlin/Bjorn Swenson (U-M) d. Alexander Rozin/Zoran Ludoski (Arizona), 7-6
No. 2 – Cole Stelse/Alejandro Arcila (Arizona) d. Arnav Bhandari/Mert Oral (U-M), 6-4
No. 3 – Pierce Shaya/Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M) d. Baran Soyler/Mattias Uwe Kask (Arizona), 6-4
Singles
No. 1 – Alexander Rozin (Arizona) d. Max Dahlin (U-M), 7-5, 4-6
No. 2 – Zoran Ludoski (Arizona) d. Bjorn Swenson (U-M), 6-7, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 – Filip Gustafsson (Arizona) d. Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 – Mattias Uwe Kask (Arizona) d. Mert Oral (U-M), 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 – Glib Sekachov (Arizona) d. Arnav Bhandari (U-M), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 – Baran Soyler (Arizona) d. Pierce Shaya (U-M), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5