{"id":230043,"date":"2026-01-10T00:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/230043\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T00:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:54:08","slug":"michigan-wins-two-doubles-matches-as-season-begins-at-florida-hidden-duals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/230043\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Wins Two Doubles Matches as Season Begins at Florida Hidden Duals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Site: Boca Raton, Fla. (Evert Tennis Academy)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nEvent: Florida Hidden Duals (Day 1 of 3)<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nScore: No Team Scoring<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNext U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 10 &#8212; at Florida Hidden Duals &#8211; Day 2 (Boca Raton, Fla.), 10 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>BOCA RATON, Fla. &#8212; The University of Michigan men&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>NCAA All-Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/max-dahlin\/27298\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27298\" target=\"_blank\">Max Dahlin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/bjorn-swenson\/27302\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27302\" target=\"_blank\">Bjorn Swenson<\/a>, ranked No. 7 doubles, defeated Alexander Rozin\/Zoran Ludoski 7-6. The duo remains undefeated at 4-0. Freshman <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/pierce-shaya\/27305\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27305\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce Shaya<\/a> and senior <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/nicholas-steiglehner\/27301\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27301\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholas Steiglehner<\/a> captured a 6-4 win over Baran Soyler and Mattias Uwe Kask.<\/p>\n<p>In singles, both Steiglehner and Shaya forced third sets, but ultimately each lost to their respective Wildcat.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Following are match-by-match results<\/p>\n<p>Doubles<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 1 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/max-dahlin\/27298\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27298\" target=\"_blank\">Max Dahlin<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/bjorn-swenson\/27302\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27302\" target=\"_blank\">Bjorn Swenson<\/a> (U-M) d. Alexander Rozin\/Zoran Ludoski (Arizona), 7-6<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 2 \u2013 Cole Stelse\/Alejandro Arcila (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/arnav-bhandari\/27303\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27303\" target=\"_blank\">Arnav Bhandari<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/mert-oral\/27300\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27300\" target=\"_blank\">Mert Oral<\/a> (U-M), 6-4<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 3 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/pierce-shaya\/27305\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27305\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce Shaya<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/nicholas-steiglehner\/27301\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27301\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholas Steiglehner<\/a> (U-M) d. Baran Soyler\/Mattias Uwe Kask (Arizona), 6-4<\/p>\n<p>Singles<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 1 \u2013 Alexander Rozin (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/max-dahlin\/27298\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27298\" target=\"_blank\">Max Dahlin<\/a> (U-M), 7-5, 4-6<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 2 \u2013 Zoran Ludoski (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/bjorn-swenson\/27302\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27302\" target=\"_blank\">Bjorn Swenson<\/a> (U-M), 6-7, 6-2, 6-3<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 3 \u2013 Filip Gustafsson (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/nicholas-steiglehner\/27301\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27301\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholas Steiglehner<\/a> (U-M), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 4 \u2013 Mattias Uwe Kask (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/mert-oral\/27300\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27300\" target=\"_blank\">Mert Oral<\/a> (U-M), 6-3, 6-3<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 5 \u2013 Glib Sekachov (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/arnav-bhandari\/27303\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27303\" target=\"_blank\">Arnav Bhandari<\/a> (U-M), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNo. 6 \u2013 Baran Soyler (Arizona) d. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgoblue.com\/sports\/mens-tennis\/roster\/pierce-shaya\/27305\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"27305\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce Shaya<\/a> (U-M), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Site: Boca Raton, Fla. 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