Spartan Men’s Tennis Player Baris Selected To US Open Wild Card Playoffs
5/29/2025 12:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Baris to be in action at USTA National Campus June 16-18.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State men's tennis player Ozan Baris has been selected by the USTA to compete in the US Open Wild Card Playoffs, to be held June 16-18 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
The new event featuring the top American collegiate players, which was announced earlier this month, will more than double the average number of American collegiate players that earn US Open wild cards this year, with six guaranteed US Open wild card entries up for grabs.
The winners of the singles and doubles competitions will earn US Open main draw singles and doubles wild cards, respectively, while the men's and women's singles finalists will earn US Open qualifying wild cards.
Baris was the NCAA Individual Championships National Runner-Up last fall, getting topped by National Champion Michael Zheng of Columbia in the title match, and both Baris and Zheng headline the men's singles field. The women's singles field will feature Auburn's DJ Bennett, who was the NCAA women's singles runner-up in November.
All three players automatically qualified for the event based upon their NCAA performance, while the remainder of the field is made up of players selected by a committee of USTA staff, college coaches and an ITA representative.
The singles semifinals will be played on Monday, June 16 followed by the doubles semifinals on Tuesday, June 17 and all finals will be contested on Wednesday, June 18. The event is free and matches will begin each day at 5 p.m. in order to maximize in-person attendance, while all matches will also be streamed on the USTA National Campus website.
Baris, a native of Okemos, Michigan, was announced as an ITA All-American earlier this week, marking the third-straight season he's earned ITA All-America accolades. He has now earned ITA All-American honors in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Baris is MSU's only multiple All-American recipient, now with three of the Spartans' seven total All-America honors, joining Mashiska Washington (singles) in 1994, current MSU head coach Harry Jadun and John Mullane (doubles) in 2015, Max Sheldon (doubles) with Baris in 2023.
The Spartan junior Baris earned First Team All-Big Ten accolades this spring, logging 23 overall singles wins this season, including 10 during dual action, in helping the Spartans reach the Round of 32 at the NCAA Tournament. Last fall, Baris
The Spartans ended their 2024-25 campaign at 17-10, concluding their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Overall, Michigan State was making its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament, first doing so in 2013.
MSU's 17-10 overall record gives the Green & White 40 wins over last two years, the most wins in back-to-back seasons since 2012-13, the Spartans' previous NCAA Tournament trip when current head coach Harry Jadun was a sophomore student-athlete.
The new event featuring the top American collegiate players, which was announced earlier this month, will more than double the average number of American collegiate players that earn US Open wild cards this year, with six guaranteed US Open wild card entries up for grabs.
The winners of the singles and doubles competitions will earn US Open main draw singles and doubles wild cards, respectively, while the men's and women's singles finalists will earn US Open qualifying wild cards.
Baris was the NCAA Individual Championships National Runner-Up last fall, getting topped by National Champion Michael Zheng of Columbia in the title match, and both Baris and Zheng headline the men's singles field. The women's singles field will feature Auburn's DJ Bennett, who was the NCAA women's singles runner-up in November.
All three players automatically qualified for the event based upon their NCAA performance, while the remainder of the field is made up of players selected by a committee of USTA staff, college coaches and an ITA representative.
The singles semifinals will be played on Monday, June 16 followed by the doubles semifinals on Tuesday, June 17 and all finals will be contested on Wednesday, June 18. The event is free and matches will begin each day at 5 p.m. in order to maximize in-person attendance, while all matches will also be streamed on the USTA National Campus website.
Baris, a native of Okemos, Michigan, was announced as an ITA All-American earlier this week, marking the third-straight season he's earned ITA All-America accolades. He has now earned ITA All-American honors in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Baris is MSU's only multiple All-American recipient, now with three of the Spartans' seven total All-America honors, joining Mashiska Washington (singles) in 1994, current MSU head coach Harry Jadun and John Mullane (doubles) in 2015, Max Sheldon (doubles) with Baris in 2023.
The Spartan junior Baris earned First Team All-Big Ten accolades this spring, logging 23 overall singles wins this season, including 10 during dual action, in helping the Spartans reach the Round of 32 at the NCAA Tournament. Last fall, Baris
The Spartans ended their 2024-25 campaign at 17-10, concluding their season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. Overall, Michigan State was making its third appearance in the NCAA Tournament, first doing so in 2013.
MSU's 17-10 overall record gives the Green & White 40 wins over last two years, the most wins in back-to-back seasons since 2012-13, the Spartans' previous NCAA Tournament trip when current head coach Harry Jadun was a sophomore student-athlete.
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