Spartan Men’s Tennis Set for Battle With Northwestern On Friday

Friday, March 20

Evanston, Ill.

7 PM ET / 6 PM CT

Michigan State University

Northwestern

Spartan Men’s Tennis Set for Battle With Northwestern On Friday

3/19/2026 3:37:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Michigan State heads to the Land of Lincoln to take on Northwestern and Illinois.

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State men's tennis is set for another road trip this weekend, heading to Evanston, Ill., to face the No. 55-ranked Northwestern Wildcats on Friday, March 20 at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT.

The Spartans are returning to the road after a weekend of important victories over Penn State and No. 1 Ohio State, dealing the Buckeyes their first Big Ten home loss since 2003.

Michigan State came out of the weekend climbing the rankings to No. 35, with multiple players earning rankings in doubles and singles. The Spartans currently hold a 4-0 conference record.

Spartan sophomore Matthew Forbes garnered Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Wednesday, continuing to make a statement on the court, which included clinching the upset and delivering a statement win against No. 22 Jack Anthrop of Ohio State, battling through a three-set match before coming out victorious, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, to seal the upset Victory for MSU. Forbes has proven himself among the nation's top competitors and aims to use recent victories to fuel him forward.

Facing Northwestern will be another difficult match for the Spartans. Claiming the doubles point will give them an early advantage on the scoreboard and will give them momentum going into singles action.

Fans can follow this weekend's action with "Watch Live" and "Live Results" links at MSUSpartans.com or by keeping up with the Spartan men's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by following @MSU_MTennis.

After facing the Wildcats, the Spartans will head to Champaign, Ill., on Sunday, March 22 to face the Fighting Illini at 4 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. CT.

Series History vs Northwestern
The Spartans are 26-58 all-time against the Wildcats, including an 11-37 record on the road against Northwestern. Michigan State has a two-match win streak against the Wildcats and are aiming to keep it alive heading into Friday's competition. In their last 10 matchups against Northwestern, the Spartans are 2-8. Last time the Spartans met the Wildcats ended in a 6-1 victory at home for the Green & White.