Michigan
B1G Individuals
Cooksey, Cairo Claim Big Ten Doubles Title
11/9/2024 8:50:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site:Â Madison, Wisconsin (Nielson Tennis Stadium)
Event: B1G Individual Championships
Result:Â No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event:Â Tue-Sun., Nov. 19-24 -- at NCAA Individual Championships (Waco, Texas)
MADISON, Wisc. -- Will Cooksey and Alex Cairo of the University of Michigan men's tennis team captured the Big Ten doubles title on Sunday (Nov. 10) at the Big Ten Individual Championships in Madison, Wisc.
The pair won all four matches including a 7-5 decision in the title tilt against Ohio State's Brandon Carpico and Nikira Filin. Earlier in the tournament they topped two pairs from Indiana by matching 6-1 scores and a duo from Wisconsin 6-4.
It marks the program's first B1G doubles championship since 2018 when Davis Crocker and Harrison Brown won -- and is the 27th overall.
Cooksey led the Wolverines in singles play as well, reaching the semifinals this afternoon but falling to Aleksa Krivokapic (Purdue) 6-3, 6-7 (6), 10-6. On Friday posted a straight set win over Wisconsin's Oliver Ollson and defeated Indiana's Deacon Thomas in a 10-point tiebreaker 6-2, 1-6, 12-10. Cooksey had to defeat teammate Mert Oral in order to advance, winning 6-1, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Oral won three matches before he faced Cooksey. He recorded wins over Vincent Yang (Northwestern) 6-1, 6-1, Tomas Zlatohlavek (Wisconsin) 6-2, 6-2 and Roni Hietaranta (Nebraska) 3-6, 6-3, 10-4.
Nicholas Steiglehner and Cairo went 2-1 in singles, while Benjamin Kittay went 1-3.
The NCAA Individual Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 19 in Waco, Texas.
Benjamin Kittay
First Round (Nov. 8) -- BYE
Second Round (Nov. 8) -- d. Carter Pate (Northwestern), 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
Third Round (Nov. 9) -- l. Patrik Meszaros (Wisconsin), 6-4, 7-6 (2)
Consolation (Nov. 9) -- l. Nikolay Sysoev (Nebraska), 6-4, 6-1
Consolation (Nov. 10) -- l. Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-3
Nicholas Steiglehner
First Round (Nov. 8) -- BYE
Second Round (Nov. 8) -- d. Danial Rakhmatullayev (Michigan State), 6-2, 6-3
Consolation (Nov. 9) -- l. Lars Johann (Nebraska), 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Consolation (Nov. 10) -- d. Deacon Thomas (Indiana) 6-3, 6-3
Alex Cairo
First Round (Nov. 8) -- BYE
Second Round (Nov. 8) -- l. Nour Fathalla (Purdue), 7-6 (5), 6-4
Consolation (Nov. 9) -- d. Felix Nordby (Northwestern), 6-1, 7-5
Consolation (Nov. 10) -- d. Edouard Aubert (Wisconsin) 7-5, 6-4
Mert Oral
First Round (Nov. 7) -- d. Vincent Yang (Northwestern), 6-1, 6-1
Second Round (Nov. 8) -- d. Tomas Zlatohlavek (Wisconsin), 6-2, 6-2
Third Round (Nov. 9) -- d. Roni Hietaranta (Nebraska), 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
Quarterfinals (Nov. 9) -- l. Will Cooksey (U-M) 6-1, 7-5
Will Cooksey
First Round (Nov. 8) -- BYE
Second Round (Nov. 8) -- d. Oliver Ollson (Wisconsin), 6-4, 6-2
Third Round (Nov. 9) -- d. Deacon Thomas (Indiana), 6-2, 1-6, 12-10Â
Quarterfinals (Nov. 9) -- d. Mert Oral (U-M) 6-1, 7-5
Semifinals (Nov. 10) -- l. Aleksa Krivokapic (Purdue), 6-3, 6-7 (6), 10-6
Doubles Main Draw
Nicholas Steiglehner/Mert Oral
First Round (Nov. 7) -- BYE
Second Round (Nov. 7) -- l. Collin Beduhn/Michael Minasyan (Wisconsin), 6-3
Consolation (Nov. 8) -- l. Lars Johann/Leo Lopez Linquet (Nebraska), 6-4
Will Cooksey/Alex Cairo
First Round (Nov. 7) -- BYE
Second Round (Nov. 7) -- d. Benjamin Pomeranets/Karan Raghavendra (Indiana), 6-1
Quarterfinals (Nov. 8) -- d. Tomas Zlahtolavek/Oliver Olsson (Wisconsin), 6-4
Semifinals (Nov. 9) -- d. Michael Andre/Matteo Antonescu (Indiana), 6-1
Final (Nov. 10) -- d . Brandon Carpico/Nikira Filin (Ohio State), 7-5
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