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ROSEMONT, Ill. – Ohio State senior Brandon Carpico and Washington senior Soham Purohit have been named Co-Players of the Week while Ohio State sophomore (redshirt freshman) Victor Lilov and Washington freshman Jan Chlodnicki were chosen Co-Freshmen of the Week by the Big Ten Conference for matches played Oct. 14-20.
Co-Player of the Week
Brandon Carpico, Ohio State
Sr. – Gahanna, Ohio
Posted a 6-1 overall record at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, held Oct. 14-20 in Columbus, Ohio
Playing on his home courts, reached the singles final (not played) with a perfect 5-0 record, earning a spot into next month’s NCAA Singles Championship
Won 60 of 77 games played (.779) and didn’t drop a set (10-0), defeating his No. 12th-ranked teammate Preston Stearns in the semifinals
Went 1-1 in doubles to advance to the Round of 16
The 2026 ITA Doubles All-American earns his first Big Ten Player of the Week Award
Co-Player of the Week
Soham Purohit, Washington
Sr. – Kirkland, Wash.
Secured the doubles title at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships, contested Oct. 15-20, in Seattle, Wash.
Teamed with Jan Chlodnicki to qualify for the 2026 NCAA Doubles Championship, taking place Nov. 17-22 in Athens, Ga.
Purohit/Chlodnicki toppled the No. 1 seeded team from Stanford in the semifinals
Finished 8-1 overall on his home courts, which included a 3-1 singles mark that led to an appearance in the quarterfinals
Becomes just the second Husky ever named Big Ten Player of the Week
Co-Freshman of the Week
Victor Lilov, Ohio State
So. (R-Fr.) – Miramar, Fla.
Compiled a 7-1 overall record at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships hosted by Ohio State
Coming off a redshirt season, Lilov made the most of his collegiate debut, going undefeated in singles to qualify for the upcoming NCAA Singles Championship
Went 5-0 to reach the singles final (not played), defeating five Big Ten opponents along the way including No. 27-ranked teammate Alex Okonkwo
Joined forces with Ilija Palavestra to win two doubles matches, reaching the quarterfinals
Becomes the third Buckeye this season to earn a freshman of the week certificate
Co-Freshman of the Week
Jan Chlodnicki, Washington
Fr. – Opole, Poland
Captured the doubles crown and finished 6-1 overall at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships, hosted by Washington
Earned a trip to the NCAA Doubles Championship, slated for Nov. 17-22 in Athens, Ga.
Playing for the first time with partner Soham Purohit, won all five doubles matches, including three tiebreakers
Purohit/Chlodnicki defeated Portland State’s Maas Schotanus and Aarjun Pandit, 6-2, 4-0 (retired) in the championship match
Makes history as the first Husky to be chosen Big Ten Freshman of the Week
2026-27 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Weekly Awards
Sept. 23
P: Jeremy Zhang, Sr., ILL
F: Denis Petak, Fr., OSU
Sept. 30
P: Nikita Filin, Jr., OSU
F: Ilija Palavestra, R-Fr., OSU
Oct. 7
P: Emil Matikainen, So., PSU
F: Gustavo Albieri, Fr., MICH
Oct. 14
P: Nour Fathalla, Jr., PUR
F: Lorenzo Balducci, Fr., PUR
Oct. 21
P: Brandon Carpico, Sr., OSU
P: Soham Purohit, Sr., WASH
F: Victor Lilov, So. (R-Fr.), OSU
F: Jan Chlodnicki, Fr., WASH