Published for Ohio State Buckeyes fans — October 2026
By Toxlay Sports Editorial Team · Last updated October 24, 2026
🌰 Ohio State Buckeyes Fans — Your Buckeyes Are Waiting!
Scarlet and gray in Columbus. The Buckeyes men’s tennis team is a Big Ten power with NCAA qualifiers at the top of the lineup, a doubles finalist in the ranks and February clinches over national powers. Get ready to wear the scarlet.
The Club
The Ohio State Buckeyes are Ohio State University’s men’s tennis team, competing in the Big Ten and playing home matches in Columbus, Ohio. This is one of the most consistent programs in American college tennis: a perennial Big Ten contender that sends players to the NCAA singles and doubles championships year after year. The colors are scarlet and gray, and the motto says it all: GO BUCKS. Searching for the Ohio State Buckeyes roster, the Buckeyes schedule or Ohio State tennis tickets? This is the place to start — and the scarlet-and-gray kit is the way to wear it.
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Last Season: NCAA Qualifiers and February Clinches
The 2026 spring season showed why Ohio State stays near the top of the Big Ten. Aidan Kim entered the spring ranked No. 5 nationally in ITA preseason singles — later No. 13 — and finished as a First Team All-Big Ten selection and an NCAA singles qualifier, with senior Jack Anthrop matching him: ranked No. 22 in the preseason, First Team All-Big Ten and an NCAA singles qualifier of his own. Two NCAA singles qualifiers at the top of one lineup is the mark of a program doing something right.
The season’s signature moments came in February, when Nikita Filin clinched wins over Texas and Wake Forest — the kind of top-program victories that define a dual season. Filin had already announced himself in the fall of 2025, reaching the NCAA Doubles final alongside Brandon Carpico, and he finished 2026 as a Second Team All-Big Ten selection. One honest note: the rankings cited here are the fall-2025 and spring-2026 snapshots from Ohio State’s own reporting, not current rankings — but the honors, the qualifiers and the clinches are all on the record.
Best Players Right Now
Aidan Kim, Top Singles Star — The headliner. Kim entered spring 2026 ranked No. 5 nationally in ITA preseason singles, later No. 13, earned First Team All-Big Ten honors and qualified for the NCAA singles championship. He is the player the Buckeyes’ lineup is built around.
Jack Anthrop, Senior Singles Star — The senior anchor. Anthrop entered the spring ranked No. 22 in the ITA preseason, earned First Team All-Big Ten honors alongside Kim and qualified for the NCAA singles championship. Experience, ranking and postseason pedigree, all in one senior.
Nikita Filin, Singles and Doubles Star — The clincher. Filin reached the NCAA Doubles final with Brandon Carpico in fall 2025, clinched February wins over Texas and Wake Forest in 2026 and earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors. When a dual match comes down to one court, Filin is the Buckeye you want on it.
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Two NCAA singles qualifiers, one lineup. Most programs would love one player in the NCAA singles draw. Ohio State had two in 2026 — Kim and Anthrop, both First Team All-Big Ten. That is the depth that wins Big Ten weekends and carries teams deep into May.
February belongs to the clincher. Filin’s clinches over Texas and Wake Forest were not just wins — they were statements against national powers, delivered when the dual match was on the line. Add a fall NCAA Doubles final, and Filin owns the biggest-moment resume on the team.
Columbus expects contention. Ohio State men’s tennis does not rebuild — it reloads. The 2026 honors, from All-Big Ten first teams to NCAA draws, are the program’s normal operating level, and the next Buckeyes team will be judged against exactly that standard.
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This Season: The Columbus Standard
This season is about the Columbus standard. The 2026 spring delivered All-Big Ten honors, NCAA singles qualifiers and clinches over Texas and Wake Forest — and the Buckeyes’ job is to do it again. The usual shape of the year holds: the fall ITA circuit, including the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA Midwest Regional, followed by the spring dual season in Columbus, where the Big Ten weekends decide championships. With Kim’s top-court game and Filin’s big-moment record as the foundation, Ohio State starts every season expecting to contend.
Mark Your Calendar: The Road Ahead
Buckeyes fans, one honest note before the dates: the 2026-27 schedule had not been published at the time of writing, so no fixtures are listed here. When Ohio State publishes the schedule, this guide will be updated with every home date in Columbus and every Big Ten weekend. Until then, the rhythm to expect is the familiar one — fall ITA events, then the spring dual season, with the in-state and Big Ten weekends against the conference’s ranked powers circled first.
Biggest Rivalries — The Wars
1. Michigan — The Game, on tennis courts. The rivalry that defines Ohio State sports does not stop at football. When the Buckeyes and Wolverines meet in tennis, Big Ten seeding and in-state supremacy are both on the line, and both teams are usually ranked.
2. Texas and Wake Forest — the February measuring sticks. Filin’s 2026 clinches over the Longhorns and the Demon Deacons turned two February duals into program statements. Those are the national powers Ohio State measures itself against — and in 2026, the Buckeyes beat them both when it mattered.
3. The Big Ten field — Illinois, Northwestern and the rest. The conference is deep every year, and Ohio State’s seasons are decided across the full Big Ten slate. The 2026 honors came from winning those weekends consistently, not from one famous afternoon.
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🌟 Star in Focus: Aidan Kim
Aidan Kim entered spring 2026 ranked No. 5 nationally in ITA preseason singles — the highest-ranked Buckeye in the lineup — and finished as a First Team All-Big Ten selection and an NCAA singles qualifier.
His top-court game sets the tone for the whole Ohio State team: when Kim wins at the top of the lineup, the Buckeyes’ depth takes care of the rest.
For Buckeyes fans, Kim is the headliner — the player the Columbus standard is built around.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do the Ohio State Buckeyes play next?
The Buckeyes’ 2026-27 schedule had not been published at the time of writing. Ohio State plays its home matches in Columbus, Ohio.
Where do the Ohio State Buckeyes play?
The Buckeyes play their home matches in Columbus, Ohio. The team colors are scarlet and gray, and the motto is GO BUCKS.
Who are the Ohio State Buckeyes star players?
The star trio is Aidan Kim (top singles star), Jack Anthrop (senior singles star) and Nikita Filin (singles and doubles star).
Where can I buy Ohio State Buckeyes fan gear?
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Sources: Ohio State University Athletics (ohiostatebuckeyes.com) 2025-26 season reporting and ITA rankings — schedules and rosters checked October 2026.
GO BUCKS — scarlet and gray, and a standard the Big Ten knows well.
