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Kim Makes Finals at 2025 ITA All-American Championships
9/28/2025 2:22:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Junior earns spot in NCAA Singles Championships in Orlando
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State's Aidan Kim advanced to the finals in the main singles draw at the 2025 ITA All-American Championships Sunday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he finished as the runner-up after falling to Jay Friend of Arizona, 2-6, 4-6.
Kim made the final match with a 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Devin Badenhorst of Baylor Saturday in the semifinals. He finished the event with a 5-1 overall record in singles.
As a result of making the quarterfinals, Kim earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Championships later this fall in Orlando. A season ago, Kim reached the semifinals of the 2024 ITA All-American Championships.
Jack Anthrop remained in contention for a spot in the NCAA Singles Championship through the consolation singles bracket with a 6-3, 6-2 win over teammate Nikita Filin before falling to Duncan Chan of TCU in the consolation quarterfinals. He finished the week with a 5-2 record in singles.
Ohio State's doubles team of Alexander Bernard and Alex Okonkwo made it to the quarterfinals of the main doubles draw before falling to Suresh Dhakshineswar and Andrew Delgado (WFU), 6-3, 6(4)-7, 9-11.
Along the way, Bernard and Okonkwo defeated No. 2 seed Albert Pedrico Kravtsov and Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9 in the round of 16.
In singles, Filin competed well, going 8-2 overall. He fell to Anthrop in the consolation bracket. In doubles, along with partner Brandon Carpico, Filin put together a 5-1 record in Tulsa.
Ohio State will next travel to Chicago Oct. 16-20 for the Midwest Regional competition.
2025 ITA All-American Championships, Tulsa, Oklahoma
(Singles)
PQ1 Santiago Giamichelle (Georgia) def. Brandon Carpico (Ohio State) 7-6(6), 6-4
PQ1 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Joan Torres Espinosa (Nebraska), 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-1
PQ2 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Mariano Dedura-Palomero (Texas), 7-6(4), 6-3
PQ3 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. William Jenkins (NJIT), 4-1 (Inj)
64 William Jansen (Georgia) def. Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-4
32 Erik Schiessel (FSU) def. Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-3, 2-6
PQ1 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Togan Tokac (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-4
PQ2 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Michael Andre (Indiana), WO
PQ3 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Niels Villard (Arizona State), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
64 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Andy Nguyen (UCLA), 7-6(3), 6-2
32 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Nicholas Godsick (Stanford), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
64 Louis Carlos Alvarez Valdes def. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-4, 1-6
C32Q Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Hugo Car (USF), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
C32 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Loren Byers (Ohio State), 6-1, 7-5
C16Q Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Zsombor Velcz (Baylor), 6-3, 6-0
CR16 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-2
64 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Carl Roothman (Liberty), 6-4, 6-0
32 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Julian Alonso Vivanco (TCU), 6-3, 6-1
64 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Henry Jefferson (Florida), 6-3, 7-4
32 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Paul Inchauspe (Princeton), 7-5, 6-2
16 Dylan Dietrich (Virginia) def. Jack Anthrop (Ohio State), 4-6, 4-6
CR16 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-2
CRQF Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Jack Anthrop (Ohio State), 3-6, 4-6
64 Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Petar Jovanovic (Mississippi St.), 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
32 Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk (Baylor), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
16 Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Santiago Giamichelle (Georgia), 6-4, 6-3
QF Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Sebastian Gorzny (Texas). WO (Inj.)
SF Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Devin Badenhorst (Baylor), 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-4
F Aidan Kim (Ohio State) vs. Jay Friend (Arizona)
64 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) def. Takeshi Taco (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
32 Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) def. Alexander Bernard (Ohio State), 2-6, 4-6
C32 Jakub Vrba (Arkansas) def. Alexander Bernard (Ohio State), 0-6, 1-3
64 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State), 6-1, 3-6, 5-7
C32Q Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Lucas Da Silva (South Carolina), 6(3)-7, 6-1, 6-2
C32 Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Corey Craig (FSU), 6-3, 6-4
C16Q Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Luca Pow (Wake Forest), 6-3, 7-5
C16 Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State), 1-6, 3-6
64 Dhakshineswar Suresh (WFU) def. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 3-6, 4-6
C32Q Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State) def. Azuma Visaya (Hawaii), 6-2, 6-2
C32 Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk (Baylor) def. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 4-6, 2-6
64 Loren Byers (Ohio State) def. Lukas Palovic (Arkansas), 6-2, 6-4
32 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Loren Byers (Ohio State), 1-6, 6-3, 2-6
C32 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Loren Byers (Ohio State), 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
PQ1 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Miles Groom/Henry Ren (Dartmouth) 6-3, 6-4
PQ2 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Niels Ratiu/Chris XU (UNC), 6-2, 6-4
PQ3 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Antonio Prat/Jakub Kroslak (Miami), 6-4, 6-2
16 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU), 6-3, 6-3
32 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Devin Badenhorst/Luc Koenig (Baylor), 6-2, 6-3
16 Paul Inchauspe/Landon Ardila (Princeton) def. Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 7-6(10), 3-6, 8-10
32 Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State) def. Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (Alabama), 6-1, 2-6, 13-11
16 Benito Sanchez Martinez/Petar Jovanovic (Mississippi St.) def. Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 6-3, 3-6, 8-10
32 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Marko Mesarovic/Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (Clemson), 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
16 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Martin Borisiouk/Jules Leroux (NCST), 7-6(3), 5-7, 10-4
32 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Khololwam Montsi/Alexander Frusina (TA&M), 6-1, 6-4
16 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Albert Pedrico Kravtsov/Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
8 Suresh Dhakshineswar/Andrew Delgado (WFU) def. Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State), 6-3, 6(4)-7, 9-11
32 Jack Anthrop/Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Manfredi Graziani/Aaron Sandler (Penn), 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-2
16 Lucas Brown/Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) def. Jack Anthrop/Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 3-6, 1-6
Kim made the final match with a 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-4 win over Devin Badenhorst of Baylor Saturday in the semifinals. He finished the event with a 5-1 overall record in singles.
As a result of making the quarterfinals, Kim earned a spot in the NCAA Singles Championships later this fall in Orlando. A season ago, Kim reached the semifinals of the 2024 ITA All-American Championships.
Jack Anthrop remained in contention for a spot in the NCAA Singles Championship through the consolation singles bracket with a 6-3, 6-2 win over teammate Nikita Filin before falling to Duncan Chan of TCU in the consolation quarterfinals. He finished the week with a 5-2 record in singles.
Ohio State's doubles team of Alexander Bernard and Alex Okonkwo made it to the quarterfinals of the main doubles draw before falling to Suresh Dhakshineswar and Andrew Delgado (WFU), 6-3, 6(4)-7, 9-11.
Along the way, Bernard and Okonkwo defeated No. 2 seed Albert Pedrico Kravtsov and Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9 in the round of 16.
In singles, Filin competed well, going 8-2 overall. He fell to Anthrop in the consolation bracket. In doubles, along with partner Brandon Carpico, Filin put together a 5-1 record in Tulsa.
Ohio State will next travel to Chicago Oct. 16-20 for the Midwest Regional competition.
2025 ITA All-American Championships, Tulsa, Oklahoma
(Singles)
PQ1 Santiago Giamichelle (Georgia) def. Brandon Carpico (Ohio State) 7-6(6), 6-4
PQ1 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Joan Torres Espinosa (Nebraska), 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-1
PQ2 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Mariano Dedura-Palomero (Texas), 7-6(4), 6-3
PQ3 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. William Jenkins (NJIT), 4-1 (Inj)
64 William Jansen (Georgia) def. Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 6-1, 6-4
32 Erik Schiessel (FSU) def. Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-3, 2-6
PQ1 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Togan Tokac (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-4
PQ2 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Michael Andre (Indiana), WO
PQ3 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Niels Villard (Arizona State), 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
64 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Andy Nguyen (UCLA), 7-6(3), 6-2
32 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Nicholas Godsick (Stanford), 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
64 Louis Carlos Alvarez Valdes def. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-4, 1-6
C32Q Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Hugo Car (USF), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
C32 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Loren Byers (Ohio State), 6-1, 7-5
C16Q Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Zsombor Velcz (Baylor), 6-3, 6-0
CR16 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-2
64 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Carl Roothman (Liberty), 6-4, 6-0
32 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Julian Alonso Vivanco (TCU), 6-3, 6-1
64 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Henry Jefferson (Florida), 6-3, 7-4
32 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Paul Inchauspe (Princeton), 7-5, 6-2
16 Dylan Dietrich (Virginia) def. Jack Anthrop (Ohio State), 4-6, 4-6
CR16 Jack Anthrop (Ohio State) def. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-2
CRQF Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Jack Anthrop (Ohio State), 3-6, 4-6
64 Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Petar Jovanovic (Mississippi St.), 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
32 Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk (Baylor), 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
16 Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Santiago Giamichelle (Georgia), 6-4, 6-3
QF Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Sebastian Gorzny (Texas). WO (Inj.)
SF Aidan Kim (Ohio State) def. Devin Badenhorst (Baylor), 6(5)-7, 6-3, 6-4
F Aidan Kim (Ohio State) vs. Jay Friend (Arizona)
64 Alexander Bernard (Ohio State) def. Takeshi Taco (Tulsa), 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
32 Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) def. Alexander Bernard (Ohio State), 2-6, 4-6
C32 Jakub Vrba (Arkansas) def. Alexander Bernard (Ohio State), 0-6, 1-3
64 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State), 6-1, 3-6, 5-7
C32Q Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Lucas Da Silva (South Carolina), 6(3)-7, 6-1, 6-2
C32 Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Corey Craig (FSU), 6-3, 6-4
C16Q Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Luca Pow (Wake Forest), 6-3, 7-5
C16 Duncan Chan (TCU) def. Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State), 1-6, 3-6
64 Dhakshineswar Suresh (WFU) def. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 3-6, 4-6
C32Q Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State) def. Azuma Visaya (Hawaii), 6-2, 6-2
C32 Connor Henry Van Schalkwyk (Baylor) def. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 4-6, 2-6
64 Loren Byers (Ohio State) def. Lukas Palovic (Arkansas), 6-2, 6-4
32 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Loren Byers (Ohio State), 1-6, 6-3, 2-6
C32 Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Loren Byers (Ohio State), 6-1, 7-5
Doubles
PQ1 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Miles Groom/Henry Ren (Dartmouth) 6-3, 6-4
PQ2 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Niels Ratiu/Chris XU (UNC), 6-2, 6-4
PQ3 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Antonio Prat/Jakub Kroslak (Miami), 6-4, 6-2
16 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Luis Felipe Miguel/Erik Schiessl (FSU), 6-3, 6-3
32 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) def. Devin Badenhorst/Luc Koenig (Baylor), 6-2, 6-3
16 Paul Inchauspe/Landon Ardila (Princeton) def. Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 7-6(10), 3-6, 8-10
32 Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State) def. Vit Kalina/Matic Kriznik (Alabama), 6-1, 2-6, 13-11
16 Benito Sanchez Martinez/Petar Jovanovic (Mississippi St.) def. Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 6-3, 3-6, 8-10
32 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Marko Mesarovic/Edoardo Cherie Ligniere (Clemson), 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
16 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Martin Borisiouk/Jules Leroux (NCST), 7-6(3), 5-7, 10-4
32 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Khololwam Montsi/Alexander Frusina (TA&M), 6-1, 6-4
16 Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Albert Pedrico Kravtsov/Cosme Rolland De Ravel (TCU), 7-5, 3-6, 11-9
8 Suresh Dhakshineswar/Andrew Delgado (WFU) def. Alexander Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State), 6-3, 6(4)-7, 9-11
32 Jack Anthrop/Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Manfredi Graziani/Aaron Sandler (Penn), 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-2
16 Lucas Brown/Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) def. Jack Anthrop/Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 3-6, 1-6
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