2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Nikita Filin
- Hometown:
- Glenview, Ill.
- Year:
- Freshman
- HT:
- 6-0
- WT:
- 175
Bio
Career Honors
2024-25 (Freshman)
Prior to Ohio State
Personal
- OSU Scholar-Athlete (2025)
2024-25 (Freshman)
- Had a solid first season, earning an 8-2 singles record and a 27-6 doubles mark
- Reached the round of 32 at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship in the fall
- Was 3-0 across six dual singles matches in the spring
- Teamed with Brandon Carpico to reach the finals of at the Big Ten Doubles Championship
- He and Carpico then combined to go 21-4 during the spring with a pair of ranked wins and an 8-2 mark in Big Ten matches
Prior to Ohio State
- Was a Top 10 ranked recruit in the class and the No. 1 ranked recruit from Illinois according to Tennis Recruiting Network
- Won the 2024 USTA Boys 18 Doubles national title in Kalamazoo
- Collected eight ITF junior titles and rose to as high as No. 110 in the world junior rankings
- Was the Boys 18 clay court doubles national champion in 2022 and was also a member of the US Junior Davis Cup team
- Trained at the Glenview Tennis Club by one of Chicago’s finest Mark Bey
Personal
- Is the son of Al and Natasha Filin
- Has one brother Alex, who played football at Illinois State
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