A Big Ten championship wasn't something the Gophers' men's tennis team talked about this season. They didn't need to. They were reminded every time a player texted teammates.
"It's been named '2015 Big Ten Champs' this whole season," freshman Felix Corwin said of the team's group message. "That's what we see anytime we get a text and look down at our phones.
"We've kind of had that goal in our sights for a while."
No. 23-ranked Minnesota (19-6) held up its end of the bargain last weekend and earned its first regular-season Big Ten title in 20 years, finishing the conference season with a 10-1 record to share the top spot with No.