Champaign, Illinois – The Illinois women’s tennis team is looking to continue its four-game winning streak at the Big Ten Conference this weekend, first hosting Purdue for Fighting Illini Friday (April 8) at 1 p.m. CST at the Atkins Tennis Center, before traveling to University Park, Pennsylvania, in the 11 a.m. CT game at Penn State at Sarney Tennis Center on Sunday (April 10).
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The Illinois women’s tennis team was successful in its first Big Ten Conference road test of the season as the Illini opened the weekend 2-0 with a 4-2 win over Iowa on Friday, before clinching a 4-3 back-to-back win in Nebraska on Sunday.
A student in his second year of study Kit Dong | and demanded Megan Houser They each went 2-0 in singles and teamed up to achieve 1-1 in doubles No. 1 for Eleni, while he was a freshman cassia driver He also won individual matches in both matches.
Eleni against the field
The Illini have a 36-31 series advantage ever with Boilermakers and have won their eighth consecutive game, including winning the two games pre-season with a 4-1 win at West Lafayette on April 11 and a 4-3 victory at Atkins on April 29.
Illinois also holds a record 26-3 against the Nittany Lions in the series all-time and has won 11 of its last 12 games, including the last four. Three seasons have passed since the two teams met, with Eleni winning 4-1 at Atkins on April 19, 2019 in their previous meeting.
Ileni’s notes
- Illinois is 12-6 on the season and 5-1 in the Big Ten and has a 9-1 home run at the Atkins Tennis Center in 2022, with her only loss abroad.
- Illinois holds a record of 260-225 (.536) in the Big Ten Conference.
- Entering the weekend, Illinois ranked #50 in the latest ITA Collegiate Tennis Division I women’s team rankings.
- Juniors ashley yes And Josie Fraser Illini drives with No. 11-4 in the No. 2 doubles, with the No. 1 doubles team for the second student Kit Dong | and demanded Megan Houser Seated at 10-6. Carpentry Emily Cassati and demanded cassia driver Possessing a 4-4 record in doubles No. 3, Casati has also teamed up with a freshman Kida Ferrari Three to one victory on the field.
- Individually, Yeah, Yeah leads the way with No. 11-5 on the season, with Duong holding a 10-5 mark in No. 1 singles. Treiber is 9-5 in her first season, while teammate Heuser also has nine wins with a 9-6 number.
- Duong and Treiber lead the way in the league with a 5-1 record in singles matches, while Frazier and Yeah have the best 5-1 mark in doubles No. 2.
- All eight players scored at least one singles win in 2022.
- Yes, she brought home the Women’s Tennis Player of the Week on March 22 after setting a record 4-0 in her matches, including two wins with her doubles partner and classmate Josie Fraser When No. 2 doubles and a pair of singles wins in the second court. He was the first pro athlete of the week for Yeah and the first since then for Illini My Rabinowitz Received the honor on February 18, 2020.
- Coach Evan Clark He is in his sixth year as the head of Illinois Women’s Tennis and has an overall record of 93-64 (.592) and is 47-23 (.671) in the Big Ten Conference.
- Illini exits the 9-9 Big Ten Conference season only in 2021.
- Five players back from last season, including senior Shivani AngelJuniors Cassati, Fraser, YES and sophomore Duong.
- Illinois welcomes three new students in 2022 with the addition of Heuser, Ferrari and Treiber.
Next
Illinois returns to the Atkins Tennis Center for its regular end of the season as Illini celebrates a senior day against Northwestern on Sunday (April 17) at 12 noon CST at the Atkins Tennis Center.
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