Nov. 7, 1999

MADISON, Wis. - Senior Jeff Laski and sophomore Jamal Parker are giving a clinic on how the 23rd-ranked doubles team in the country should perform at the ITA Regionals Championships in Madison, Wisconsin.

Going into the tournament as the No. 2 seed, Laski and Parker have reached the finals and will take on Wisconsin's Scott Rutherford and David Chang. The finals are slated for Monday at noon.

In the quarterfinals, the Illini duo eased past John Cheregi and Andreas Morfiadakis of DePaul 8-2. Taken to three sets, Laski and Parker came under fire in the semifinals but pulled out the victory, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, over Butler's Brandon Currie and Jimmy Borendame.

"For the second year in a row, we have performed well in doubles," Head Coach Craig Tiley said. "Jeff (Laski) and Jamal (Parker) are proving why they are one of the top teams in the region."