COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Fighting Illini men's tennis team is in Texas for the Conference Challenge at the Mitchell Tennis Center beginning Friday morning. Illinois will square off against Texas A&M, Texas Tech and LSU for a weekend full of doubles and singles matches.

The Illini will begin play Friday morning with doubles matches beginning at 10 a.m. followed by singles matches at 2:30 a.m. The Orange and Blue are set to compete against players of each school throughout the weekend, which includes three rounds of singles and doubles play.

The 2014 Conference Challenge singles field includes nine ranked players, with the doubles field just as stacked as there are six ranked doubles teams amongst the schools.

The Illini return to action just one week after the ITA Midwest Regionals, where the Illini saw two players reach the semifinals in singles in Jared Hiltzik and Aron Hiltzik. Jared Hiltzik will look to bounce back from a disappointing loss in the championship of the Regional main draw.

2014 Conference Challenge Schedule

Friday

10:00 a.m. Doubles Round 1

11:15 a.m. Doubles Round 2

2:30 p.m. Singles Round 1

Saturday

10:00 a.m. Singles Round 2

2:30 p.m. Singles Round 3

Sunday

9:00 a.m. Doubles Round 3

10:30 a.m. Singles Round 3

Ranked Singles Players in the Field

11 - Harrison Adams, Texas A&M

15 - Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M

46 - Felipe Soares, Texas Tech

44 - Tim Kopinski, Illinois

46 - Jeremy Efferding, Texas A&M

49 - Chris Simpson, LSU

57 - Jordan Daigle, LSU

65 - Hugo Dojas, Texas Tech

Ranked Doubles Teams in the Field

2 - Tim Kopinski & Ross Guignon, Illinois

14 - Tam Trinh & Eric Perez, LSU

23 - Harrison Adams & Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M

35 - Hugo Dojas & Felipe Soares, Texas Tech

37 - Jeremy Efferding & Jordan Szabo, Texas A&M

46 - Boris Arias & Justin Butsch, LSU