Oct. 24, 2014
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
6 -
Jared Hiltzik, Illinois
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