Match 23 and 24: Illinois at Ohio State, Penn State    

The No. 15 Fighting Illini women's tennis team travels to Ohio State and Penn State this week to cap the 2018 regular season. Illinois will face Ohio State on Friday at 3 pm CT in Columbus. The Illini then travel to Penn State for the regular season finale at 10 am CT in University Park. Illinois is coming off back-to-back sweeps last weekend at the Atkins Tennis Center. The Orange and Blue notched wins No. 18 and 19 to match the program's third-most victories in team history and the most since the 2012 campaign. 

Match Points 

• Illinois has not won against Ohio State since the 2014 season, a span of five matches.  
• The Illini have won two-straight matches against Penn State.   
• Freshman Mia Rabinowitz has won nine-straight singles matches. Rabinowitz has not lost since March 2 against Northwestern. 
• Freshman Sasha Belaya is currently on a seven-match singles winning streak. 
• Freshmen Asuka Kawai and Rabinowitz are on a four-match doubles winning streak dating back to March 2 versus Northwestern. 
• The Illini are 17-1 when winning the doubles point. 
• Illinois is undefeated when winning at the Top-4 singles positions

A Season of Milestones 

As the 2018 regular season comes to a close, the Fighting Illini women's tennis team has earned a myriad of milestones this season:  

• Best start in program history at 19-3. 
• 19 wins ranks No. 3 in the Illinois record books and match the most in a single season since 2009  
• 11-1 record at the Atkins Tennis Center mark the second-most home wins in a single season for UI and most since the 2015 season 
• Illinois earned the doubles point in each home match this year 
• Highest ranking in Illinois women's tennis history (No. 5) 
• Three wins against Top-25 opponents in a single season for the first time in program history 
• Hosted first women's Top-15 matchup at Atkins Tennis Center on March 2nd against Northwestern
• Mia Rabinowitz became the first Illini freshman to win a B1G weekly honor since 2004 
• With Illinois' February 2 win over then No. 11-Texas, Illinois earned its first win over a Top-20 opponent since 2012 
• Earned the program's first wins over Auburn, Washington and William & Mary 
• Most wins win a single season under head coach Evan Clark 

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