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URBANA, Ill.  – The No. 8 Fighting Illini men's tennis team defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Atkins Tennis Center. Illinois improves to 18-6 overall this season and 9-1 in Big Ten play.
After dropping a close doubles point, sophomore Zeke Clark got Illinois on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 5 position. Senior Aleks Vukic was next off the court defeating Daniel Soyfer, 6-4, 6-4. At the No. 3 position, freshman Alex Brown extended his singles winning streak to six matches with a 7-6, 6-3 win over Chema Carranza. Sophomore Aleks Kovacevic sealed the Illinois victory with a gritty, 6-4, 7-5 win on court four. Â
The Illini close out the 2018 regular season with a match against the Minnesota Gophers at 12 pm on Sunday. Seniors Aron Hiltzik, Pablo Landa and Aleks Vukic will be honored between doubles and singles.
Illini Notes
- The Orange and Blue matched their win total (18) from the 2017 season.
- Clark has won eight-straight singles matches.
- Brown extended his singles winning streak to six matches.
- Kovacevic has won seven-straight singles matches and clinched his fourth match victory for UI.
Final Results
#8 Illinois 5, Wisconsin 2
Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2*
- #7 Carranza/Dodridge (Wisconsin) def. Brown/Chakravarthi (Illinois) 6-3
- Soyfer/O'Hoisin (Wisconsin) def. Kovacevic/Vukic (Illinois) 7-6(8)
- Clark/Hiltzik (Illinois) def. Colton/Remy (Wisconsin) 6-0
Singles-Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 4*, 6, 2
- #17 Aleks Vukic (Illinois) def. Daniel Soyfer (Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-4
- Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) def. #103 Josef Dodridge (Wisconsin) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
- #73 Alex Brown (Illinois) def. Chema Carranza (Wisconsin) 7-6(8), 6-3
- Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) def. Lamar Remy (Wisconsin) 6-4, 7-5
- Zeke Clark (Illinois) def. Osgar O'Hoisin (Wisconsin) 6-4, 6-2
- Robert Krill (Wisconsin) def. Caleb Chakravarthi (Illinois) 6-2, 3-6, 6-0
Records: Illinois (18-6, 9-1) | Wisconsin (12-11, 4-6)
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