Box Score 
MINNEAPOLIS  –  The No. 3 seed Fighting Illini women's tennis team fell 4-3 to the Michigan Wolverines in a heartbreaking fashion in the Big Ten tournament semifinals on Saturday. Illinois moves to 21-5 overall this season.

After dropping the doubles point, the Illini got on the board with freshman Emilee Duong's 6-2, 6-3 win on court six. Michigan regained the lead with a victory at the No. 5 position. Freshman Mia Rabinowitz tied the match with her 13^th-straight victory on court four, 6-2, 6-3 against Alyvia Jones.

Junior Jaclyn Switkes gave Illinois a 3-2 advantage after avenging an early season loss to Kate Fahey, 6-3, 6-4. In the end, junior Daniela Pedraza-Novak and freshman Asuka Kawai fell on their respective courts and Michigan took the match.

The Illini will now wait for Tuesday afternoon when the NCAA announces the selections to the 2018 NCAA tournament field. The selection show will be streamed live on NCAA.com at 4 pm.  

Illini Notes

• Rabinowitz has won 13-straight singles matches.
• UI moves to 18-23 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.

Final Results

Michigan 4, Illinois 3

Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 2*

1. Fahey/Minor (Michigan) vs. Belaya/Pedraza-Novak (Illinois) 5-4, unf.
2. Jones/Ruder-Hook (Michigan) def. Switkes/Duong (Illinois) 6-4
3. Patiuk/Lommer (Michigan) def. Kawai/Rabinowitz (Illinois) 6-2

Singles-Order of Finish: 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2*

1. Jaclyn Switkes (Illinois) def. Kate Fahey (Michigan) 6-3, 6-4
2. Chiara Lommer (Michigan) def. Asuka Kawai (Illinois) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
3. Brienne Minor (Michigan) def. Daniela Pedraza-Novak (Illinois) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) def. Alyvia Jones (Michigan) 6-2, 6-3
5. Mira Ruder-Hook (Michigan)def. Sasha Belaya (Illinois) 6-4, 6-3
6. Emilee Duong (Illinois) def. Lera Patiuk (Michigan)  6-2, 6-3

Records: Illinois (21-5) | Michigan (16-9)

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