Box Score

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis team fell to the No. 1 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 4-0 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Illinois concludes the 2018 season with a 24-8 overall record.

After taking the doubles point with wins at the No. 3 and 1 positions. Wake Forest extended its lead to 2-0 with Mansouri's 6-4, 6-3 win over senior Aron Hiltzik. Sophomore Aleks Kovacevic fell, 6-4, 7-5 on court four. Wake Forest's Christian Seraphim clinched the match, 6-4, 7-5 over freshman Caleb Chakravarthi.

The Illini will return eight members of the 2018 squad after the departure of seniors, Aron Hiltzik, Pablo Landa and Aleks Vukic.  

Illini Notes

• Illinois made its seventh appearance in the NCAA Quarterfinals (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2018).
• Illinois and Wake Forest met in the NCAA Tournament for the first time.
• Illinois moves to 49-22 in NCAA Tournament play.
• Illinois is making its 23^rd-straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
• Illinois is now 4-3 all-time against Wake Forest.
• Wake Forest was the Illini's 17^th ITA-ranked opponent this season. Illinois is 10-7 against those Top-25 foes.
• Illinois's 24 wins this season sit at No. 8 in the Illinois record books.

#1 Wake Forest 4, #9 Illinois 0

Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 1*

1. #21 Gojo/Mansouri (Wake Forest) def. Brown/Chakravarthi (Illinois) 6-3
2. Hiltzik/Kovacevic (Illinois) vs. #35 Chrysochos/Botzer (Wake Forest) 4-3, unf.
3. #46 Seraphim/Dempster (Wake Forest) def. Budic/Vukic (Illinois) 6-3

Singles-Order of Finish: 3, 4, 6*

1. #13 Aleks Vukic (Illinois) vs. #7 Borna Gojo (Wake Forest) 6-2, 4-6, 1-3, unf.
2. #87 Alex Brown (Illinois) vs. #4 Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest) 6-2, 2-6, 4-5, unf.
3. #38 Skander Mansouri (Wake Forest) def. Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) 6-4, 6-3
4. Bar Botzer (Wake Forest) def. Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) 6-4, 7-5
5. Zeke Clark (Illinois) vs. Alan Gadijev (Wake Forest) 7-6(4), 3-4, unf.
6. Christian Seraphim (Wake Forest) def. Caleb Chakravarthi (Illinois) 6-4, 7-5

Records: Illinois (24-8) | Wake Forest (29-2)

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