ATLANTA, Ga. - The No. 13 Illinois men's tennis team began spring season action Saturday at the MLK Invitational. The Fighting Illini took on players from host Georgia Tech. Illinois redshirt freshman Alex Bancila added a singles match in the morning session against Columbia's Anand Saluja.

Illinois will take on No. 16 South Carolina at 8 am CT Sunday.

No. 13 Illinois vs. Georgia Tech

Singles

• Fletcher Scott (Illinois) def. Keshav Chopra (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 6-2
• Andres Martin (Georgia Tech) def. #11 Alex Brown (Illinois) 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3
• #61 Zeke Clark (Illinois) def. Marcus McDaniel (Georgia Tech) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Chris Yun (Georgia Tech) 6-2, 6-3
• #46 Siphosothando Montsi (Illinois) def. Cole Gromley (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 6-4
• Pablo Schelcher (Georgia Tech) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-3, 6-4
• Alex Bancila (Illinois) def. Brandon Freestone (Georgia Tech) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

• Alex Bancila (Illinois) def. Anand Saluja (Columbia) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles

• Schelcher/McDaniel (Georgia Tech) def. Brown/Gomes (Illinois) 7-5
• Martin/Chopra (Georgia Tech) def. Montsi/Scott (Illinois) 6-1
• Clark/Bancila (Illinois) def. Freestone/Yun (Georgia Tech) 6-1
• Budic/Horve (Illinois) def. Divar/Gromley (Georgia Tech) 6-4