SOUTH BEND, Ind. -  Illinois men's tennis was defeated 4-0 by Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 12). Notre Dame won the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 3. Alex Brown and Gabrielius Gazauskas defeated Conklin/Halpin 6-4 on Court 2.

Notre Dame picked up two wins on Courts 3,5. No. 81 Nefve clinched the match for the Fighting Irish defeating No. 63 Olivier Stuart on Court 1.

Final Results
Notre Dame 4 – Illinois 0

Doubles
Che/Nefve(ND) def. #57 Heck/Horve(ILL) 6-2
Brown/Guzauskas(ILL) def. Conklin/Halpin(ND) 6-4
Fu/Malkowski(ND) def. Meister/Stuart(ILL) 7-5

Singles
#81 Nefve(ND) def. #63 Stuart(ILL) 6-3, 6-4*
Che(ND) vs. Heck(ILL) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 Did Not Finish
Vashistha(ND) def. Brown(ILL) 7-5, 6-2
Fu(ND) vs. Petrov(ILL) 6-4, 4-3 Did Not Finish
Conklin(ND) def. Horve(ILL) 6-4, 6-0
Malkowski(ND) vs. Guzauskas(ILL) 4-6, 3-4 Did Not Finish

Order of finish: Doubles(1, 2, 3); Singles (5, 3, 1)

Up Next

Illinois returns to Atkins next weekend to face UNC and Duke.