University of Illinois
UCF
Illini Defeat UCF 4-3
March 19, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Recap
ORLANDO, Fla. - Illini men's tennis finished their Florida trip with a 4-3 win of the Central Florida Knights. The Illini lost the doubles point but fought back to win four singles matches. In doubles, Alec Brown and Gabrieliius Guzauskas defeated Roddick/Rubio 6-3 on court 3.
After falling behind 2-0 the Illini won three straight singles matches to take the 3-2 advantage. No. 117 Hunter Heck was the first Illini to pick up a point. He defeated #61 Trey Hilderbrand 6-4, 6-4 on court 4. Nic Meister then defeated Cooper White 6-4, 6-2 on court 6. Siphosothando Montsi gave Illinois the lead taking Lleyton Cronje to three sets and winning 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
Mercer transfer Olivier Stuart clinched the match for Illinois. He defeated Bogdan Pavel 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on court 2.
Olivier with the ?????? against UCF last night!#Illini pic.twitter.com/QqUPPKnza3
— Illinois M Tennis (@IlliniMTennis) March 19, 2022
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,6,1,5,2
