Illini leave Nashville with Seven Wins

Friday, September 23

Nashville, Tenn.

All Day

University of Illinois

Commodore Invite

September 25, 2022 | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois men's tennis picked up seven wins in three days at the Commodore Invite from Friday to Sunday, hosted by Vanderbilt.

Friday, day 1

Graduate student Nic Meister beat Vanderbilt's Jeremie Casabon, 7-6, 6-3, 7-4 while sophomore Mathis Debru also took on a Commodore, Connor Robb-Wilcox, beating him 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Freshman Kenta Miyoshi was victorious in his singles match against Vanderbilt's Paul Wang, finishing with a 6-3, 6-2 outcome.

Debru and Miyoshi paired up to go against Georgia Tech's Andres Martin and Rohan Sachdev, but lost 8-4. With the uneven amount of Illini, Meister paired up with South Carolina's Lucas da Silva. The pair narrowly dropped the match, 8-6, to Florida's Will Grant and Axel Nefve.

Saturday, day 2

Debru picked up another win in singles play, beating South Carolina's Casey Hoole, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5.

Miyoshi went 1-1 on the day, also beating a South Carolina player, da Silva, 6-4, 6-4. He dropped his first match to Auburn's Will Nolan, 7-5, 6-4.

Debru and Miyoshi picked another doubles win against Vanderbilt's Wang and Mitchell Deames, 6-3.

Meister dropped both his matches, one to South Carolina's Toby Samuel, 6-1, 6-2, and one to Ole Miss' John Hallquist Lithén, 6-4, 6-3.

Sunday, day 3

The Illini battled on the last day of the tournament, however, each lost their respective matches.

Debru and Miyoshi fell to Jip Van Assendelft and Justin Schlageter, 6-4 while Meister and da Silva lost to Ryuhei Azuma and Ethan Silva 7-6 (5).

Debru narrowly dropped his match to Auburn's Nolan, 7-5, 7-6 (5) and Miyoshi fell to South Carolina's Hoole, 6-4, 6-1. Meister fought hard in his match to Ole Miss' Lithén but ultimately lost, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4.

Up next

The Illini are slated to compete in the Drobac/Beeman Invite on Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 hosted by Big Ten competitor Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan.

Results

Singles competition
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Jeremie Casabon (Vanderbilt) 7-6, 3-6, 7-4
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Connor Robb-Wilcox (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Paul Wang (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-2
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Casey Hoole (South Carolina) 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Lucas de Silva (South Carolina) 6-4, 6-4
Will Nolan (Auburn) def. Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) 7-5, 6-4
Toby Samuel (South Carolina) def. Nic Meister (Illinois) 6-1, 6-2
John Hallquist Lithe (Mississippi) def. Nic Meister (Illinois) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
Mathis Debru/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Andres Martin/Rohan Sachdev (Georgia Tech) 8-4
Nic Meister/Lucas de Silva (South Carolina) def. Will Grant/Axel Nefve (Florida) 8-6
Mathis Debru/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Paul Wang/Mitchell Deames (Vanderbilt) 6-3
Mathis Debru/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. Jip van Assendelft/Justin Schlageter (Oklahoma) 6-4
Nic Meister/Lucas de Silva (South Carolina) def. Ethan Silva/Ryuhei Asuma (Clemson) 7-6 (0-5), 7-5, 6-4