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TEMPE, Ariz. – The Illinois men's tennis team clutched 16 wins at the Sun Devil Hidden Dual from Jan. 12-13 in Tempe, Ariz., hosted by Arizona State.
DAY ONE
The first day kicked off with doubles play with graduate student Oliver Okonkwo and sophomore Mathis Debru winning 6-2 against Arizona State's Jacob Bullard and Roi Ginat.
Karlis Ozolins and William Mroz also picked up a 6-2 win, defeating Sun Devils Max McKennon and Constantinos Koshis.
Lucas Horve and Gabrielius Guzauskas won their doubles match 6-4 against Grand Canyon State's Martium Maruji and Loic van Zeggelaar.
Alex Petrov and Nic Meister dropped their match to GCU's Alfred Almasi and Paolo Rosati, 7-6 (tie break unavailable).
In singles play, Debru, Ozolins, Meister, Horve, Okonkwo and Mroz all won their singles matches – Debru, 6-4, 6-4 against Ginat, Ozolins, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 against Bullard, Meister, 4-6 6-1, 6-1 against Bullard, Horve, 6-2, 6-2 against Almasi, Okonkwo, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 against Maruji and Mroz, 6-4, 6-0 against Koshis. Petrov lost his match, 7-6 1-6 4-6 to McKennon.
DAY TWO
Horve and Guzauskas stayed on the winning side in doubles defeating GCU, 6-2 while Mroz and Ozolins got the 6-2 win over Bullard and Ginat.
ASU's McKennon and Koshis defeated Debru and Okonkwo, 7-6 (7-4), and Petrov and Meister fell to GCU
In singles action, Mroz picked up a 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 victory over ASU's McKennon, Petrov picked up his win, 7-5, 6-3 to Ginat. Meister, Debru and Horve also picked up wins against GCU – however,Okonkwo dropped his match, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 against Koshis
The Illini will stay in Tempe and face Wichita State at 12 p.m. CT and Bryant 4 p.m. CT.
Results
Singles competition
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Roi Ginat (Arizona State) 6-4
Karlis Ozolins (Illinois) def. Jacob Bullard (Arizona State) 6-7 (5-0), 6-4, 7-5
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Constantinos Koshis (Arizona State) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Alfred Almansi (Grand Canyon) 6-2, 6-2
Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois) def. Martim Marujjo (Grand Canyon) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
William Mroz (Illinois) def. Loic Van Zeggelaar (Grand Canyon) 6-4, 6-0
Max McKennon (Arizona State) def. Alex Petrov (Illinois) 7-6, 1-6, 6-4
William Mroz (Illinois) def. Max McKennon (Arizona State) 7-6 (0-6), 6-3
Alex Petrov (Illinois) def. Roi Ginat (Arizona State) 7-5, 6-3
Nic Meister (Illinois) def. Paolo Rosati (Grand Canyon) 6-3, 6-3
Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Martim Marujjo (Grand Canyon) 7-5, 6-4
Lucas Horve (Illinois) def. Alfred Almansi (Grand Canyon) 6-2, 7-5
Constantinos Koshis (Arizona State) def. Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
Oliver Okonkwo/Mathis Debru (Illinois) def. Jacob Bullard/Roi Ginat (Arizona State)
6-2 Karlis Ozolins/William Mroz (Illinois) def. Max McKennon/Constantinos Koshis (Arizona State) 6-2
Lucas Horve/Gabrielius Guzauskas (Illinois) def. Martim Marujjo/Loic Van Zeggelaar (Grand Canyon) 6-4
Alfred Almansi/Paolo Rosati (Grand Canyon) def. Alex Petrov/Nic Meister (Illinois) 7-6
Lucas Horve/Gabrielius Guzauskas (Illinois) def. Alfred Almansi/Paolo Rosati (Grand Canyon) 6-2
William Mroz/Karlis Ozolins (Illinois) def. Jacob Bullard/Roi Ginat (Arizona State) 6-2
Max McKennon/Constantinos Koshis (Arizona State) def. Oliver Okonkwo/Mathis Debru (Illinois) 7-6 (0-4)
Martim Marujjo/Loic Van Zeggelaar (Grand Canyon) def. Alex Petrov/Nic Meister (Illinois) 6-4