WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- No. 22 Illinois men's tennis recorded its first Big Ten road win of the season on Friday afternoon, taking down Purdue, 5-0, at Schwartz Tennis Center in West Lafayette, Ind.

"It's always exciting to get a road conference win," head coach Brad Dancer said. We know we have more challenges coming up Sunday and are looking forward to it."

The Illini took care of business in singles and doubles play, refusing to drop a single set in the sweep of the Boilermakers.

The partnership of Kenta Miyoshi and Alex Petrov got things going on court three, clinching a 6-1 against  Julen Morgan and Mujtaba Ali-Khan before Hunter Heck and Lucas Horve secured the doubles point with a 6-3 victory on court two over  Michal Wozniak and Milledge Cossu. Karlis Ozolins and Oliver Okonkwo led their match, 4-3, on court 1, though it went unfinished.

Illinois carried that momentum into singles play, setting the tone early with the Illini winning the first set in all six matches. William Mroz extended the Illinois advantage to 2-0 with a decisive 6-1, 6-2 win on court three against Ali-Khan, the first Big Ten singles victory of his career.

Okonkwo pushed the Illini within a point of victory with a 6-3, 6-2 win on court four against Milledge Cossu before Miyoshi defeated Hassan Baroudi 6-4, 6-4 decision on court six. Heck put the match over to an end with his 6-3, 6-4 win over Wozniak. 

With the win, the Illini improved to 14-8 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play. Illinois will remain on the road to round out its weekend slate, taking on Indiana at IU Tennis Center on Sunday at 11 a.m. CT.

RESULTS

Doubles competition

Karlis Ozolins/Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) vs. Daniel Labrador/Tomasz Dudek (PU) - 4-3 unfinished

Hunter Heck/Lucas Horve (ILL) def. Michal Wozniak/Milledge Cossu (PU) - 6-3

Kenta Miyoshi/Alex Petrov (ILL) def. Julen Morgan/Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PU) - 6-1

Singles competition 

Court 1 - Hunter Heck (ILL) def. Michal Wozniak (PU) - 6-3, 6-4

Court 2 - No. 115 Alex Petrov (ILL) vs. Daniel Labrador (PU) - 6-2, 4-4 unfinished

Court 3 - William Mroz (ILL) def. Mujtaba Ali-Khan (PU) - 6-1, 6-2

Court 4 - Oliver Okonkwo (ILL) def. Milledge Cossu (PU) - 6-3, 6-2

Court 5 - Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) vs. Tomasz Dudek (PU) - 7-6(2), 2-0 unfinished

Court 6 - Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) def. Hassan Baroudi (PU) - 6-4, 6-4

Order of finish

Doubles: 3, 2

Singles: 3, 4, 6