Miyoshi to Represent Illinois Men's Tennis Program at NCAA Singles Championship

Miyoshi Competes at NCAA Singles Championship
Tournament	NCAA Singles Championship
Date	Nov. 19-24
Location	Waco, Texas | Hurd Tennis Center
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois junior Kenta Miyoshi will represent the Orange and Blue on the national stage at the NCAA Singles Championship in Waco, Texas, from Nov. 19-24. Miyoshi will make his NCAA Individual Championships debut after the competition moved from the spring to the fall for the first time.

Miyoshi qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship after advancing to the singles main draw final at the ITA Midwest Regional on Oct. 14 in East Lansing, Michigan. The Kawasaki, Japan, native picked up two ranked triumphs at the competition, progressing through the 64-player bracket to the final via six consecutive wins.

Holding a 10-4 singles record thus far this fall, Miyoshi is one of eight Big Ten student-athletes who will play in the 64-player NCAA Singles Championship draw.

Miyoshi began the fall by winning the singles consolation bracket at Battle in the Bay, which featured a run of four straight victories over ranked opposition. He then went 1-2 at the ITA All-American Championships before bouncing back with five triumphs – and a berth into the NCAA Singles Championship – at the ITA Midwest Regional.

Across Miyoshi's 10 singles wins thus far during the Illini's fall slate, seven have come against a ranked foe, while 10 of his 14 singles matches this fall featured a ranked opponent.

Only one Illinois men's tennis player has won the NCAA singles title in the program's history, a feat that Amer Delic achieved in 2003. 

The 64-player field features players who qualified via four different routes: the ITA All-American Championships, ITA Regionals, ITA Sectionals, and ITA Conference Masters.

Miyoshi will begin his tournament on Tuesday against #77 Jack Loutit of Kentucky.

This tournament concludes the Orange and Blue's busy fall schedule, with the Illini returning to action in January at the Thunderbird Invite in Arizona. The remainder of Illinois' spring slate will be announced at a later date.

Miyoshi's Path to Waco

Miyoshi qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship following his run to the singles main draw final at the ITA Midwest Regional.

• Round of 64: Miyoshi def. Alex Fuchs (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-4
• Round of 32: Miyoshi def. David Saye (Michigan State), 6-0, 6-0 
• Round of 16: Miyoshi def. Alex Cairo (Michigan), 6-1, 6-2
• Quarterfinals: Miyoshi def. No. 4-seeded and No. 13-ranked Sebastian Dominko (Notre Dame), 6-2, 7-6(6)
• Semifinals: Miyoshi def. No. 6-seeded and No. 70-ranked Alexander Bernard (Ohio State), 7-6(8), 6-4
• Final: Miyoshi lost to No. 1-seeded and No. 1-ranked Ozan Baris (Michigan State), 6-4, 6-3

Illinois at the NCAA Singles Championship Under Dancer (2006-Present)

2006

Round of 64
# 24 Kevin Anderson (ILL) def. #37 Alex Hume (UK), 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
#11 Ryler DeHeart (ILL) def. #19 Luis Flores (UGA), 6-2, 7-5

Round of 32
#3 Luigi D-Agord (MIA) def. #24 Kevin Anderson (ILL), 7-6 (3), 6-3
#11 Ryler DeHeart (ILL) def. #18 Todd Paul (WF), 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 

National Quarterfinal
#9 Travis Helgeson (UT) def. #8 Ryler DeHeart (ILL), 6-2, 6-4

2007

Round of 64
#5 Kevin Anderson (ILL) def. #54 Dejan Cvetkovic (USC),, 6-4, 6-2
#64 Alex Slovic (WASH) def. #22 Ryan Rowe (ILL), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

Round of 32
#5 Kevin Anderson (ILL) def. #60 Elliot Wronski (UNLV), 6-1, 6-3

Round of 16
#5 Kevin Anderson (ILL) def. #21 Greg Ouellette (UF), 6-3, 7-6 (3)

National Quarterfinal
#5 Kevin Anderson (ILL) def. #9 Luigi D'Agord (MIA), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4

National Semifinal
#2 Somdev Devvarman (UVA) def. #5 Kevin Anderson (ILL), 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3

2008

Round of 64
#42 Ruben Gonzales (ILL) def. #15 Nate Schnugg (UGA), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
#21 Ryan Rowe (ILL) def. #38 Jamie Hunt (UGA), 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Round of 32
#6 Robert Farah (USC) def. #21 Ryan Rowe (ILL), 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (5)
#57 Enrique Olivares (ETN) def. #42 Ruben Gonzales (ILL), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

2009

Round of 64
#39 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. #55 Yoann Re (VT), 6-3, 6-0
#50 Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) def. #24 Clancy Shields (BSU), 6-2, 6-1

Round of 32
#12 Nate Schnugg (UGA) def. #39 Dennis Nevolo (ILL), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
#1 Arnau Brugues (TUL) def. #50 Roy Kalmanovich (ILL),  4-6, 6-1, 6-3

2010

Round of 64
#47 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. #44 Jose Hernandez (UNC), 7-6(6), 0-6, 6-4

Round of 32
#12 Eric Quigley (UK) def. #47 Dennis Nevolo (ILL), 6-3, 6-2

2011

Round of 64
#15 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. #124 Ivan Salec (RAD), 6-3, 7-6(3)

Round of 32
#15 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. #44 Daniel Nguyen (USC), 6-4, 5-7, 5-2, ret.

Round of 16
#8 Henrique Cunha (DU) def. #15 Dennis Nevolo (ILL), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

2012

Round of 64
#7 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. Jaime Pulgar (NCSU), 6-1, 6-3
#1 Steve Johnson (USC) def. Roy Kalmanovich (ILL), 6-2, 6-3

Round of 32
#7 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. #20 Marcel Thiemann (OM), 6-4, 7-6, (8-6)

Round of 16
#9 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. #7 Dennis Nevolo (ILL), 6-4, 6-3

2013

Round of 64
#32 Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def. #22 Adrien Puget (UCLA), 5-7, 6-2, 6-4

Round of 32
#8 Henrique Cunha (DUKE) def. #32 Jared Hiltzik (ILL), 6-0, 6-1

2014

Round of 64
Ben McLachlan (CAL) def. Jared Hiltzik (ILL), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Amerigo Contini (VT) def. Tim Kopinski (ILL), 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 
Romain Bogaerts (WF) def. Farris Gosea (ILL), 7-6(4), 7-5 

2015

Round of 64
Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def. Raphael Hemmeler (DU), 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2
Quentin Monaghan (ND) def. Farris Gosea (ILL), 6-5, 4-6, 6-2 

Round of 32
Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def. Dominik Koepfer (TLN), 7-6(7), 6-4

Round of 16
Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def. Lloyd Glasspool (UT), 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3

National Quarterfinal
Noah Rubin (WF) def. Jared Hiltzik (ILL) 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-2

2016

Round of 64
Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def. Piotr Lomacki (MIA), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0
Aleks Vukic (ILL) def. Julian Cash (OSU), 6-2, 6-4

Round of 32
Jared Hiltzik (ILL) def. Shane Vinsant (TAMU), 6-4, 6-2
Aleks Vukic (ILL) def. Rishab Agarwal (MSU), 7-6 (8), 4-6, 7-6 (6)

Round of 16 
Aleks Vukic (ILL) def. Santtu Leskinnin (UNCW), 6-4, 6-1 
Petros Chrysochos (WF) def. Jared Hiltzik (ILL), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

National Quarterfinal
Joao Monteiro (VT) def. Aleks Vukic (ILL), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3)

2017

Round of 64
Alfredo Perez (UF) def. Aron Hiltzik (ILL), 6-4, 6-1

2019

Round of 64
#46 Alex Brown (ILL) def. Ryo Matsumura (UK), 6-3, 6-1
#10 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Guanarteme Nuez (UTA), 6-3, 6-3

Round of 32
Hady Habib (TAMU) def. Alex Brown (ILL), 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3
#7 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Ewan Moore (TLN), 6-3, 7-5

Round of 16
#7 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Bar Botzer (WFU), walkover

National Quarterfinal
#7 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Sam Riffice (UF), 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 6-3

National Semifinal
#4 Paul Jubb (SC) def. #7 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

2021

Round of 64
Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Connor Thompson (SC), 6-2, 6-1
Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Tyler Stice (AUB), 6-3, 6-2
Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) def. Tyler Zink (UGA), 6-3, 6-2

Round of 32
Adam Walton (TENN) def. Zeke Clark (ILL), 6-2, 6-1
Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Eliot Spizzirri (TEX), 6-1, 6-3
Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) def. #9-16 Finn Reynolds (OM), 6-4, 7-6(4)

Round of 16
#6 Sam Riffice (FLA) def. Siphosothando Montsi (ILL), 6-2, 6-1
Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Alexis Galarneau (NCST), 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

National Quarterfinal
#2 Daniel Rodrigues (SC) def. Aleks Kovacevic (ILL), 6-1, 6-3

2022

Round of 64
Henry von der Schulenburg def. Oliver Stuart (ILL), 6-1, 6-3

2023

Round of 64
Gavin Young (MICH) def. Karlis Ozolins (ILL), 3-6, 6-2, 6-1

2024

Round of 64
Karlis Ozolins (ILL) def. Pedro Rodenas (DUKE), 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(1)

Round of 32
Karlis Ozolins (ILL) def. #3 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2

Round of 16
#9-16 Murphy Cassone (ASU) def. Karlis Ozolins (ILL), 6-1, 6-0