Fighting Illini Remain Undefeated at Home with 4-1 Win Over Brown

URBANA, Ill.  – Illinois women's tennis head coach Evan Clark's 200^th match at the helm of the program marked another victory for the Fighting Illini. Illinois downed Brown 4-1 on Saturday from Atkins Tennis Center to continue the squad's homestand.

The Fighting Illini climbed to 6-2 on the season and 4-0 at home with Saturday's victory over Brown. The Bears moved to 4-4 with the loss.

Brown got on the board first, taking the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. Megan Heuser and Alice Xu were the first doubles duo off the court after earning a 6-2 win.

In singles action, the Illini claimed all six first sets of action in addition to all four completed second sets.

Kasia Treiber was the first off the singles courts with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 3 for her third straight victory. Treiber's straight-set decision evened the match at 1-1.

Kida Ferrari gave the Orange and Blue the lead after the sophomore earned a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 6. Ferrari owns a 4-1 record in dual play this season.

McKenna Schaefbauer earned a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles moments later for the 3-1 Illinois advantage. The sophomore transfer owns a team-best 6-1 mark in singles action this season.

Less than a minute later, Josie Frazier clinched the match for Illinois. The fifth year defeated her counterpart 6-1, 6-2 at No. 5 for her first clinch of the season. She's now 3-0 when playing at No. 5 this dual campaign.

Illinois hosts Marshall on Sunday inside the Atkins Tennis Center at 1 p.m. CT. The programs have met once previously – a 4-3 win for the Fighting Illini during the 2023 season.

Doubles:

No. 1 – No. 34 Peus/Hofflander (Brown) def. Josie Frazier/McKenna Schaefbauer – 6-2
No. 2 – Megan Heuser/Alice Xu def. Benedetto/Ahlstrom (Brown) – 6-2
No. 3 – Miller/Lee (Brown) def. Violeta Martinez/Kida Ferrari – 6-4

Singles:

No. 1 – Megan Heuser vs. Phoebe Peus (Brown) – 6-4, 3-4, unfinished
No. 2 – Violeta Martinez vs. Ali Benedetto (Brown) – 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
No. 3 – Kasia Treiber def. Gabby Soliman (Brown) – 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 – McKenna Schaefbauer def. Vivian Miller (Brown) – 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 – Josie Frazier def. Addison Ahlstrom (Brown) – 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 – Kida Ferrari def. Anne Yang (Brown) – 6-2, 6-1

Order of Finish:
Doubles: 2, 1, 3
Singles: 3, 6, 4, 5
Attendance: 103
Duration: 2:07