TULSA, Okla. – The Fighting Illini men's tennis program will be well-represented at the ITA All-American Championships, with Gabrielius Guzauskas and William Mroz opening their respective tournament runs in Tulsa on Saturday, Sept. 21, in the singles pre-qualifying draw and Kenta Miyoshi making the trip for the singles main draw on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Tournament Format & Schedule
PRE-QUALIFYING
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Singles R128
Sunday, Sept. 22 – Singles R64, Singles Cons R64, Singles R32
QUALIFYING
Monday, Sept. 23 – Singles R64
Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Singles R32, Singles Cons R32
MAIN DRAW
Wednesday, Sept. 25 – Singles R64
Thursday, Sept. 26 – Singes R32, Singles Cons R32a
Friday, Sept. 27 – Singles R16, Singles QF, Singles Cons R32b, Singles Cons R16a
Saturday, Sept. 28 – Singles SF, Singles Cons R16b, Singles Cons QF
Sunday, Sept. 29 – Singles F, Singles Cons SF
Results
Pre-Qualifying First Round (Sept. 21)
Soham Purohit (Washington) def. Gabrielius Guzauskas (Illinois), 6-4, 6-3
William Mroz (Illinois) def. William Nolan (Auburn), 6-4, 6-2
Pre-Qualifying Second Round (Sept. 22)
William Mroz (Illinois) def. [17-32] Nate Bonetto (Georgia Tech), 6-2, 6-1
Pre-Qualifying Third Round (Sept. 22)
William Mroz (Illinois) def. Oscar Brown (Duke), 6-1, 6-4
Pre-Qualifying Consolation Match (Sept. 22)
Gabrielius Guzauskas (Illinois) def. Teddy Truwit (Duke), 6-2, 6-1
Qualifying First Round (Sept. 23)
William Mroz (Illinois) def. [2] No. 51 Wissam Abderrahman (Clemson), 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-1
Qualifying Second Round (Sept. 24)
Max Sheldon (Michigan State) def. William Mroz (Illinois), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Main Draw First Round (Sept. 25)
[5] No. 5 Colton Smith (Arizona) def. No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Consolation Main Draw Round of 32 Qualifying (Sept. 26)
No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. No. 83 Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
Consolation Main Draw Round of 32 (Sept. 27)
No. 28 Ryan Colby (Georgia) def. No. 42 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 6-4, 7-5
