Illini Fall to No. 3 Oklahoma State on Day 2 of ITA Team Indoor Championships

URBANA, Ill. – Saturday's action from the ITA Team Indoor Championships saw the Fighting Illini fall to the reigning indoor national champions from Atkins Tennis Center. Fourth-seeded No. 3 Oklahoma State claimed the decision 4-0 to wrap up Day 2 play.

Illinois moves to 2-4 on the season and 2-3 at home this season as the squad continues to work through its gauntlet of a schedule. The Fighting Illini are in the midst of a nine-match stretch against Power 4 opponents, not shying away from the toughest out-of-conference competition. 

Oklahoma State improved to 6-2 on the season with Saturday's win.

McKenna Schaefbauer and Kasia Treiber were the first off the doubles courts, earning a 6-3 win at No. 2 doubles to improve to 3-3 working together in dual play.

Oklahoma State would ultimately win the opening point, claiming 6-3 victories at both No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

The Cowgirls added to their lead with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles. OSU followed that up with victories at No. 2 singles (6-3, 6-2) and No. 6 (7-5, 6-3).

Action on the odd-numbered courts would go unfinished.

FINAL SCORE: [4] NO. 3 OKLAHOMA STATE (6-2) 4, ILLINOIS (2-4) 0

Doubles

No. 1 – No. 86 Komar/Nijkamp (OKST) def. No. 61 Megan Heuser/Kida Ferrari - 6-3
No. 2 – McKenna Schaefbauer/Kasia Treiber def. Collins/Zack (OKST) - 6-3
No. 3 – No. 41 Epps/Lopez (OKST) def. Alice Xu/Violeta Martinez - 6-3

Singles

No. 1 – McKenna Schaefbauer vs. Kylie Collins (OKST) - 6-7(1), 1-4 unfinished
No. 2 – No. 65 Anastasiya Komar (OKST) def. Megan Heuser - 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Violeta Martinez vs. No. 40 Gracie Epps (OKST) - 5-7, 4-1 unfinished
No. 4 – Rose Marie Nijkamp (OKST) def. Kida Ferrari - 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 – Ariel Madatali vs. No. 69 Marcela Lopez (OKST) - 1-6, 4-4 unfinished
No. 6 – Alian Zack (OKST) def. Kasia Treiber - 7-5, 6-3

Order of Finish

Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 4, 2, 6
Duration: 2:03 
Attendance: 241
Played indoors

NEXT UP

The Fighting Illini will continue hosting the ITA National Indoor Team Championships from Feb. 7-9, with Northwestern also hosting from Feb. 7-11. On Sunday, the Orange and Blue are set to face [3] No. 6 UCLA at 6:30 p.m. CT. Illinois will co-host with Northwestern again in 2026.