Illinois Falls to #24 Oklahoma in NCAA Tournament First Round

FORT WORTH, Texas – The Illini's 2025 season came to a close in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Friday afternoon, with Illinois falling to No. 24 Oklahoma, 4-0, at TCU's Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Illinois earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time under 20-year head coach Brad Dancer.

The doubles point went in the Sooners' favor, with OU winning on Courts 1 and 3 en route to a 1-0 lead in the match. Illinois picked up a win at No. 2 doubles, with Kenta Miyoshi and Max Mroz improving to 3-1 as a tandem with a 6-3 victory against Oklahoma's Kholo Montsi and Luis Alvarez.

The Sooners posted three consecutive singles triumphs on Courts 2, 3, and 5 to clinch the match.

The Illini finish the season with a 15-12 record.

RESULTS: NO. 24 OKLAHOMA 4, NO. 33 ILLINOIS 0 

Doubles
No. 1: No. 13 Oscar Lacides/Bruno Nhavene (Oklahoma) def. Tyler Bowers/Mathis Debru (Illinois), 6-2 
No. 2: Kenta Miyoshi/Max Mroz (Illinois) def. Kholo Montsi/Luis Alvarez (Oklahoma), 6-3
No. 3: Asahi Harazaki/Alejandro Melero (Oklahoma) def. Zach Viiala/Jeremy Zhang (Illinois), 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
No. 1: No. 12 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) vs. No. 108 Oscar Lacides (Oklahoma), 6-1, 6-7(1), 1-0, unfinished
No. 2: Kholo Montsi (Oklahoma) def. Tyler Bowers (Illinois), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3: No. 125 Luis Alvarez (Oklahoma) def. Zach Viiala (Illinois), 6-4, 6-2 
No. 4: Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) vs. Orel Kimhi (Oklahoma), 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
No. 5: Alejandro Melero (Oklahoma) def. Mathis Debru (Illinois), 6-4, 6-2
No. 6: Max Mroz (Illinois) vs. Asahi Harazaki (Oklahoma), 0-3, unfinished

Order of finish: 5, 3, 2