CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Illinois' 2025 recruiting class is ranked No. 14 in the nation by the Tennis Recruiting Network, the organization announced Monday. With the jump from No. 16 in the February rankings, the 2025 class now rates as the best-ranked group under head coach Evan Clark.
"We are excited to be recognized for our 2025 recruiting class but we are more excited about the student-athletes we will be adding to our program," Clark began. "We are bringing in terrific people and terrific tennis players and they will be incredible additions to our program. These rankings are only possible because of their hard work and accomplishments so we appreciate making these headlines possible. We can't wait to get them on campus next fall.
"I'd also like to thank Coach Eddins for all his tireless work on the recruiting trail. He has put a tremendous amount of effort into recruiting and these recruiting classes are a reflection of his steadfast commitment to recruiting. We are very lucky to have him and his talents here at Illinois."
At this time, Illinois' class includes Risa Ueno, ranked No. 14 by Tennis Recruiting Network and five-star recruit Elizabeth Isyanov, ranked No. 37 by TRN.
USC (No. 4), UCLA (No. 5), and Indiana (No. 10) were the only Big Ten teams ahead of Illinois in the ratings while Maryland (No. 25) also made the top 25. Purdue, Wisconsin, and Michigan all received votes.
In 2017, Clark turned in his first ranked recruiting class, coming in at No. 15, which now holds as his second highest. The next ranked class was No. 22 in 2019 followed by No. 24 in 2021 and this year's No. 14 mark.
Across his 10 seasons at the helm, Clark has had just one student-athlete transfer out of the program during their four-year career and has led his players to a 100% graduation rate.
More information about the Tennis Recruiting Network's rankings can be found HERE.
