BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Fighting Illini competed at the Florida Hidden Duals from Jan. 9-10 at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, Florida. The competition capped off the team's week-long training trip to the Sunshine State.
Illinois took part in singles and doubles action against student-athletes from Arizona, Clemson, Florida, and Michigan.
The No. 24-ranked Fighting Illini open their 2026 dual schedule at home on Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. CT against No. 7 Mississippi State at Atkins Tennis Center.
RESULTS
Friday, Jan. 9
Doubles
Filip Gustafsson/Glib Sekachov (Arizona) def. Gabriel Debru/Zach Viiala (Illinois), 7-5
No. 28 Matisse Farzam/Marko Mesarovic (Clemson) def. David Bakonyi/Tyler Bowers (Illinois), 6-4
Pepijn Bastiaansen/Oskar Jansson (Arizona) def. Hayden Jones/William Mroz (Illinois), 6-3
Singles
Gabriel Debru (Illinois) def. No. 107 Pepijn Bastiaansen (Arizona), 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
William Mroz (Illinois) def. Alejandro Arcila (Arizona), 6-4, 6-4
Cole Stelse (Arizona) def. David Bakonyi (Illinois), 6-2, 6-4
Hayden Jones (Illinois) def. Oskar Jansson (Arizona), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
No. 110 Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) def. Tyler Bowers (Illinois), 6-2, 6-1
Zach Viiala (Illinois) def. No. 93 Yannic Nittmann (Clemson), 6-2, 6-4
Saturday, Jan. 10
Doubles
Pierce Shaya/Nicholas Steiglehner (Michigan) def. William Mroz/Zach Viiala (Illinois), 6-3
Gabriel Debru/Hayden Jones (Illinois) def. Lorenzo Claverie/Pablo Perez Ramos (Florida), 7-5
Pepijn Bastiaansen/Baran Soyler (Arizona) def. David Bakonyi/Tyler Bowers (Illinois), 7-5
Singles
David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Oskar Jansson (Arizona), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
Hayden Jones (Illinois) def. Kevin Edengren (Florida), 6-1, 6-3
Andreas Timini (Florida) def. Tyler Bowers (Illinois), 6-3, 6-3
Bjorn Swenson (Michigan) def. Gabriel Debru (Illinois), 6-1, 7-5
William Mroz (Illinois) def. Nicholas Steiglehner (Michigan), 6-3, 6-4
Zach Viiala (Illinois) def. Lorenzo Claverie (Florida), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
