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B1G Individual Championships -- Madison, Wisconsin 

Tournament Central 

Day 3 // Sunday, November 6 // Full Results 

  • Vuk Budic (Illinois) def. Jasper Koenen (Michigan State) 6-2, 6-1 
  • Jason Seidman (Northwestern) def. Zeke Clark (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2 

Day 2 // Saturday, November 5 // Full Results 

  • Zeke Clark def. Josh Silverstein (Iowa) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
  • Lamar Remy (Wisconsin) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-2, 6-1 
  • Matt Mendez (Ohio State) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 7-5, 6-2 
  • Chase Colton (Wisconsin) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 6-4, 6-4 
  • Daniel Soyfer (Wisconsin) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 6-2, 3-6, 10-2 

Day 1 // Friday, November 4 // Main Draw Singles-Round of 64

  • Zeke Clark (Illinois) def. Alexander Kim (Michigan State) 6-4, 6-2 
  • Gui Gomes (Illinois) def. Micah Klousia (Nebraska) 6-3, 6-4
  • Gui Gomes (Illinois) def. Chase Colton (Wisconsin) 6-0, 6-3 
  • Kyle Seelig (Ohio State) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 6-1, 6-2 
  • Pablo Landa (Illinois) def. Alan Sweet (Wisconsin) 6-2, 6-2 
  • Dominik Stary (Northwestern) def. Alex Jesse (Illinois) 6-4, 6-2
  • Kareem Alaf (Iowa) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4  

Day 1 // Friday, November 4 // Main Draw Doubles-Round of 64

  • Silverstein/Theodouro (Iowa) def. Alex Jesse/Pablo Landa (Illinois) 6-1 
  • Alaf/Larsen (Iowa) def. Gui Gomes/Zeke Clark (Illinois) 6-2 

ITA Midwest Regional Championships Presented by Oracle -- Columbus, Ohio

Tournament Central

Day 4 // Sunday, October 23 // Main Draw Singles-Quarterfinals 

  • Herkko Pollanen (Ohio State) def. Julian Childers (Illinois) 3-0, ret. 

Day 4 // Sunday, October 23 // Main Draw Singles-Round of 16

  • Julian Childers (Illinois) def. Maik Steiner (Western Michigan) 6-1, 6-2 

Day 3 // Saturday, October 22 // Main Draw Doubles-Round of 16

  • Covalschi/Hagar (Notre Dame) def. Childers/Jesse (Illinois) 8-4  

Day 3 // Saturday, October 22 // Main Draw Doubles-Round of 32 

  • Jesse/Childers (Illinois) def. Galoustian/de Veer (DePaul) 8-5 

Day 3 // Saturday, October 22 // Main Draw Singles-Round of 32 

  • Julian Childers (Illinois) def. Alex Kobelt (Ohio State) 6-4, 6-4 

Day 3 // Saturday, October 22 // Consolation Singles

  • Matej Svjetlicic (Western Michigan) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 8-5 
  • Colton Buffington (Cleveland State) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 8-3 
  • Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) def. Jason Seidman (Northwestern) 8-3 

Day 2 // Friday, October 21 // Main Draw Singles-First Round 

  • Tubert (Ohio State) def. Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
  •  [14] Wong (Michigan) def. Alex Jesse (Illinois) 6-4, 6-4
  • [8] Julian Childers (Illinois) def. Steffens (Illinois State) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
  • O'Hoisen (Wisconsin) def. Vuk Budic 7-6 7-5

Day 2 // Friday, October 21 // Main Draw Doubles-First Round 

  • Jesse/Childers (lllinois) def. Hedstrom/Wasilewicz (UIC) 8-7
  • Loebel/Hamilton (Western Michigan) def. Budic/Kovacevic (Illinois) 8-7 

Day 2 // Friday, October 21 // Qualifying Singles-Final Round 

  • Artem Vasheshnikov (Detroit Mercy) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 6-3, 6-2

Day 1 // Thursday, October 20 // Qualifying Singles-First and Second Rounds 

  • Pablo Landa (Illinois) def. Luke Purser (Youngstown State) 6-2, 6-1 
  • Pablo Landa (Illinois) def. Ivan Rakic (Michigan State) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1   

Houston 25K Future -- Houston, Texas 

October 11-16 

Hiltzik Earns First Berth into Pro Circuit Final 

ITA Saint Francis Health System All-American Championships -- Tulsa, Okla.

Day 6 // Friday, October 6 // Main Draw Singles-Round of 32

  • Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State) def. Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2 

Day 5 // Thursday, October 6 // Main Draw Singles-Round of 64 

  • Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) def. Luis Valero (Tennesssee)  6-3, 6-3 

Day 4 // Tuesday, October 4 // Qualifying Singles-Consolation 

  • Julian Childers (Illinois) def. Diego Vives (Princeton) 7-6(0), 6-2 

Day 3 // Monday, October 3 // Qualifying Singles 

  • Timo Stodder (Tennessee) def. Julian Childers (Illinois) 6-3, 6-2  

Day 2 // Sunday, October 2 // Pre-Qualifying Singles-Consolation  

  • Pablo Lando (Illinois) def. M. Paulo Castro (South Dakota State) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 
  • Vuk Budic (Illinois) def. D. Loebel (Western Michigan) 6-3, 6-4 
  • Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) def. E. Styles (South Dakota State) 6-3, 6-3
  • T. Hands (Drake) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-4, 6-2 

Day 1 // Saturday, October 1 // Round of 128

  • Adam Sanjurjo (Arkansas) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-4, 6-3 
  • Euan McIntosh (Fresno State) def. Alex Jesse (Illinois) 6-3, 6-4 

Day 1 // Saturday, October 1 // Round of 256 

  • Alex Jesse (Illinois) def. Chase Burton (Liberty) 7-6(3), 7-6(6) 
  • Gui Gomes (Illinois) def. Airam Castellanco (UMKC) 206, 6-4, 6-1 
  • Reese Stadler (TCU) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 
  • Patrik Pech (Fresno State) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 6-4, 6-4 
  • Srdjan Jakovljevic (Tennessee) def. Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) 6-4, 6-2 

Tournament Information 

  • Pre-Qualifying draws will be released by the ITA on Friday, September 30 on the website
  • Players participating in the pre-qualifying draw: Gui Gomes, Aleks Kovacevic, Alex Jesse, Vuk Budic and Pablo Landa
  • Julian Childers qualified for the singles qualifying draw that commences on Monday, October 3
  • Aron Hiltzik qualified for the singles main draw that begins on Thursday, October 6
  • Live stream for the pre-qualifying and qualifying draws can be found at http://streamingtennis.com/Tulsa 

September 12 - September 18

Harvard Chowder Fest Invitational -- Boston, Mass.

Day 3 // Sunday, September 18

Singles 

  • Vuk Budic (Illinois) def. Frankie Colunga (Texas A&M) 7-6, 7-5 
  • AJ Catanazariti (Texas A&M) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-3, 6-0 
  • Max Lunkin (Texas A&M) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 6-3, 6-0  

Day 2 // Saturday, September 17

Doubles 

  • Bakshi/Catanazariti (Texas A&M) def. Gomes/Jesse (Illinois) 6-3
  • Yeung/Peters (Harvard) def. Gomes/Jesse (Illinois) 6-3
  • Lunkin/Martel (Texas A&M) def. Landa/Budic (Illinois) 6-2
  • Beltrame/Thirouin (Harvard) def. Landa/Budic (Illinois) 6-2 

Singles 

  • Gui Gomes (Illinois) def. Josh Hagar (Notre Dame) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 
  • Alex Lebedev (Notre Dame) def. Alex Jesse (Illinois) 7-5, 6-0 
  • Eddy Covalschi (Notre Dame) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(7) 
  • Johnathan Small (Notre Dame) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 

Day 1 // Friday, September 16

Doubles 

  • Gui Gomes/Alex Jesse (Illinois) def. Beltrame/Thirouin (Harvard) 6-4 
  • Yeung/Peters (Harvard) def. Vuk Budic/Pablo Landa (Illinois) 7-5 

Singles 

  • Gui Gomes (Illinois) def. Sebastian Beltrame (Harvard) 6-7, 6-4, 6-2 
  • Brian Yeung (Harvard) def. Alex Jesse (Illinois) 7-5, 6-7, 6-0 
  • Kenny Tao (Harvard) def. Vuk Budic (Illinois) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
  • Grant Solomon (Harvard) def. Pablo Landa (Illinois) 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 

September 5 - September 11

Puerto Rico Invitational -- San Juan, Puerto Rico 

Day 3 // Sunday, September 11 

Singles 

  • Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) def. Wayne Montgomery (Georgia) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 
  • Julian Childers (Illinois) def. Nicolas Guillon (Mercer) 6-3, 7-6 
  • Gui Gomes (Illinois) def. Efstathios Tsiranidis (Mercer) 6-4, 6-3 
  • Sam Philp (Mercer) def. Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 

Day 2 // Saturday, September 10 

Doubles 

  • Aron Hiltzik/Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) def. Reinberg/Ponwith (UGA) 6-3 
  • Zielinski/Loeb (UGA) def. Julian Childers/Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-4 

Singles 

  • Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) def. Walker Duncan (UGA) 7-6, 6-4 
  • Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) def. Nathan Ponwith (UGA) 7-6, 6-4 
  • Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. Julian Childers (Illinois) 6-2, 6-2 
  • Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 1-6, 7-5, 7-5 

Day 1 // Friday, September 9 

Doubles 

  • Whitehurst/Garcia (FSU) def. Aron Hiltzik/Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) 6-3 
  • Albo/Haffey (FSU) def. Julian Childers/Gui Gomes (Illinois) 7-6 
  • Hiltzik/Kovacevic (Illinois) def. Fried/Khurane (Mercer) 6-1 
  • Childers/Gomes (Illinois) def. Vannopen/Tsirandis (Mercer) 6-4 

Singles 

  • Aron Hiltzik (Illinois) def. Jose Gracia (FSU) 6-4, 6-2 
  • Aleks Kovacevic (Illinois) def. Guy Iradukunda (FSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 
  • Robert Loeb (Georgia) def. Julian Childers (Illinois) 6-1, 6-3 
  • Alex Phillips (Georgia) def. Gui Gomes (Illinois) 6-4, 6-4