Adam Jilly

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Photo by: Illinois Fighting Illini

Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2026)

Career-High Rankings
Singles: No. 87 (Nov. 25, 2025)
Doubles: No. 34 (Feb. 19, 2026; with Kenta Miyoshi)

Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree
Recorded a 23-14 singles record and a 6-9 mark on the doubles courts
Ranked second on the team in singles wins
His 23 singles wins ranked fifth in the Big Ten
Earned four ranked singles victories and one ranked doubles triumph
Three-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Took down Yale’s Eric Li in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, in the NCAA Tournament first round (May 1)
Defeated UCLA’s Bengt Reinhard in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 (April 11)
Collected Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the third time (March 18)
Tabbed with Big Ten Freshman of the Week status for the second time (March 4)
Clinched the Illini’s win over No. 6 TCU with a three-set victory over Oliver Bonding, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 (Feb. 28)
Took down Baylor’s No. 73-ranked Alexandru Chirita in two sets, 6-2, 6-1 (Feb. 27)
Logged a 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 triumph against Kentucky’s No. 73 Charlelie Cosnet (Feb. 8)
With Kenta Miyoshi, posted a dominant 6-2 victory over Mississippi State’s No. 2-ranked Benito Sanchez Martinez/Petar Jovanovic at No. 1 doubles (Jan. 23)
Achieved a ranked win against No. 51 Bryce Nakashima of Ohio State, 7-6(7), 5-7, 6-2 (Oct. 18)
Secured Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the first time (Sept. 17)
Picked up his first collegiate singles win against No. 118 Jelani Sarr of Arizona State, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6) (Sept. 11)

Has won four ITF junior singles and nine doubles titles
Career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 111
Entered July 2025 with career-high ATP rankings of No. 1254 in singles and No. 1117 in doubles
Teamed up with Illini teammate David Bakonyi to win J200 doubles titles at Piestany (Slovakia), Târgu Jiu (Romania), and Szekesfehervar (Hungary) in 2024
Represented Hungary at the 2025 Davis Cup Qualifiers in Canada

Born Dec. 12, 2006
Parents are Zsolt Jilly and Emoke Karnok
One sibling: Daniel
Chose Illinois because “I really wanted to join a competitive tennis program with very good academics, and I think Illinois makes all of this possible for me. I also really liked how the coaches were very sympathetic and helpful to me.”