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2 weeks ago | 
dailyillini.com | Conor Blount
Categories: No. 51 Illinois hosts No. 42 Penn State, No. 11 Ohio State Following a rare pair of road matches, Illinois (9-10, 4-4) is back in Champaign-Urbana for Moms Weekend. Two noon matches are on deck for Illinois, beginning with Penn State (13-5, 4-4) on Saturday and ending with No. 11 Ohio State (14-2, 8-1) on Sunday. Breaking the splitThrough four weekends of Big Ten play, Illinois has exited each with a 1-1 record.
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3 weeks ago | 
dailyillini.com | Avery Paterson |Sahil Mittal |Conor Blount
After serving as interim head coach of women’s tennis in 2015-16, Evan Clark earned the official title of head coach in June 2016. Illinois was 15-9 that season, including an 8-3 mark in the Big Ten. Despite missing out on the NCAA tournament, Director of Athletics Josh Whitman saw enough from Clark to hand over the keys full time. Illinois struggled in 2016-17 (14-13) but hit its stride under Clark in 2017-18.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Bryana Perez |Anna Ceja |Conor Blount
Conference play is officially underway for No. 45 Illinois women’s tennis (6-7, 1-1), which went 5-6 in a tough non-conference schedule. However, the Big Ten is no step down in competition. Illinois went up against No. 60 Minnesota (8-8, 0-3) and No. 17 Wisconsin (10-1, 3-0) in its first weekend. The Illini were on the road for both matches, starting in Minneapolis on Friday and ending in Madison on Sunday. Fighting through injuryThe Illini got off to a strong start against the Golden Gophers.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Brendan Gallian |Anna Ceja |Ben Fader |Conor Blount
Categories: Illinois women’s tennis eyes third straight NCAA tournament appearance, fourth straight top-5 Big Ten finish Week after week of top-level opponents finally came to a close for No. 45 Illinois (5-6, 0-0) last weekend. Its wins over Western Michigan (8-5) and Chicago State (0-4) were dominant. Against the Broncos, the Illini notched a staggering 7-0 victory, and their 4-0 match against the Cougars took a little over an hour (1:15).
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Brendan Gallian |Ben Fader |Aidan Miller-Hisgen |Conor Blount
Categories: Senior Kasia Treiber details how battle tested the Illini are ahead of Big Ten play Five straight weekends and eight of nine opponents in the March 4 top-75 — that’s the gauntlet No. 45 Illinois (5-6, 0-0) endured to start its spring season. It only received one weekend off during nonconference play ahead of Saturday’s doubleheader with Western Michigan (8-5) and Chicago State (0-4). “The front half of our season was just so grueling,” said senior Kasia Treiber.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Brendan Gallian |Qaasim Jatoi |Conor Blount
Categories: Illinois women’s tennis closes 10-match homestand against Western Michigan, Chicago State Following its first weekend off since the season started on Jan. 18, Illinois (3-6) is back at the Atkins Tennis Center for a Saturday doubleheader. Beginning at 10 a.m. against Western Michigan (7-4) and immediately returning to action at 1 p.m. against Chicago State (0-1), Illinois is looking for another pair of wins before conference play.
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2 months ago | 
dailyillini.com | Aidan Miller-Hisgen |Sahil Mittal |Anna Ceja |Conor Blount
After dropping its first match of the year, Illinois (1-1, 0-0) responded with a 4-2 home win over Northwestern (3-1, 0-0). It was the Illini’s fifth straight victory over the Wildcats, with the all-time series now sitting at 7-26. This match did not count as conference play, which starts in early March. Following the loss on Saturday, Northwestern eased the pain with a pair of wins on Sunday. Illinois does not play its next match until Friday when it hosts Georgia Tech.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Conor Blount
Despite grade school curriculums varying across the country, there are always commonalities. Everyone learns math, and everyone is taught English. There may be differences in how students learn to solve equations or in the books assigned to them, but the core principles remain. Meanwhile, one of the world’s biggest professional industries plays a minor role. A key piece of modern-day society, computer science, is at the heart of numerous things in everyday life.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Laura Mendes |Sahil Mittal |Jonathan Matthew |Conor Blount
It’s time for part two of the Big Ten fight songs. Featuring some of the conference’s oldest and newest members, the history behind all nine of these schools’ traditional tunes is rich. Ohio State: “Buckeye Battle Cry”In 1919, Ohio State was in search of a new fight song. After receiving numerous submissions, they chose “Buckeye Battle Cry” by Frank Crumit; it has remained a staple ever since. Notably, it is the fastest fight song in the Big Ten.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
dailyillini.com | Naveed Ahmed |Mary Piacente |Ben Fader |Conor Blount
After two weeks of recovery and training, Illinois men’s tennis will send two members to South Bend, Indiana, to resume the fall slate. The Fighting Irish Mini Duals, hosted by Notre Dame, will feature several Big Ten and non-conference opponents, headlined by No. 3 Ohio State and No. 23 Michigan State. All team rankings are from June, while singles and doubles rankings were updated in an August preseason poll.
