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3 weeks ago | 
dailyillini.com | Conor Blount
Between hiring head coach Evan Clark in 2016 and the start of the 2019-20 season, Illinois went 52-31. This stretch included a 22-win season in 2017-18, tied for the best in program history. However, after a pair of COVID-derailed seasons with a combined record of 14-18, Illinois needed to find its way back to winning. Change started off of the court, with Illinois recruiting the No. 24 class in the nation.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Conor Blount
In a season where No. 42 Illinois (14-12, 8-5) earned 1-1 splits in five of its seven weekends of Big Ten play, it was only fitting that it did the same in the Big Ten tournament. In the first round, No. 7 seed Illinois swept No. 10 seed Northwestern (13-13, 6-7). The victory moved Illinois to 3-0 against Northwestern this season and also marked its seventh straight win over the in-state rival.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Conor Blount
For five straight weeks of Big Ten play, No. 42 Illinois (14-11, 8-5) split its pair of weekend matches. However, the Illini finally broke out of their cycle and won three straight matches to close out the regular season. Last weekend, Illinois swept Indiana (8-15, 2-11) and No. 68 Purdue (11-9, 5-8) without surrendering a point. The new 12-team Big Ten tournament is up next for Illinois, followed by a potential invitation to the NCAA tournament.
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1 month ago | 
dailyillini.com | Conor Blount
The end of No. 45 Illinois’ (10-11, 5-5) home season was eventful. On top of defeating Penn State (13-7, 4-6) in less than two hours, it also took sets in five singles matches against No. 10 Ohio State (15-2, 9-1). The Illini still lost to the Buckeyes, but it was an impressive showing nonetheless. This weekend, Illinois will head North for its second match of the season against No. 44 Northwestern (11-11, 4-6).
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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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Mar 7, 2025 | 
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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Mar 5, 2025 | 
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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Mar 1, 2025 | 
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.
