By Claire O'Brien, Sports Digital Content Editor
• August 2, 2021
Last Friday, the Tokyo Olympics kicked off. Eight former Illini are competing. Here’s how the Illini did this week.
Tyson Bull (Gymnastics, Australia)
Bull is competing for Australia in artistic...
After being postponed for one year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin Wednesday, with opening ceremonies slated for Friday.
Despite the uncertainty around the...
Aleks Kovacevic’s decision to play at Illinois wasn’t long in the works at all. In fact, the Midwest wasn’t even a blip in the New York native’s mind. That was until a loss turned into a win in...
Illinois men’s tennis capped off its season with much to show for its unprecedented year.
The Illini had plenty of talent heading into the season, as head coach Brad Dancer welcomed back a familiar...
It was the third round of the NCAA tournament, and Illinois was playing against Florida.
The bench was in the stands alongside the fans, as only certain people had clearance to be on the courts during...
Three strong links in Illinois’ chain will continue their NCAA campaigns in the individual singles tournament: Aleks Kovacevic, Siphosothando Montsi and Zeke Clark.
The NCAA released its selections...
The Illinois men’s tennis team wrapped up its postseason run with a 4-0 loss to Florida in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
The No. 1 seed proved to be a challenging tussle for Illinois, as...
Aleks Kovacevic honestly doesn’t know what has clicked for the Illinois men’s tennis team this season.
On top of earning a Big Ten regular season accolade and the championship, Illinois is on...
Men's player of the year: Ayo Dosunmu (basketball)
In an unanimous vote, junior Ayo Dosunmu was selected as The Daily Illini’s men’s player of the year.
The Chicago native put together a historic...
The Illinois men’s tennis team is off to the Sweet 16.
That’s the next set of challenges Illinois is looking to take on after knocking out DePaul and Notre Dame in the first and second rounds of...
On Monday, the NCAA selection show unveiled the 64 teams that will play in the national tournament.
The 16-seeded Illinois men’s tennis team will host DePaul, Notre Dame and Western Michigan for...
No one closes out clutch matches quite like Zeke Clark, and Sunday’s play served as another reminder.
With Illinois and Ohio State tied at 3-3, the Big Ten championship ultimately culminated to Clark’s...
