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The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini
The independent student newspaper at the University of Illinois since 1871

The Daily Illini

Illini men’s tennis finishes inconsistent 2023 season with bright future ahead

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • May 13, 2023
Oliver Okonkwo against Gabriel Huber from Wisconsin in tennis singles on April 14. However, Illini fails to make that next step up in the 2023 spring season.

Illini men’s tennis fails to make it past 1st round of NCAA tournament

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • May 6, 2023
Freshman Kenta Miyoshi starts a serve against Michael Minasyan from Wisconsin in tennis singles on April 14.

Illinois men’s tennis set to face Arizona State in 1st round of NCAA tournament

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • May 4, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis exits Big Ten tournament with 1-1 record

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • April 30, 2023

Ozolins, Illini men’s tennis looks to make statement run at Big Ten tournament

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • April 28, 2023
Junior Hunter Heck goes against Jason Hildebrandt in a tennis singles match on Apr. 14.

Illinois men‘s tennis goes 1-1 in final 2 regular season games, finishes with 18-10 overall record

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • April 23, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis ready to close regular season with weekend in Michigan

By Martin O’Connor, Staff Writer • April 22, 2023

Illini men’s tennis prepares for final home games versus Wisconsin, Nebraska

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • April 14, 2023
Hunter Heck and Karlis Ozolins playing Andrew Lutschaunig and James Trotter in a doubles match. Heck returns the ball with a forehand swing. Heck and sophomore Karlis Ozolins were defeated by Northwestern on Saturday, making this the Illini's first double loss this season.

Illinois men’s tennis suffers nail-biting loss to Northwestern

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • April 9, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis travels to Northwestern, seeks 3rd straight win

By Martin O’Connor, Staff Writer • April 8, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis enjoys successful weekend with victories over Purdue, Indiana

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • April 3, 2023

Big Ten competition continues for Illinois men’s tennis against Purdue, Indiana

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • March 31, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis falls 4-0 to Ohio State in season rematch

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • March 27, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis hunts for redemption in rematch against Ohio State

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • March 26, 2023
Junior Hunter Heck hits a backhand during a match against Central Florida on Feb. 10.

Illinois men’s tennis takes down Penn State following impressive home performance

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • March 25, 2023
Sophomore Mathis Debru reaches for the ball during a match against Central Florida on Feb. 10. Illinois will face off against Penn State on Friday at home where they hope to keep their undefeated record.

Illinois men‘s tennis kickstarts home return with clash against Penn State

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • March 24, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis leaves Chicago with two top-25 wins under its belt

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • February 21, 2023
Freshman Kenta Miyoshi dives deep to save the ball. Newcomer Miyoshi adjusts to college life and continues to his first college tennis season this year.

Miyoshi adjusts to life at Illinois, serves up success in first season

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • February 20, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis looks to keep unbeaten home record with weekend doubleheader

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • February 10, 2023
Junior Hunter Heck returns the ball during a match against Purdue on April 24, 2022. The Illini have shown to struggle on the road recently after two losses this weekend.

Road struggles continue as Illinois men’s tennis loses to Duke, North Carolina

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • February 5, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis hopes to carry Opening Weekend momentum to Duke, North Carolina

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • February 3, 2023
Junior Alex Petrov practices on Monday at Atkins after a win the past day against Drake and Bellarmine. Petrov held a win streak during the weekend matchups at Atkins all ending in favor of the Illini.

Illinois men’s tennis enjoys four-team sweep in home opener

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • January 30, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis looks to rebound at home opening weekend with four matches

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • January 28, 2023
Men's tennis head coach Brad Dancer walks away after conferring with current sophomores Gabrielius Guzauskas and Karlis Ozolins at a match against Purdue on April 24, 2022. Dancer said that the season started off strong, but the team's next steps will test their toughness.

Illinois men’s tennis carries fall momentum into the spring

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • January 21, 2023

Illinois men’s tennis enjoys early season success out West

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • January 15, 2023
Redshirt junior Danny Braunagel takes down Northwestern on Jan. 29. The Illini will be having their first home meets for the regular season on Saturday.

Illinois wrestling readies for doubleheader on Saturday

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • December 2, 2022
The Illini cheer on their teammates going up against Minnesota on April. 4, 2021. The team will be finishing off the season this weekend at the University of Florida and University of Michigan.

Illinois men’s tennis looks to end fall split on high note

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • November 4, 2022
Junior Lucas Horve goes to hit the ball during his doubles match against Duke with partner junior Hunter Heck on Feb. 19.

Illinois men’s tennis gets back into a groove at Drobac/Beeman Invite

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • October 3, 2022
Redshirt Junior Lucas Horve preforms a jump shot during Mar. 3. match against Baylor. Horve will be attending two competitions this weekend at Michigan State.

Illinois sends out 2 sets of players as men’s tennis season heats up

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • September 30, 2022
Graduate student Nic Meister hits the ball during his match up against Purdue on April 24. The Illini wrap up their time at the Knoxville Showdown this past weekend.

Illinois men’s tennis run it back in Tennessee for the second week in a row

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • September 23, 2022
Graduate student Nic Meister prepares to hit the ball during his match against Chicago State on Jan. 22. Meister defeated Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-1, 6-1 during day one of the Knoxville Showdown on Friday.

Successful Showdown opens men’s tennis fall season with a bang

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • September 18, 2022
The Illinois women’s rowing team compete at a meet during the 2021 season. The team will be hosting tryouts on Sept. 1 and 2 at the ARC.

Illini Rowing prepare for fall season with open tryouts in September

By Martin O’Connor, Staff Writer • August 30, 2022
Illinois men's tennis recruit Tyler Bower poses with head coach Brad Dancer and former assistant head coach Marcos Asse at Atkins Tennis Center on Oct. 15. Bower is a 4-star recruit and won the 2019 IHSA Team Championship during his time at University High.

‘Fearless’ Tyler Bowers prepares mentally ahead of first fall season with Illinois men’s tennis

By Martin O'Connor, Staff Writer • July 16, 2022
The Illinois men’s tennis team cheers on from the sides of the courts during matches against Baylor at Atkins Tennis Center on March 4. The team has recruited Tyler Bowers from William and Reed Academy, Kenya Miyoshi from MITA International School in Japan and Oliver Okonkwo who transferred from Iowa.

Incoming recruits Tyler Bowers, Oliver Okonkwo, Kenta Miyoshi look to bolster Illinois men’s tennis

By Martin O'Connor, Contributing Writer • June 20, 2022
Illinois women's tennis head coach Evan Clark watches sophomore Kate Duong and freshman Megan Heuser's doubles match against Illinois State on Feb. 6. The team has recruited recruit Violeta Martinez in preparations for the upcoming season.

Illinois women’s tennis snags solo recruit Violeta Martinez ahead of the Fall season

By Martin O'Connor, Contributing Writer • June 13, 2022
Catcher Bella Loya lines up her throw during a game against Penn State on May 7. Loya made an RBI during the BIG Ten match at Ohio State, unfortunately the Illini were unable to secure a victory with a 1-5 Loss.

One and done: Illinois softball crash out of Big Ten Championships in quarterfinals

By Martin O'Connor, Contributing Writer • May 15, 2022
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