June 28, 2026

Illinois men’s tennis welcomes Big Ten rival Ohio State, Chicago State to Atkins Tennis Center


James Hoeck Illinois Men’s Tennis head coach, Brad Dancer talks with Gabrielius Guzauskas duirng the Fighting Illini Invite on Oct. 17. The Illini will be up against rival Ohio State on Saturday. By Drew Friberg, Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2022 Just five days after returning from Atlanta for the MLK Invitational, Illinois will take on the Buckeyes of Ohio State and the Cougars of Chicago State in its first home matches of the spring season. The Illini maintained their ranking this previous weekend, still being ranked at No. 23 heading into this Saturday’s matches. After seeing mixed results from the past weekend, however, head coach Brad Dancer was less than satisfied with the Illini’s performance in their spring season-opening weekend. “We’ve got a lot of work to do,” Dancer said. “We have got to improve. If we can’t improve from now until May, we will be in trouble.” The biggest headline…

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