Saturday, January 25
Champaign, Ill.
1 PM
Texas Tech Athletics
1
vs
4
University of Illinois
Red Raiders Taken Down by No. 12 Illinois, 4-1
January 25, 2020 | Men's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech men's tennis team dropped their final match of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend by a score of 4-1 to No. 12 Illinois.
The Red Raiders fell behind early in Saturday's match, dropping doubles matches on courts one and three.
Tech would pick up their lone match point with a straight-set victory by senior Bjorn Thomson on court six, 6-1, 6-3. Thomson has started his final campaign as a Red Raider with three-straight victories against power five competition.
The Fighting Illini would go on to capture the match with a trio of singles wins, beginning with a two-set defeat of No. 114-ranked Reed Collier on court three by No. 61 Zeke Clark, 6-4, 6-0. Kovacevic of Illinois would take the third point with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Parker Wynn and the fourth via a 6-2, 6-3 win on court five by Budic over Vittar.
Tech's loss drops them to 3-2 on the season.
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders will travel to Dallas for their annual neutral-site matchup with Texas A&M on Feb. 2nd at 1 p.m. CT.
Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the Texas Tech men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/techmenstennis and @TexasTechMTEN on Twitter and Instagram.
Texas Tech 1 | No. 12 Illinois 4
Doubles
1. Alex Brown/Gui Gomes (ILL) def. Parker Wynn/Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 6-3
2. Lucas Horve/Vuk Budic (ILL) vs. Isaac Arevalo/Reed Collier (TTU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Aleks Kovacevic/Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Ilgiz Valiev/Francisco Vittar (TTU) 6-2
Singles
1. Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Parker Wynn (TTU) 6-3, 7-5
2. No. 11 Alex Brown (ILL) vs. No. 69 Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
3. No. 61 Zeke Clark (ILL) def. No. 114 Reed Collier (TTU) 6-4, 6-0
4. No. 48 Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) vs. Isaac Arevalo (TTU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
5. Vuk Budic (ILL) def. Francisco Vittar (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Bjorn Thomson (TTU) def. Lucas Horve (ILL) 6-1, 6-3
The Red Raiders fell behind early in Saturday's match, dropping doubles matches on courts one and three.
Tech would pick up their lone match point with a straight-set victory by senior Bjorn Thomson on court six, 6-1, 6-3. Thomson has started his final campaign as a Red Raider with three-straight victories against power five competition.
The Fighting Illini would go on to capture the match with a trio of singles wins, beginning with a two-set defeat of No. 114-ranked Reed Collier on court three by No. 61 Zeke Clark, 6-4, 6-0. Kovacevic of Illinois would take the third point with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Parker Wynn and the fourth via a 6-2, 6-3 win on court five by Budic over Vittar.
Tech's loss drops them to 3-2 on the season.
UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders will travel to Dallas for their annual neutral-site matchup with Texas A&M on Feb. 2nd at 1 p.m. CT.
Visit www.TexasTech.com for the latest news and information on the Texas Tech men's tennis program. Fans are also encouraged to follow the program on its social media outlets at www.facebook.com/techmenstennis and @TexasTechMTEN on Twitter and Instagram.
Texas Tech 1 | No. 12 Illinois 4
Doubles
1. Alex Brown/Gui Gomes (ILL) def. Parker Wynn/Bjorn Thomson (TTU) 6-3
2. Lucas Horve/Vuk Budic (ILL) vs. Isaac Arevalo/Reed Collier (TTU) 4-4, unfinished
3. Aleks Kovacevic/Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Ilgiz Valiev/Francisco Vittar (TTU) 6-2
Singles
1. Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Parker Wynn (TTU) 6-3, 7-5
2. No. 11 Alex Brown (ILL) vs. No. 69 Ilgiz Valiev (TTU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
3. No. 61 Zeke Clark (ILL) def. No. 114 Reed Collier (TTU) 6-4, 6-0
4. No. 48 Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) vs. Isaac Arevalo (TTU) 6-4, 3-2, unfinished
5. Vuk Budic (ILL) def. Francisco Vittar (TTU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Bjorn Thomson (TTU) def. Lucas Horve (ILL) 6-1, 6-3
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