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Men's Tennis Team Had the 2008 Big Ten Tournament Title in Its D Hands with a Late 3-2 Lead Against No U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S 0 9 MEN’S TENNIS Wo m e n ’s Tennis Contact: Kassie Barry // 217-265-0170 (office) // 217-825-4355 (cell) // [email protected] // www. f i g h t i n g i l l i n i . c o m BIG TEN TOURNAMENT FINALS PREVIEW FOLLOW THE ACTION Illinois has advanced into the finals every year since 1999 when the con- TV: Big Ten Network - Finals ference moved to the current format of 11-seeds and the top-four seeds Air - Tape-Delayed May 3 (5 p.m.CT) receiving a bye into the quarterfinals. Illinois looks to battle toward its Live Stats: fightingillini.com seventh tournament championship in the last 11 years when it takes on mgoblue.com the Buckeyes, who are the three-time defending tournament champions Recap: fightingillini.com and regular season titlists. In last year’s event, Ohio State rallied to overcome a late 3-2 Illinois lead to defend its 2006 and 2007 Big Ten Championships titles with a 4-3 win. This year, the No. 2-seed Fighting Illini will be led by Dennis Nevolo and #2-SEED ILLINOIS Roy Kalmanovich who are currently ranked No. 38 and No. 50, respectfully in singles play by the ITA. VS. NATIONAL TELEVISION COVERAGE This year’s event will be broadcast nationally by the Big Ten Network. The network will air the championship #1-SEED OHIO STATE match on tape delay on Sunday, May 3, at 6 p.m. ET. / 5 p.m. CT. AT NEVELO BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2009 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Illinois freshman Dennis Nevolo was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year at the 2009 Big Ten Tournament banquet. The Gurnee, Ill., native becomes just the fifth Illini to earn the conference's rookie of the year honor FINALS, APRIL 26, 2009 and the first since former Illini great Kevin Anderson was named the honoree in 2005. Nevolo has had a remarkable freshman campaign for the Illini. The newcomer holds a 25-11 overall singles record and finished the regular season with a 4-2 Big Ten record, and currently holds the No. 38 spot in the latest Campbell's/ITA rankings. Nevolo went 7-2 in doubles in conference matches and is currently ranked No. ILLINOIS’ 2008-09 SCHEDULE 24 in the country with partner Ruan Roelofse. Nevolo was named Big Ten Player of the Week twice in his debut OVERALL 21-7, 8-2 (HOME 13-2 , AWAY 4-4, NEUTRAL 4-1) season for the Orange and Blue. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT JAN. 16 TOLEDO W, 6-1 THREE ILLINI EARN ALL-BIG TEN HONORS JAN. 17 BALL STATE W, 7-0 Jan. 23 at No. 5 Virginia L, 6-0 Freshman Dennis Nevolo, sophomore Roy Kalmanovich and senior Marc Spicijaric earned All-Big Ten acco- lades after leading the Illini (21-7, 8-2) to a second place regular season finish in the conference. The hon- FEB. 6 NO. 36 DUKE W, 5-2 ors are the first of each of their careers at Illinois and marks the 13th straight year two-or-more Illini have FEB. 7 NO. 18 TENNESSEE L, 4-3 FEB. 10 NO. 7 FLORIDA W, 4-3 garnered the distinction and the 20th straight season at least one Illinois netter has received the prestigious distinction. Junior Marek Czerwinski was named Illinois’ Sportsmanship Honoree. FEB. 13-15 ITA INDOORS (Chicago, Ill.) Feb. 13 No. 4 UCLA L, 4-2 Feb. 14 No. 12 Tulsa W, 4-3 STATE OF THE ILLINI Feb. 15 No. 10 Baylor W, 4-2 Illinois (21-7, 8-2) is on a three-match winning streak and holds a No. 14 ranking in the most recent FEB. 27 DETROIT W, 5-0 Campbell’s/Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll released on April 21. The Illini finished the regular season PURDUE W, 4-3 on a high note with a 6-1 defeat of the Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing. MARCH 1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 4-0 ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY W, 4-0 MARCH 6 NORTHWESTERN W, 4-3 2009 ILLINOIS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER MARCH 7 NO. 19 WISCONSIN W, 4-3 March 15 at No. 18 Texas A&M L, 4-3 NAME HT. YEAR HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL March 29 at No. 27 Notre Dame L, 4-3 March 31 at Indiana W, 6-1 Waylon Chin 6-0 SO. Boca Raton, Fla. / Florida Virtual School Marek Czerwinski (Ma-DIK Chur-VIN-ski) 6-1 JR. Birmingham, Mich. / Marathon April 3 at Iowa W, 5-2 Meedo El Tabakh (El Tuh-BOCK) 6-2 JR. Tampa, Fla. / Ole Miss April 5 at Minnesota W, 4-3 APRIL 8 NO. 14 KENTUCKY W, 4-3 Billy Heiser (HIGH-zer) 5-11 JR. Vernon Hills, Ill. / Laurel Springs APRIL 11 PENN STATE W, 7-0 Roy Kalmanovich (Cal-MAN-oh-vich) 6-0 SO. Framingham, Mass. / Framingham APRIL 12 NO. 3 OHIO STATE L, 6-1 April 18 at Michigan L, 4-3 Brian Livingston 5-11 SR. Skokie, Ill. / Northern Illinois April 19 at Michigan State W, 6-1 Dennis Nevolo (Nuh-VO-low) 5-10 FR. Gurnee, Ill / Keystone National Ruan Roelofse (Ru-AN Rule-OFF-Say) 6-3 FR. Capetown, South Africa / Alpha Omega APRIL 24-26 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT (Ann Arbor, Mich.) vs. Penn State (Quarterfinals) W, 4-0 Connor Roth 6-2 SO. Lisle, Ill. / Benet Academy vs. Indiana (Semifinals) W, 5-0 Abe Souza (SUE-zah) 6-2 SO. St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis University High MAY 8-25 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Marc Spicijaric (spits-uh-JARE-ick) 5-10 SR. Wesley Chapel, Fla. / Saddlebrook Prep May 8-9 NCAA First & Second Rounds (Campus Sites) May 15-25 NCAA Championships (College Station, Te x . ) 2009 University of Illinois Men’s Tennis Notes // 1 The Illini have been a force in the Big Ten Tournament so far, first handling the seventh-seed Penn State Nittany Lions, 4-0, in the quarterfinals. The Orange and Blue were impressive in the semifinals of the conference tourna- 2009 BIG TEN STANDINGS ment, cruising to a 5-0 win over the sixth-seed Indiana Hoosiers. (Final Regular Season Standings Overall Big Te n COACH DANCER LEADS ILLINI 1. Ohio State 27-1 10-0 The Illini have recorded their fourth-straight 20-plus win season with Coach Brad Dancer at the helm. Dancer has 2. ILLINOIS 19-7 8-2 moved into third place on the Illinois all-time coaching victories record book in just four seasons as head coach, recording 88 victories at Illinois. 3. Minnesota 17-6 7-3 4. Michigan 12-13 6-4 2005-06 // 24-7 Northwestern 18-7 6-4 2006-07 // 23-9 (NCAA Runner-Up) 6. Indiana 13-13 5-5 2007-08 // 20-9 7. Penn State 13-12 4-6 2008-09 // 21-7 Wisconsin 15-9 4-6 Iowa 12-8 4-6 ILLINI IN THE RANKINGS 10. Purdue 7-15 1-9 Individually, the Illini boast three players in the singles rankings with freshman Dennis Nevolo topping the charts 11. Michigan State 12-13 0-10 at No. 38, followed by sophomore Roy Kalmanovich (No. 50) and senior Marc Spicijaric (No. 77). In doubles, the Illini have three tandems in the standings with the freshmen duo of Nevolo and Ruan Roelofse com- ing in at No. 25, followed by the veteran tandem of Spicijaric and junior Marek Czerwinski at No. 38. Czerwinski, UN I V E R S I T Y IN F O R M AT I O N when pairing up with junior Billy Heiser, ranks No. 63 in the Campbell’s/ ITA doubles rankings. Name . .University of Illinois Location . .Urbana-Champaign, Ill. GIMME FIVE Founded . .1867 Three Illinois athletes have garnered five weekly conference accolades thoughout the season. Freshman Dennis Enrollment . .42,326 Nevolo and senior Marc Spicijaric have each been honored twice, while junior Marek Czerwinski was also tabbed Nickname . .Fighting Illini Colors . .Orange and Blue Big Ten Player of Week once. Conference . .Big Ten President . .B. Joseph White Nevolo picked up his first career conference award back at the beginning of the season as he led the Illini charge Chancellor . .Richard Herman at the University of South Florida Invitational. The team grabbed a total of 19 singles wins and eight doubles wins Director of Athletics . .Ron Guenther in a field that featured individuals from Florida A&M, Florida State, No. 40 South Florida, and Memphis. Home Field . .Atkins Tennis Center Individually, the No. 41-ranked Nevolo was a perfect 4-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles. The Gurnee, Ill., native was recently honored for the week ending April 12. The 36th-ranked Nevolo went a combined 6-0 with a string of tough CO A C H I N G STA F F matches against No. 14 Kentucky, Penn State, and No. 3 Ohio State. Head Coach . .Brad Dancer Alma Mater . .Michigan State, ‘01 The lone four-year senior Marc Spicijaric picked up his second weekly laurel of the season after going 4-0 in dou- Record at Illinois (Season) . .88-32/Fourth bles and 3-1 in singles in Illinois' three upset wins over top-15 teams over the course of the week. Spicijaric led Big Ten Record (Season) . .33-7/Fourth the Illini to victories over seventh-ranked Florida, No. 10 Baylor and No. 12 Tulsa, with their only loss coming to No. Overall Record (Season) . .144-93/Ninth 4 UCLA in the first round of the ITA National Men's Team Indoor Championship.
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