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2017 MATCH DAY FACTS MATCH 28 - NCAA FIRST ROUND WHERE: GREENWOOD TENNIS CENTER | STILLWATER, OKLA. WHEN: FRIDAY - 10 AM CT DRAKE (17-11) ILLINOIS (16-11) SERIES HISTORY: @ILLINIMTENNIS ILLINOIS LEADS THE ALL-TIME SERIES, 2-0 @DRAKE_MTEN HEAD COACH: BRAD DANCER LAST TIME OUT: HEAD COACH: DAVIDSON KOZLOWSKI RECORD AT DRAKE: 106-40 (5TH SEASON) RECORD AT UI: 251-111 (12TH SEASON) DEF. DRAKE, 4-2 IN THE NCAA SECOND ROUND ON MAY 9, 2015 AT THE ATKINS TENNIS CENTER Illinois’ 2016-17 Schedule and Results FIRST SERVE: ILLINOIS OPENS NCAA TOURNAMENT PLAY WITH BULLDOGS Overall: 16-11 (Home 8-3, Away 4-6, Neutral 4-2) The No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini men’s tennis team will take on the Drake Bulldogs in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament on Friday at 10 a.m. CT. The match will take place at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, B1G: 8-3 (Home 5-1, Away 3-2, 0-0 Neutral) Okla. Hosted by Oklahoma State University, Illinois, Drake, Oklahoma State and UMKC will compete for a trip to the ILL/OPP NCAA Championships site in Athens, Ga. Date Rank Opponent/Event Time/Results JANUARY QUICK GLANCE AT THE NCAA FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS IN STILLWATER, OKLA. Sat. 28 17/25 Arkansas (1) W, 4-2 • Oklahoma State enters the NCAA Tournament with a 21-6 overall record and 3-2 record in Big 12 conference Sun. 29 17/16 Oklahoma (1) L, 4-0 play. The Cowboys claim the No. 7-ranked doubles team of Cash and Kadhe as well as the No. 26-ranked singles FEBRUARY player, Julian Cash. FRI. 3 17/NR DUKE W, 4-3 • The 2017 WAC Champions, UMKC, compiled an overall record of 14-8 with a 3-2 WAC mark. SAT. 4 17/7 NORTH CAROLINA L, 5-2 • Illinois’s first round opponent, Drake, enters the tournament with a 17-11 overall record. The Missouri Valley Con- FRI. 10 17/NR INDIANA* W, 5-2 ference Champions swept SIU to claim the 2017 title. Illinois is 2-0 against Drake with both of those wins coming Sun. 12 17/NR at Notre Dame W, 5-2 in the NCAA Tournament. The two teams last met on May 9, 2015 in the NCAA Second Round. Illinois topped Drake, Tues. 14 17/NR vs. William & Mary (Charlottesville, Va.) W, 4-0 4-2 at the Atkins Tennis Center. Tues. 14 17/1 at Virginia L, 6-1 FRI. 24 19/NR NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 4-0 ILLINOIS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FRI. 24 19/21 KENTUCKY L, 4-0 • 2017 marks the 22nd appearance for the Fighting Illini in the NCAA Championships. The Illini boast a record of MARCH 44-20 in NCAA tournament play, highlighted by a 2003 NCAA National Championship. Wed. 1 23/NR Ball State (West LaFayette, Ind.) W, 6-1 • In 2016, the Orange and Blue went 1-1 in NCAA play, defeating the Western Michigan Broncos, but falling to the Wed. 1 23/NR at Purdue* L, 4-3 Mississippi State Bulldogs in the NCAA Second Round. FRI. 3 23/NR TEXAS TECH W, 4-0 • Illinois has won one NCAA Team Championship in 2003 after defeating the Vanderbilt Commodores, 4-3 in FRI. 3 23/16 NORTHWESTERN* W, 4-1 Athens, Ga. The 2003 team completed the highly-coveted NCAA ‘Triple Crown’ by winning the team championship Wed. 22 25/19 at TCU L, 5-2 as well as the singles and doubles individual championships. Sat. 25 25/11 at Cal L, 4-3 Mon. 27 25/22 at Stanford L, 4-2 HILTZIK, VUKIC SELECTED FOR NCAA INDIVIDUAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS Fri. 31 NR/NR at Minnesota* L, 4-3 Aron Hiltzik and Aleks Vukic will represent the Orange and Blue at the 2017 NCAA Men’s Tennis Individual Champi- APRIL onships that commence on May 24 in Athens, Ga. Illinois has won four NCAA Individual titles in program. The lone Sun. 2 NR/NR at Wisconsin* W, 4-2 singles championship came in 2003, when Amer Delic defeated Baylor’s Benedikt Dorsch, 6-4, 6-3 to claim the Sat. 8 NR/NR IOWA* W, 6-1 title in Athens, Ga. Sun. 9 NR/NR NEBRASKA* W, 4-0 Sat. 15 NR/18 at Michigan* W, 4-2 VUKIC EARNS B1G ATHLETE OF YEAR, HILTZIK ADDS ALL-BIG TEN CONFERENCE HONORS Sun. 16 NR/NR at Michigan State* W, 7-0 Vukic was named the Big Ten Athlete of Year on April 27 to add to his already impressive resume this season. Vu- Fri. 21 25/NR PENN STATE* W, 4-0 kic is the first Illini player to earn the honor since Farris Gosea won the award in 2014. Along with the Player of the Sun. 23 25/2 OHIO STATE* L, 4-3 Year award, Vukic and Hiltzik were named to the First-Team All-Big Ten list. The duo were unanimous selections for Fri. 28 25/NR Purdue (2) W, 4-1 the First Team, which is voted on by the league coaches. Follow the #Illini Sat. 29 25/16 Michigan (2) L, 4-2 Facebook: www.Facebook.com/IlliniMTennis MAY Twitter: @IlliniMTennis Fri. 12 25/NR Drake (3) 10:00 a.m. VUKIC COLLECTS FIFTH BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARD Instagram: @IlliniMTennis *B1G Match Vukic was named the B1G Tennis Player of the Week for the fifth time this season on April 25. The Sydney, Australia Snapchat: IlliniMTennis (1) ITA Kick-Off Weekend-Norman, Okla. native earned the award after completing a perfect 4-0 weekend, where Vukic defeated two ITA-ranked opponents (2) B1G Tournament-West Lafayette, Ind. on Sunday. In doubles, Vukic and freshman Vuk Budic topped the No. 13-ranked OSU duo of Pollanen and (3) NCAA First and Second Rounds - Stillwater, Okla. Torpegaard. The junior then went on to defeat the No. 1-ranked Mikael Torpegaard, 6-1, 6-3 to extend his singles winning streak to 18 matches. 2017 ILLINOIS ROSTER NAME YEAR HEIGHT HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL Vuk Budic Fr. 6-2 Chicago, Ill. Deerfield High School Julian Childers R-Sr. 6-0 Matteson, Ill. Marian Catholic HIgh School Zeke Clark Fr. 5-6 Tulsa, Okla. Riverfield Country Day School Gui Gomes Fr. 6-3 Newport Beach, Calif. Capistrano Connections Academy Aron Hiltzik Jr. 6-0 Wilmette, Ill. New Trier Alex Jesse R-Sr. 5-11 Mequon, Wisc. Homestead Pengxuan Jiang So. 5-11 Tian Jin, China Weil College Prep Noe Khlif Fr. 5-10 Marseille, France CNED Rouen Aleks Kovacevic Fr. 5-11 New York, N.Y. Florida Virtual High School Pablo Landa R-So. 6-2 Dallas, Texas Preparatoria Abierta Kris Ortega Fr. 5-11 Homer Glenn, Ill. Seton Home Study School Aleks Vukic Jr. 6-2 Sydney, Australia Normanhurst Boy High COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brad Dancer Assoc. Head Coach: Marcos Asse Vol. Asst. Coach: Ross Guignon 2017 QUICK FACTS General Information NCAA History Location: ........................................................................................Champaign, Ill. NCAA Appearances: ............................................................................................. 22 Est. Population: ............................................................................................ 81,055 (96-97-98-99-00-01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17) Founded: ........................................................................................................ 1867 NCAA Record: ...........................................................................44-20 (1-1 in 2016) Enrollment: .................................................................................................. 44,942 NCAA Singles Champions: .......................................................... 1 Illini with 1 title Nickname: ........................................................................................ Fighting Illini ....................................................................................................Amer Delic (2003) Colors: .........................................................................................Orange and Blue NCAA Doubles Champions: .....................................................3 teams with 3 titles Conference: .......................................................................................Big Ten (B1G) .....................................................................Graydon Oliver & Cary Franklin (2000) Facility: .......................................................... Atkins / Khan Tennis Center (3,800) ..........................................................................Rajeev Ram & Brian Wilson (2003) President: ...................................................................................Timothy L. Killeen ....................................................................... Kevin Anderson & Ryan Rowe (2006) Athletics Director: ............................................................................. Josh Whitman NCAA Championship Teams ..........................2003; 4-3 vs. Vanderbilt; Athens, Ga. Assoc. AD - Oversees M-Tennis:....................................................... Paul Kowalczyk Coaching Staff Additional Program History Head Coach: .................................................. Brad Dancer (Michigan State, 1993) Overall Record: .................................................................................. 1,154-599-13 Overall:.................................................................................... 251-111 (12th year) All-Americans:.....................................................................19 Illini with 28 honors Illinois Record: ....................................................................... 251-111 (12th year) Big Ten Championships:...................................................................................... 18 Associate Head Coach: ............................................... Marcos Asse (Florida, 2001) 1914, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1946, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, Volunteer Assistant Coach: ...............................................................Ross Guignon 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015 Academic Advisor: ................................................................................Shari Clapp Big Ten Tournament Titles: ...................................................................................