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CHAMPAIGN, Illinois — The 41st-ranked University of Iowa men’s tennis team lost to 14th-ranked Illinois, 5-1, on Sunday at the Atkins Tennis Center.
The doubles point was a tightly-contested battle. The Hawkeyes won the first match on court two, 6-3, with Kareem Allaf and Jonas Larsen posting a 6-3 win over Clark/Khlif. The Fighting Illini eventually clinched the doubles point with wins on courts three (6-4) and one (7-6).
In singles competition, Illinois beat the Hawkeyes on five of six courts. Will Davies was the only victorious Hawkeye, winning in straight sets on court five for a team-best 14th time this spring.
Up Next
Iowa returns home next weekend hosting Penn State on Friday at 6 p.m. (CT) and Ohio State at 11 a.m. (CT) on Sunday. Admission is free at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex. The Hawkeyes are 10-1 in home matches this season.
#14 Illinois 5, #41 Iowa 1
March 31, 2019 | Noon (CT) | Champaign, Illinois | Atkins Tennis Center
Singles
1. #14 Aleks Kovacevic (ILL) def. Kareem Allaf (UI): 7-5, 6-2
2. #31 Alex Brown (ILL) vs. Oliver Okonkwo (UI): 6-7(2), 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
3. Zeke Clark (ILL) def. Jonas Larsen (UI): 6-1, 7-6(1)
4. Keenan Mayo (ILL) def. Joe Tyler (UI): 6-1, 6-4
5. Will Davies (UI) def. Gui Gomes (ILL): 6-3, 6-2
6. Noe Khlif (ILL) def. Piotr Smietana (UI): 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Kovacevic/Brown (ILL) def. Okonkwo/Davies (UI): 7-6(5)
2. Allaf/Larsen (UI) def. Clark/Khlif (ILL): 6-3
3. Gomes/Budic (ILL) def. Snezhko/Tyler (UI): 6-4
Match Notes:
#41 Iowa 12-5, 3-2
#14 Illinois 10-6; 5-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,1,5,3,6)
