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Illinois (Big Ten Championship)
Wildcats Fall to Fighting Illini In Semifinals, 4-0
4/30/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 30, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Top-seeded Illinois defeated fifth-seeded Northwestern, 4-0, in the semifinals of the Big Ten Championship Saturday. The Illini claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions, and later won at No. 1, 4 and 5 singles to advance to their 10th-consecutive Championship final.
The Wildcats will now wait to see if their 12-12 overall record is good enough to get them into the NCAA Championship field.
NU is squarely on the tournament bubble, but quality upset wins over then-No. 18 North Carolina and then-No. 24 Ohio State this season could push the 'Cats over the hump.
Illinois 4, Northwestern 0
Doubles
No. 1 - Jones/Tucker (ILL) vs. Hanus/Perrin (NU), 5-4 (abandoned)
No. 2 - Dabir/DeHeart (ILL) def. Tempke/Schaechterle (NU), 8-6
No. 3 - Martin/Rowe (ILL) def. Hoeveler/Lock (NU), 8-4
Order of finish: 3, 2
Singles
No. 1 - #8 Ryler DeHeart (ILL) def. #91 Tommy Hanus (NU), 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 - #24 GD Jones (ILL) vs. Christian Tempke (NU), 7-5, 4-3 (abandoned)
No. 3 - Monte Tucker (ILL) vs. Chuck Perrin (NU), 6-4, 3-6, 4-3 (abandoned)
No. 4 - Ruben Gonzales (ILL) def. Willy Lock (NU), 6-3, 7-5
No. 5 - Chris Martin (ILL) def. Matt Christian (NU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 - Pramod Dabir (ILL) vs. Adam Schaechterle (NU), 1-6, 6-4 (abandoned)
Order of finish: 5, 1, 4
