Wildcats Fall 4-1 at Illinois

Saturday, April 16

Champaign, Ill.

12 p.m.

Northwestern

Illinois

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler / NUSports.com

4/16/2022 6:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Northwestern fell 4-1 to Illinois on the road on Saturday afternoon.

The Wildcats, ranked No. 26 in the country, dropped to 16-8 and 5-3 in the Big Ten. Illinois, ranked No. 57, improved to 10-13 and 3-4 in conference play.

The point on the day came from from Presley Thieneman at No. 4, who secured aa 6-1, 7-5 win.

The Wildcats are back in action on Wednesday, when they hit the road to face Harvard.

Full results from the match can be found below.

Northwestern vs Illinois
4/16/2022 at Urbana, Ill.

Illinois 4, #26 Northwestern 1

Singles competition
1. #98 Hunter Heck (ILL) def. #30 Steven Forman (NW) 7-6, 6-4
2. Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) def. Simen Bratholm (NW) 7-6 (0-5), 6-4
3. #59 Olivier Stuart (ILL) vs. Trice Pickens (NW) 3-6, 7-6, unfinished
4. Presley Thieneman (NW) def. Alex Brown (ILL) 6-1, 7-5
5. Nic Meister (ILL) vs. Felix Nordby (NW) 3-6, 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
6. Gabrielius Guzauskas (ILL) def. Brian Berdusco (NW) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Gabrielius Guzauskas/Alex Brown (ILL) def. #66 Steven Forman/Felix Nordby (NW) 6-2
2. Hunter Heck/Olivier Stuart (ILL) def. Simen Bratholm/Brian Berdusco (NW) 6-3
3. Nic Meister/Siphosothando Montsi (ILL) vs. Natan Spear/Trice Pickens (NW) 3-4, unfinished

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,1,6,2)