Northwestern University Athletics

Saturday, April 16
Champaign, Ill.
12 p.m.

Northwestern

1
at
4

Illinois

Brian Berdusco vs. Chicago State
Photo by: Ryan Kuttler / NUSports.com

Wildcats Fall 4-1 at Illinois

4/16/2022 6:42:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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)

 

Next Event

Harvard
L, 1-4

Apr 20 (Wed)

2 p.m. CT

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
2
Gabriellus Guzauskas/ Alex Brown [ILL]
6

#2 Doubles Match

1
3
Hunter Heck/ Olivier Stuart [ILL]
6

#3 Doubles Match

12
40
Nic Meister/ Montsi Siphosothando [ILL]
3UF

#1 Singles Match

12
LogoForman, Steven / 0 (30/-) [NU]
64
Hunter Heck / 0 (98/-) [ILL]
76

#2 Singles Match

12
LogoBratholm, Simen / 0 [NU]
64
Montsi Siphosothando / 0 [ILL]
76

#3 Singles Match

123
LogoPickens, Trice / 0 [NU]
660
Olivier Stuart / 0 (59/-) [ILL]
37UF

#4 Singles Match

12
LogoThieneman, Presley / 0 [NU]
67
Alex Brown / 0 [ILL]
15

#5 Singles Match

1234
LogoNordby, Felix / 0 [NU]
6330
Nic Meister / 0 [ILL]
361UF

#6 Singles Match

12
LogoBerdusco, Brian / 0 [NU]
33
Gabriellus Guzauskas / 0 [ILL]
66

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