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‘Cats Fall to Illinois In Regular Season Finale
4/18/2026 2:26:00 PM | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — No. 66 Northwestern closed its regular season with a 4-0 loss against No. 15 Illinois at Atkins Tennis Center.
The Wildcats (15-13, 3-10 Big Ten) were without lineup mainstays in sophomore Carter Pate and junior Ethan Schiffman in the defeat.
The Fighting Illini (21-6, 10-3 Big Ten) opened the match by narrowly taking the doubles point. Though they took the No. 3 doubles match, Northwestern's No. 1 team of senior Chad Miller and junior Greyson Casey recorded a 6-3 victory over the country's No. 63 team in William Mroz and Kenta Miyoshi. However, Illinois claimed the No. 2 match to take a 1-0 lead.
Casey finished the season with a 20-1 record in doubles, the most doubles wins by a Wildcat this decade.
In singles, Northwestern fell at the No. 4, No. 6, and No. 3 positions. Though the Wildcats did not claim a set, sophomore Vincent Yang came close but narrowly fell in a first-set tiebreak at the No. 5 spot.
The Wildcats conclude the 2026 dual season with more wins (15) than the 2024 (10) and 2025 (12) campaigns.
The Wildcats (15-13, 3-10 Big Ten) were without lineup mainstays in sophomore Carter Pate and junior Ethan Schiffman in the defeat.
The Fighting Illini (21-6, 10-3 Big Ten) opened the match by narrowly taking the doubles point. Though they took the No. 3 doubles match, Northwestern's No. 1 team of senior Chad Miller and junior Greyson Casey recorded a 6-3 victory over the country's No. 63 team in William Mroz and Kenta Miyoshi. However, Illinois claimed the No. 2 match to take a 1-0 lead.
Casey finished the season with a 20-1 record in doubles, the most doubles wins by a Wildcat this decade.
In singles, Northwestern fell at the No. 4, No. 6, and No. 3 positions. Though the Wildcats did not claim a set, sophomore Vincent Yang came close but narrowly fell in a first-set tiebreak at the No. 5 spot.
The Wildcats conclude the 2026 dual season with more wins (15) than the 2024 (10) and 2025 (12) campaigns.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
32UF
Gabriel Debru / 0 (23/-) [ILL]
650
#2 Singles Match
123
34UF
Kenta Miyoshi / 0 (17/-) [ILL]
650
#3 Singles Match
12
22
William Mroz / 0 (103/-) [ILL]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
10
Adam Jilly / 0 [ILL]
66
#5 Singles Match
123
61UF
Hayden Jones / 0 [ILL]
710
#6 Singles Match
12
24
Tyler Bowers / 0 [ILL]
66
Order of Finish:
4,6,3
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