Illini Drop Match Against Oklahoma

OXFORD, Miss. – Illinois men’s tennis lost to #23 Ole Miss on Sunday morning 4-1.

After dropping the doubles point, Oklahoma went up 2-0 with singles wind on Courts 5 and 6. Olivier Stuart got the Illini on the board defeating #31 Mason Beiler 6-1,6-1 on Court 1. #49 Mark Mandlik clinched the match on Court 4 defeating Gabrielus Guzauskas 6-2,7-6

Up next, the Illini return home Friday (Feb. 4) for a double header with Illinois State and Duke before playing UNC Sunday at 6 pm CT.

Final Results

#22 Oklahoma 4, #25 Illinois 0

Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 2*

1. Martinez/Hotard (Oklahoma) vs. Heck/Horve (Illinois) 4-5, unf.
2. Anselmo/Mandlik (Oklahoma) def. Brown/ Guzauskas (Illinois) 6-4
3. Beiler/Han (Oklahoma) def. Stuart/Meister (Illinois) 6-0 

Singles-Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1, 4*

1. #97 Olivier Stuart (Illinois) def. #31 Mason Beiler (Oklahoma) 6-1,6-1
2. Alex Martinez (Oklahoma) vs. Hunter Heck (Illinois) 6-3,4-5,unf.
3. Baptiste Anselmo (Oklahoma) vs. #113 Alex Brown (Illinois) 6-3,4-5, unf.
4. #49 Mark Mandlik (Oklahoma) def. Gabrielus Guzauskas (Illinois) 6-2,7-5*
5. #54 Jordan Hasson (Oklahoma) def. Lucas Horve (Illinois) 6-1, 6-1
6. Justin Schlageter (Oklahoma) def. Nic Meister (Illinois) 6-3, 6-2