URBANA, Ill. - Day 4 of the ITA Midwest Regional continued from Atkins Tennis Center on Sunday as Illinois women's tennis saw the doubles tandem of Alice Xu and Tess Bucher advance to the semifinals. McKenna Schaefbauer won her first singles match of the day before falling in the quarterfinals. Day 4 from the Atkins Tennis Center featured the doubles round of quarterfinals and singles rounds of 16 and quarterfinals. All Sunday play took place indoors.
[9] Xu and Bucher won their third match in as many days to advance to the semifinals. The unranked Illini duo took top [1] No. 14-ranked Jones/Bernales of Michigan in an 8-4 decision.
In her first match of the day, [8] Schaefbauer split a pair of 6-4 sets and trailed 4-5 in third set, before winning the last three games for a 7-5 third-set victory over Ellie Blackford of Michigan State. Schaefbauer advanced to face [1] No. 26 Lily Jones of Michigan in the singles quarterfinals, where she fell 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2.
Ariel Madatali was also eliminated by Michigan's Jones in the round of 16, falling 6-1, 6-1.
Day 5 of ITA Midwest Regional action will begin at 10 a.m. CT with the doubles semifinals. Singles semifinals are slated for 1 p.m.Â
DAY 4 RESULTS (10/19/25)
Doubles - Quarterfinals
9 AM - [9] Alice Xu/Tess Bucher (Illinois) def. [1] No. 14 Jones/Bernales (Michigan) - 8-4
Singles - R16
9 AM - [8] McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Ellie Blackford (Michigan State) - 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
10:30 AM - [1] No. 26 Lily Jones (Michigan) def. Ariel Madatali (Illinois) - 6-1, 6-1
Singles - Quarterfinals
2 PM - [1] No. 26 Lily Jones (Michigan) def. [8] McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) - 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2
DAY 5 SCHEDULE (10/20/25)
Doubles - Semifinals
10 AM - [9] Alice Xu/Tess Bucher (Illinois) vs. [9] Dagan Fruchtman/Feldman (Northwestern)
