November 5, 2026 | Men's Tennis
RECAP
WACO, Texas – The Fighting Illini completed four days of competition at the ITA Central Sectional Championship in Waco, Texas, where five Illinois student-athletes played in both the singles and doubles draws from Nov. 5-8.
RESULTS
Thursday, Nov. 5
Singles Main Draw - First Round
Zach Viiala (Illinois) def. #12 Preston Stearns (Ohio State), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
#97 Lucas Marionneau (Texas) def. Adam Jilly (Illinois), 6-4, 6-3
#111 Maximus Dussault (TCU) def. Jeremy Zhang (Illinois), 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
Singles - Extra Matches
David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Calum Jestin (Tulsa), 6-1, 6-4
Loan Lestir (Memphis) def. Colson Wells (Illinois), 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6)
Doubles Main Draw - First Round
Adam Jilly/David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Drew Hedgecoe/Louis Bowden (Baylor), 6-1, 6-4
[4] #20 Mariano Dedura-Palomero/Abel Forger (Texas) def. Colson Wells/Jeremy Zhang (Illinois), 6-7(4), 7-5, 1-0 (10-4)
Friday, Nov. 6
Singles Main Draw - Second Round
Zach Viiala (Illinois) def. [6] #11 Jakub Vrba (Arkansas), 7-6(6), 7-6(4)
Doubles Main Draw - Second Round
[3] #37 Matthew Forbes/Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) def. Adam Jilly/David Bakonyi (Illinois), 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (13-11)
Singles Consolation
Kriish Tyagi (Texas A&M) def. Adam Jilly (Illinois), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) def. Naoto Tomizawa (Michigan), 6-4, 6-1
Singles - Extra Matches
David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Ritesh Patil (Texas A&M), 6-2, 6-7(4), 1-0 (10-5)
Colson Wells (Illinois) def. Thomas Gadecki (Oklahoma State), 6-4, 6-7(4), 1-0 (10-8)
Doubles Consolation
Colson Wells/Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) def. Calum Jestin/Nikita Volonski (Tulsa), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Saturday, Nov. 7
Singles Main Draw - Quarterfinals
[1] #93 Albert Pedrico Kravtsov (TCU) def. Zach Viiala (Illinois), 6-1, 6-4
Singles Consolation
Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) def. [8] #121 Asahi Harazaki (Oklahoma), 7-5, 6-4
Singles - Extra Matches
Calvin Baierl (Baylor) def. Colson Wells (Illinois), 6-2, 7-5
David Bakonyi (Illinois) def. Naoto Tomizawa (Michigan), 6-4, 6-1
Sunday, Nov. 8
Singles Main Draw - Quarterfinal Playoff
[3] #5 Devin Badenhorst (Baylor) def. Zach Viiala (Illinois), 6-1, 7-6(2)
Singles Consolation
Louis Bowden (Baylor) def. Jeremy Zhang (Illinois), 6-2, 6-3
