#11 Illinois Cruises Past Washington, Extends Winning Streak to Eight

URBANA, Ill. – No. 11 Illinois improved its winning streak to eight matches, taking down Washington, 4-0, on Sunday at Atkins Tennis Center.

During that eight-match stretch, the Illini have won the doubles point in each of those contests. That trend continued for the Orange and Blue as they grabbed the point with wins on Courts 2 and 3. William Mroz and Hayden Jones got the action started with a 6-2 win over Daniel Bien and Nikola Plavsic of Washington. Zach Viiala and Sasha Colleu would soon follow with a 6-3 victory to secure the 1-0 lead for the Illini. 

Illinois continued its dominance into singles play, winning all six first sets. Jeremy Zhang was first to strike, defeating Washington's Daniel Bien 6-2, 6-3, on Court 6. Mroz would soon follow that up with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Stephane Kamendje on Court 2. 

Colleu closed it out for the Illini with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Rohan Belday to give Illinois the 4-0 sweep. 

RESULTS

Doubles
No. 1:  Gabriel Debru/Tyler Bowers (Illinois) vs. #58 Soham Purohit/Brett Pearson (Washington), 5-4, unfinished
No. 2:  William Mroz/Hayden Jones (Illinois) def. Daniel Bien/Nikola Plavsic (Washington), 6-2
No. 3:  Zach Viiala/Sasha Colleu (Illinois) def. Stephane Kamendje/Rohan Belday (Washington), 6-3

Order of finish: 2, 3

Singles
No. 1:  #26 Gabriel Debru (Illinois) vs. Soham Purohit (Washington), 7-6(3), 3-2, unfinished 
No. 2:  #70 William Mroz (Illinois) def. Stephane Kamendje (Washington), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3:  Sasha Colleu (Illinois) def. Rohan Belday (Washington), 7-5, 6-1
No. 4:  Hayden Jones (Illinois) vs. Brett Pearson (Washington), 7-6(4), 3-4, unfinished
No. 5:  Zach Viiala (Illinois) vs. Hyeon Seok Seo (Washington), 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
No. 6:  Jeremy Zhang (Illinois) def. Daniel Bien (Washington), 6-2, 6-3

Order of finish: 6, 2, 3

UP NEXT

Illinois (12-3, 2-0 B1G) hits the road for the first time in conference play, traveling to take on Nebraska on Friday and Wisconsin on Sunday.