URBANA – Little wonder Craig Tiley has fond memories of the 1996 Rolex Regionals.

"It was a forerunner for what happened the rest of the year," the University of Illinois men's tennis coach said Thursday. "It was the initial indication that we have now arrived on the national scene and are ready to compete at that level and win at that level."

What: Rolex Region IV men's tennis tournament.

When: Today through Monday.

Three Illinois men's tennis players lost matches Thursday at the Reebok ITA All-American Championships in Austin, Texas.

URBANA – Like cricket, the Queen and tea time, Oliver Freelove's big in Britain but hasn't caught on in the United States.

After a jolly good summer abroad, the brainy Brit shot up to No. 22 in England's men's professional tennis rankings.

The University of Illinois doubles team of Jeff Laski and David Treadwell remained alive Monday in prequalifying at the ITA All-American Championships tennis tournament in Austin, Texas.

Illinois junior Stacy Schapiro advanced to final-round qualifying at the ITA National Clay Court Championships with a win Tuesday in Orlando, Fla.

University of Illinois sophomore Cary Franklin knocked off the reigning Big Ten Conference Player of the Year on Thursday while advancing to the round of 16 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Clay Courts tournament in Baltimore.

One University of Illinois singles player and two doubles teams were eliminated Wednesday during qualifying for the ITA National Claycourts tennis tournament in Baltimore.