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

The University of Illinois men's tennis team, coming off its first Big Ten Conference championship in 51 years, is ranked 17th in the NCAA Division I preseason poll.

It took two tiebreakers, but Illinois' Cary Franklin and Oliver Freelove beat the fourth-seeded doubles team in the USTA Challenger on Wednesday.

Illinois' doubles team of junior Oliver Freelove and sophomore Cary Franklin advanced to the main draw of the USTA Men's Challenger on Monday at the Atkins Tennis Center.

In case you hadn't heard, the next Boris Becker will be staying at the new Holiday Inn in Urbana for the next few weeks.

Or was that the next Michael Stich?

Brady Blain's Grand Slam tennis debut has been pushed back.

Sorry, Coach, but Brady Blain's going to be a little late to tennis practice this fall.

Something unexpected popped up at the last minute.

   University of Illinois tennis players past and present won singles and doubles titles Sunday in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Summer Circuit Tournament at Atkins Tennis Center.