CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has unveiled the complete bracket for the 2024 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament from April 24-28 at the Varsity Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The Illini earned the fifth seed based on their head-to-head loss to Wisconsin, who will be the four seed at the tournament. The Orange and Blue will open postseason play on Thursday morning in a second round match against the winner of the first-round contest between No. 12 seed Rutgers and 13th-seeded Michigan State.
No. 35 Illinois is seeking its first Big Ten title when the team heads to Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Fighting Illini posted a 16-8 mark overall this season while owning an 8-3 record in league action to earn a third-straight top-four finish.Illinois has finished in the top four of the Big Ten standings in all seven traditional (non-COVID impacted) seasons under head coach Evan Clark.
Every match of the Big Ten Tournament can be streamed on B1G+.
2024 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament schedule:
Wednesday, April 24 (First Round)
Match 1 (#12 Rutgers vs. #13 Michigan State) – Noon ET
Match 2 (#11 Nebraska vs. #14 Indiana) – Noon ET
Thursday, April 25 (Second Round)
Match 3 (#8 Purdue vs. #9 Minnesota) – 10 a.m. ET
Match 4 (#5 Illinois vs. Match 1 winner) – 10 a.m. ET
Match 5 (#7 Iowa vs. #10 Penn State) – 2 p.m. ET
Match 6 (#6 Maryland vs. Match 2 winner) – 2 p.m. ET
Friday, April 26 (Quarterfinals)
Match 7 (#1 Michigan vs. Match 3 winner) – 10 a.m. ET
Match 8 (#4 Wisconsin vs. Match 4 winner) – 10 a.m. ET
Match 9 (#2 Ohio State vs. Match 5 winner) – 2 p.m. ET
Match 10 (#3 Northwestern vs. Match 6 winner) – 2 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 27 (Semifinals)
Match 11 (Match 7 vs. Match 8 winner) – Noon ET
Match 12 (Match 9 vs. Match 10 winner) – Noon ET
Sunday, April 28 (Championship)
Match 13 (Match 11 vs. Match 12 winner) – Noon ET
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