CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – With just one weekend of regular-season play remaining, the Fighting Illini are headed east to visit Penn State on Friday and No. 15 Ohio State on Sunday. Friday’s tilt against the Nittany Lions is slated for 2 p.m. CT, while Sunday’s contest against the Buckeyes is set for 11 a.m.
Penn State enters the weekend with a 5-14 overall record, including a 4-5 mark in conference play. The Nittany Lions are 4-4 in home matches this season.
No. 15 Ohio State enters the weekend with a 15-6 overall record and an 8-1 reading in Big Ten action. The Buckeyes are 7-2 when playing at home this season and will open weekend action against Northwestern on Friday.
No. 35 Illinois is 15-7 on the season, including a 7-2 record in Big Ten play.
LAST TIME OUT
Last time out, Illinois swept its final weekend at home of the season. The Fighting Illini opened the homestand with an indoor 4-0 sweep of Indiana before earned a 4-1 outdoor Senior Day victory over No. 58 Purdue.
Illinois won the doubles point against Indiana but dropped it to the Boilermakers. Against the Hoosiers, Alice Xu, Kida Ferrari, and Kasia Treiber earned the singles wins, respectively. On Sunday vs. Purdue, Illinois saw Treiber, Ferrari, McKenna Schaefbauer, and Josie Frazier pick up victories on the singles courts, respectively.
ILLINI VS. THE FIELD
Illinois leads the all-time series against Indiana, 27-4. Illinois is 5-1 against Penn State under head coach Evan Clark.
Illinois holds the edge over Ohio State in the all-time series, 35-20. Under head coach Evan Clark, Illinois is 1-6 against the Buckeyes.
ILLINI NOTES
- After receiving votes in the final two top-25 polls, Illinois moved up to No. 24 in the first computerized rankings of the season. The ranking was the best by the Illini since the 2019 campaign.
- The Illini now sit at No. 35 with a 15-7 record.
- On Feb. 21, Kasia Treiber was tabbed the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Player of the Week – the first honor of her career. Treiber posted a 2-0 weekend at No. 3 singles in the Fighting Illini’s wins over Brown and Marshall at Atkins Tennis Center. Both were straight-set victories.
- Illinois finished with an 11-1 record when playing at the Atkins Tennis Center this season.
- Megan Heuser and Alice Xu are 9-4 as a partnership this season.
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