EAST LANSING, Mich. — Top-seeded Marek Czerwinski of Illinois advanced to the third round of the Big Ten Indoor Championships tennis tournament with a pair of straight-set victories Saturday.
Czerwinski opened with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Michael Sicora of Minnesota. In the second round, the Illini senior defeated Gullaume St. Maurice of Penn State 6-3, 6-4. Czerwinski will face 14th-seeded Steven Williams of Ohio State today.
Illini junior Abe Souza also reached the third round, remaining in the winners’ bracket by rallying for an 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 win against Ronnie Hulewicz of Michigan State in the second round.

WINDERMERE, Fla. – The Illinois men's golf team opened the loaded Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in 10th place Sunday after an opening-round 306 (18 over par).

Luke Guthrie was tied for 14th, 5 strokes behind the leaders after shooting a 1-over 73.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The block party continues for the Illinois volleyball team.

One night after blocking a season-high 19 shots, the No. 8 Illini stopped 16 more while sweeping Iowa 25-23, 25-15, 25-22 Saturday night. The victory was Illinois' seventh in a row, matching its longest winning streak of the season. The Illini (16-3) completed the first half of the Big Ten race in a tie for second place with No. 9 Minnesota at 8-2.

MADISON, Wis. – A season-best blocking performance carried No. 8 Illinois to a come-from-behind Big Ten volleyball win against Wisconsin on Friday night.

CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to Ohio State on Thursday at the Illinois Soccer Stadium.
The first-place Buckeyes (12-2-2, 5-1-1 Big Ten), who got two goals from Lauren Steuer and another from Tiffany Cameron, outshot the Illini 17-9.

Illinois' Dennis Nevolo and Marek Czerwinski teamed to win the ITA Midwest Regional doubles title Monday

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Third-seeded Dennis Nevolo of Illinois edged seventh-seeded Even King of Michigan 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) to advance to the semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships on Sunday.

“It was a well-fought, close match,” Illini coach Brad Dancer said. “There was some great shot making and a lot of back forth, so I’m proud of the way Dennis hung in there and weathered the storm. He did a great job managing himself.”

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Angela Bizzarri won the White race at the Pre-Nationals Invitational cross-country meet on Saturday, leading No. 18 Illinois to fifth place in the 37-team field.

The Illini senior finished the 6-kilometer event in 20 minutes, 27.8 seconds – the No. 3 overall time behind Blue race champion Jenny Barringer (19:50.9) of Colorado and runner-up Susan Kuijken (20:20.8) of Florida State.