CHAMPAIGN - Champaign-Urbana tennis players and fans can watch professional tennis for free this week. The Neitzel Family Open second-round qualifying matches start today at Atkins Tennis Center at 10 am, featuring athletes from around the world and two current University of Illinois players in the International Tennis Federation World Tour-sanctioned event.
Lucas Horve advanced to today's competition after defeating Australian Corey Gaal 7-5, 6-4 in the first round. A wildcard entry, Horve faces Canadian Ben George on court 1.
Also advancing from the Illinois tennis team, Tyler Bower will be on the court late this morning, facing teammate Gabrielius Guzauskas. Bower moved into the second round after Oliver Okonkwo retired in the second set of their first-round match yesterday.
Here is today's order of play for singles. Second-round doubles matches are scheduled to start at 2 pm. All matches are hosted on the east side of the campus tennis facility.
Starting at 10:00:
Benjamin Thomas George (CAN)[4] vs.
Lucas Horve (USA)
Alexander Kotzen (USA)[2] vs. Cleeve Harper (CAN)[15]
Gavin Young (USA) vs. Osgar O'Hoisin (IRL)[9]
Connor Bruce (USA) vs. Nicolas Ian Kotzen (USA)[10]
Followed By:
Gabrielius Guzauskas (USA) vs.
Tyler Bowers (USA)
Tyler Stice (USA)[7] vs. Adhithya Ganesan (USA)[13]
Kyle Kang (USA)[5] vs. Sam Thompson (AUS)
Aidan Kim (USA) vs. Ilgiz Valiev[14]
