Vols outlast Fighting Illini to remain undefeated on season

Kevin Huebschman

The Tennessee men’s tennis team was missing two of its top three players when it hosted Illinois Sunday, but for the No. 5 Vols (7-0), it didn’t matter, as they defeated the No. 12 Fighting Illini (3-2) 6-1.

Second-ranked John-Patrick Smith and 52nd-ranked Matt Brewer sat out due to illness, but the rest of the Vols, led by junior Boris Conkic, stepped up in their absence, taking the first four points of the match to earn the win.