Illinois Comes Back, Tops Duke 4-1

Friday, January 30

Champaign, Ill.

7 p.m.

Duke University

Illinois

Duke men's tennis player Teddy Truwit pumps his fist in celebration of a point.

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Illinois Comes Back, Tops Duke 4-1

1/30/2026 9:38:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 15 Duke men's tennis team took a 1-0 lead at Illinois, but the Fighting Illini came back with four singles victories to win 4-1 Friday night at the Atkins Tennis Center.

The Blue Devils fall to 4-2 while Illinois improves to 3-2.

How It Happened

Duke captured its sixth doubles point in as many matches Friday with triumphs on courts three and two.
On court three, Teddy Truwit and Alexander Visser came away with a 6-2 triumph versus William Mroz and Zach Viiala. Duke's pair turned a 3-2 lead into a match victory with the final three games of the set. Truwit and Visser are now 3-1 in 2026.
Following just behind were Dylan Long and Gerard Planelles Ripoll on court two with a 6-3 win against Gabriel Debru and Sasha Colleu. With the set even at 1-1, 2-2 and 3-3, Duke's duo ran away with the last three games for the match. Long and Planelles Ripoll improve to 2-2 in dual action.
Illinois earned four consecutive singles matches to capture the victory.
On six, Hayden Jones topped Saahith Jayaraman 6-1, 6-3. After breezing through the first set, Jones led 4-1 in the second before Jayaraman captured two to close the gap.
Mroz made it 2-1 Illinois with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory against Visser on court three. The first set was even at every game until pushing into the tiebreaker. Visser led 3-1 in the tiebreaker before Mroz powered through the final six points for the set. In the second, the two were tied at 1-1 and 2-2 before Mroz sprinted ahead 5-2. Visser held to make it a 5-3 set, but Mroz served out for the win.
Illinois pushed its lead to 3-1 with a court one win as No. 10 Kenta Miyoshi earned a 6-3, 7-6 (6) victory against Cooper Williams. Miyoshi led 2-0 and 4-2 in the opening set before closing it out. Williams took a quick 2-0 lead in the second set, but Miyoshi went on a four-game run to lead 4-2. Williams got a game back to trail 4-3 and 5-4 before breaking to knot the set at 5-5. The two each held and forced a tiebreaker. Williams led 3-1 in the tiebreaker before Miyoshi forced a 4-4 tie. With the tiebreaker even at 5-5 and 6-6, Miyoshi took the final two points for the match.
The Fighting Illini ended the match on court four, where No. 87 Adam Jilly downed Planelles Ripoll 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Jilly breezed through the opening set before Planelles Ripoll took a 2-1 lead in the second set. Jilly bounced back with consecutive games with a hold and break to take a 3-2 lead. Planelles Ripolll replied with the next four games to force a third set. Once there, Jilly turned a 2-2 set into a 5-2 lead. Planelles Ripoll got a game back but could not force a tie.

Up Next

Duke ends its road swing with a 12 p.m. Sunday match at Kentucky.

Results
Doubles (3,2)
1. Pedro Rodenas/Cooper Williams (DU) vs. Kenta Miyoshi/Adam Jilly (ILL) 5-4, unfinished
2. Dylan Long/Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) def. Gabriel Debru/Sasha Colleu (ILL) 6-3
3. Teddy Truwit/Alexander Visser (DU) def. William Mroz/Zach Viiala (ILL) 6-2

Singles (6,3,1,4)
1. #10 Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) def. Cooper Williams (DU) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
2. Pedro Rodenas (DU) vs. Gabriel Debru (ILL) 5-7, 7-5, unfinished
3. William Mroz (ILL) def. Alexander Visser (DU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. #87 Adam Jilly (ILL) def. Gerard Planelles Ripoll (DU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
5. Sasha Colleu (ILL) vs. Dylan Long (DU) 7-5, 4-6, 3-2, unfinished
6. Hayden Jones (ILL) def. Saahith Jayaraman (DU) 6-1, 6-3

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