Toledo Drops Road Match 4-0 at Illinois

Saturday, January 20

Champaign, Ill.

Noon (EST)

University of Toledo

Illinois

Toledo vs. WMU_3/19/2023 at Shadow Valley Tennis Club

Pawit Sornalksup won his first set and was ahead in the second set vs. No. 17 Kenta Miyoshi in Toledo's loss to Illinois on Saturday afternoon.

1/20/2024 4:55:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

Pawit Sornlaksup maintains his 44-match winning streak

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Toledo men's tennis team took the court against tough competition and came up short in a 4-0 loss at Illinois on Sunday afternoon at the Atkins Tennis Center.

Pawit Sornlaksup, ranked No. 68 in the country, put his 44-match winning streak on the line vs. No. 17 Kenta Miyoshi from the No. 1 court. Sornlaksup won the first match 7-5 and was ahead 1-0 in the second set before the match was called, maintaining his streak.

"We had an uphill battle from the beginning, and a few courts we couldn't get too much traction," Head Coach Al Wermer said. "Pawit was, predictably, going toe-to-toe with Kenta Miyoshi after winning the first set."

After winning the doubles point, Illinois won the first singles court of the afternoon, a two-set decision from the No. 2 court, and followed that with a 6-1, 6-1 victory from the No.5 court. The Fighting Illini clinched the match with another two-set victory from the No. 3 court to end the match in a 4-0 final.

Illinois (1-0) earned the doubles point after taking both the No. 2 and No. 3 courts by a 6-1 final score. Sornlaksup and Marko Galic were up 4-3 on the top court before their match was ruled unfinished.

Toledo (0-2) will be back on the court tomorrow in Indianapolis, IN to take on Butler (0-1) at 10:30 a.m. followed by IUPUI (0-2) at 6:30 p.m.

Toledo 0, Illinois 4
Singles
1. #68 Pawit Sornlaksup (TOL) vs. #17 Kenta Miyoshi (IU) 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
2. #55 Karlis Ozolins (IU) 6-2, 6-0
3. #46 Hunter Heck (IU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Oliver Okwonkwo (IU) vs. Hanamichi Carvajal (TOL) 6-2, 6-5 unfinished
5. William Mroz (IU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Jeremy Zhang (IU) vs. Matias Olivero (TOL) 6-2, 1-3 unfinished
Doubles
1. Pawit Sornlaksup/ Marko Galic (TOL) vs. Karlis Ozolins/ Hunter Heck (IU) 4-3, unfinished
2. Lucas Horive/ Oliver Okwonkwo (IU) 6-1
3. Kenta Miyoshi/ Mathis Debru (IU) 6-1