No. 4 Kentucky mens tennis defeated power-five opponent Illinois in a solid 4-1 win against the Fighting Illini inside the Hillary J. Boone Indoor Tennis Center this weekend.
The match saw two Wildcats have a prosperous day with 2021 National Player of the Year Liam Draxl and Joshua Lapadat going undefeated in both singles and doubles matches.
With doubles up first, Draxl, partnered with Alafia Ayeni, brought in the first win against Illinois with a 6-4 victory.
The second doubles win came from Lapadapt and JJ Mercer who also took down their competition against the Fighting Illini 6-4.