Gators take on Fighting Illini in Orlando in tough matchup
ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 1-seeded Florida (22-2) will play No. 16-seeded Illinois (23-2) on Monday at 7 p.m. ET at the USTA National Campus in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
The Fighting Illini were crowned the Big Ten Champions, going 15-1 in conference play and winning the Big Ten Tournament title, while the Gators used an undefeated, 12-0, Southeastern Conference record to become the SEC Champions.
UF defeated South Alabama, 4-0, and South Florida, 4-1, in the first and second rounds to earn a spot in the Round of 16. Illinois downed DePaul, 4-1, and Notre Dame, 4-0, to make its way to Orlando.
In the last time Florida and the Fighting Illini squared off, the Gators won by a score of 7-0 in February of 2020 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. Despite that victory, the Illinois holds an 11-10 record in the series.
UF has made the Round of 16 for the fifth-straight NCAA Tournament, currently holding a 3-1 record in those contests. Most recently, Florida defeated Tennessee, 4-2, in 2019 in the Round of 16.
Tickets are sold out for this matchup at the USTA National Campus, but all matches can be streamed and followed via live video and live stats.
Live Video: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.tennis.one_&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=c1rAD3JoyOewnco84D_M1KHquaGEd7yl2jFqRXyoZjY&s=B1LiJOgvmvQNoOs0TY7aSsBGRz5KkPX2FqLkX1iBCmo&e=
Live Stats: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__scores.tennisticker.de_usa_ustanc_conf_lp.html-3Flid-3D82&d=DwIF-g&c=sJ6xIWYx-zLMB3EPkvcnVg&r=o5LKAX7slotfFMyE71jI7L22NYBIi1-KbRGNSXudTPo&m=c1rAD3JoyOewnco84D_M1KHquaGEd7yl2jFqRXyoZjY&s=3rHLSxcEccdVNaB9HDyKVxCCj9-teAgrA9eycyl4kA4&e=
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