Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis

Infobox CBB Team
name = Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Tennis
logo =
logo_size = 150px
university = University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
conference = Big Ten Conference
conference_short = Big Ten
division =
city = Champaign
stateabb = IL
state = Illinois
coach = Brad Dancer
tenure = 3rd
arena = Atkins Tennis Center
capacity = 1,200
nickname = Fighting Illini
color1 = Orange
color2 = Blue
hex1 = FF7F00
hex2 = 000080
NCAAchampion = 2003
NCAAfinalfour = 2003, 2004, 2007
conference_tournament = 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
conference_season = 1914, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1946, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

The Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis team is a NCAA Division I college tennis team competing in the Big Ten Conference. The team plays its home matches at the Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Illinois.

History

The Illinois men's tennis program was founded in 1908, but has enjoyed most of its success in recent years.

The Illini are the most successful men's tennis program in the Big Ten Conference over the past ten seasons, winning nine consecutive Big Ten Championships from 1997-2005; six of seven Big Ten Tournament Championships between 1999 and 2005; advancing to three NCAA Final Fours between 2003 and 2007; and winning the 2003 NCAA National Championship.

They have also won two [http://www.itatennis.com/MensTeamIndoor08/history.htm ITA National Team Indoor Championships] (2003,2004) and lost in the championship match three other times (1998,1999,2002).

Illinois men's tennis owns the record for longest consecutive win streak in NCAA history at 64 matches, spanning from their first match of the 2002-2003 season and ending with a 4-2 defeat by UCLA in the semifinals of the 2004 NCAA Men's Tennis Tournament.

Individual NCAA Champions

All-Americans

External links

* [http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/ill-m-tennis-body.html Official U of I athletics site]
* [http://www.ncaa.com/history/default.aspx?id=88052 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis History]