University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Saturday, April 11
Los Angeles, Calif.
12:00 PM (PT)
UCLA
2
vs
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Illinois
Cassius Chinlund (Photo: Yhencey Labasan)
No. 24 Men's Tennis Drops 4-2 Result to No. 14 Illinois
April 11, 2026 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES โ The 24th-ranked UCLA men's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to No. 14 Illinois in Big Ten Conference play Saturday at Los Angeles Tennis Center. Illinois collected the first two and last two points.
Cassius Chinlund and Aadarsh Tripathi pulled the Bruins (13-6, 7-3 Big Ten) level with singles wins. The Fighting Illini (20-5, 9-2) collected the doubles point and singles victories from Adam Jilly, Zach Viiala and clincher Gabriel Debru.
v The doubles matches stayed on serve until Illinois recorded near-simultaneous breaks for 4-2 advantages on Courts 1 and 3. The Fighting Illini rode those to a pair of 6-3 wins, as Viiala/David Bakonyi took down Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels on Court 3 before Debru/Tyler Bowers clinched the point against Tripathi/Andy Nguyen up top.
Each side collected three first sets, with the final one going to Illinois in a tiebreaker. The Fighting Illini lead was soon pushed to 2-0 by Viiala, who defeated Leo von Bismarck 6-1, 6-1 on Court 6.
Chinlund continued to shine in his redshirt-freshman season, beating Sasha Colleu 6-3, 6-3 on Court 4. Chinlund is 13-3 in dual singles matches. He is 17-4 dating back to tournament action and 8-1 in Big Ten contests.
Tripathi then nabbed his first ranked singles victory of the year, besting No. 93 William Mroz 6-4, 7-5 on Court 3. Tripathi has come out on top of back-to-back results on Court 3.
Jilly put Illinois back in front with a comeback effort versus Bengt Reinhard, prevailing 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. With the top-court matchup already in a third set, No. 34 Debru held off No. 24 van Loben Sels 7-6(4), 7-6(3) to seal the decision.
UCLA finishes out the home portion of its regular-season schedule Sunday against Northwestern. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. PT. Senior Day festivities, including a ceremony honoring Ballotta, Tripathi and Will Steinberg, will take place after doubles play.
Tennis Match Results
Illinois vs UCLA
4/11/2026 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#14 Illinois 4, #24 UCLA 2
Singles competition
1. #86 Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. #16 Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) 3-6, 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
2. #34 Gabriel Debru (ILL) def. #24 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)
3. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. #93 William Mroz (ILL) 6-4, 7-5
4. Cassius Chinlund (UCLA) def. Sasha Colleu (ILL) 6-3, 6-3
5. Adam Jilly (ILL) def. Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
6. Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Leo von Bismarck (UCLA) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tyler Bowers/Gabriel Debru (ILL) def. Andy Nguyen/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-3
2. Rudy Quan/Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) vs. #51 Kenta Miyoshi/William Mroz (ILL) 4-5, unfinished
3. #77 David Bakonyi/Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Illinois 20-5; National ranking #14
UCLA 13-6; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,4,3,5,2)
Cassius Chinlund and Aadarsh Tripathi pulled the Bruins (13-6, 7-3 Big Ten) level with singles wins. The Fighting Illini (20-5, 9-2) collected the doubles point and singles victories from Adam Jilly, Zach Viiala and clincher Gabriel Debru.
v The doubles matches stayed on serve until Illinois recorded near-simultaneous breaks for 4-2 advantages on Courts 1 and 3. The Fighting Illini rode those to a pair of 6-3 wins, as Viiala/David Bakonyi took down Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels on Court 3 before Debru/Tyler Bowers clinched the point against Tripathi/Andy Nguyen up top.
Each side collected three first sets, with the final one going to Illinois in a tiebreaker. The Fighting Illini lead was soon pushed to 2-0 by Viiala, who defeated Leo von Bismarck 6-1, 6-1 on Court 6.
Chinlund continued to shine in his redshirt-freshman season, beating Sasha Colleu 6-3, 6-3 on Court 4. Chinlund is 13-3 in dual singles matches. He is 17-4 dating back to tournament action and 8-1 in Big Ten contests.
Tripathi then nabbed his first ranked singles victory of the year, besting No. 93 William Mroz 6-4, 7-5 on Court 3. Tripathi has come out on top of back-to-back results on Court 3.
Jilly put Illinois back in front with a comeback effort versus Bengt Reinhard, prevailing 5-7, 6-2, 6-1. With the top-court matchup already in a third set, No. 34 Debru held off No. 24 van Loben Sels 7-6(4), 7-6(3) to seal the decision.
UCLA finishes out the home portion of its regular-season schedule Sunday against Northwestern. First serve is scheduled for 11 a.m. PT. Senior Day festivities, including a ceremony honoring Ballotta, Tripathi and Will Steinberg, will take place after doubles play.
Tennis Match Results
Illinois vs UCLA
4/11/2026 at Los Angeles, CA
(Los Angeles Tennis Center)
#14 Illinois 4, #24 UCLA 2
Singles competition
1. #86 Rudy Quan (UCLA) vs. #16 Kenta Miyoshi (ILL) 3-6, 7-5, 1-1, unfinished
2. #34 Gabriel Debru (ILL) def. #24 Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)
3. Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) def. #93 William Mroz (ILL) 6-4, 7-5
4. Cassius Chinlund (UCLA) def. Sasha Colleu (ILL) 6-3, 6-3
5. Adam Jilly (ILL) def. Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
6. Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Leo von Bismarck (UCLA) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tyler Bowers/Gabriel Debru (ILL) def. Andy Nguyen/Aadarsh Tripathi (UCLA) 6-3
2. Rudy Quan/Bengt Reinhard (UCLA) vs. #51 Kenta Miyoshi/William Mroz (ILL) 4-5, unfinished
3. #77 David Bakonyi/Zach Viiala (ILL) def. Gianluca Ballotta/Emon van Loben Sels (UCLA) 6-3
Match Notes:
Illinois 20-5; National ranking #14
UCLA 13-6; National ranking #24
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,4,3,5,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
Kenta Miyoshi / 0 (16/-) [ILL]
6510
371UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Gabriel Debru / 0 (34/-) [ILL]
77
66
#3 Singles Match
12
William Mroz / 0 (93/-) [ILL]
45
67
#4 Singles Match
12
Sasha Colleu / 0 [ILL]
33
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Adam Jilly / 0 [ILL]
566
721
#6 Singles Match
12
Zach Viiala / 0 [ILL]
66
11
Order of Finish:
6,4,3,5,2
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