Sidney Malone Redshirt Junior Siphosothando Montsi gets ready for his doubles match as his partner, graduate student Oliver Stuart, hits the ball during their match against Duke on Feb. 19. Montsi and Stuart won their doubles match against Penn State, 6-3, and the Illini overall sweeping Penn State 4-0. By Drew Friberg, Sports EditorMarch 27, 2022 Conference play is officially underway for Illinois men’s tennis, as the team split their first two matches, winning on Sunday against Penn State after losing on Friday to No. 3 Ohio State. With the first week of Big Ten play featuring two away matches, head coach Brad Dancer was upfront about the struggles of playing good teams on the road. “It’s not easy to play on the road in conference,” Dancer said. “We saw that Friday night. We didn’t have easy circumstances today going to Penn State. It’s a lot of travel, so you…
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