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Big Ten Men's Tennis Tournament Schedule
Thursday, April 28 - First Round
10 a.m. - Match 1: #8 seed Michigan State 4, #9 seed Iowa 0 (FINAL) (Illini Grove)
10 a.m. - March 2: #7 seed Minnesota 4, #10 seed Wisconsin 1 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
2 p.m. - Match 3: #6 seed Penn State 4, #11 seed Purdue 1 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
Friday, April 29 - Quarterfinals
10 a.m. - Match 4: #1 seed Illinois 4, #8 seed Michigan State 0 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
10 a.m. - Match 5: #5 seed Northwestern 4, #4 seed Indiana 3 (FINAL) (Illini Grove)
2 p.m. - Match 6: #2 seed Ohio State 4, #7 seed Minnesota 0 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
2 p.m. - Match 7: #3 seed Michigan 4, #6 seed Penn State 3 (FINAL) (Illini Grove)
Saturday, April 30 - Semifinals
10 a.m. - Match 8: #1 seed Illinois 4, #5 seed Northwestern 0 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
2 p.m. - Match 9: #2 seed Ohio State 4, #3 seed Michigan 0 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
Sunday, May 1 - Final
Noon - Match 10: #1 seed Illinois 4, #2 seed Ohio State 2 (FINAL) (Atkins Tennis Center)
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Wednesday, April 27 from 4-5 p.m. at the Atkins Tennis Center. Open to kids K-8. All kids who attend will receive a free t-shirt and prize. |
| Tournament Dates | Thursday, April 28-Sunday, May 1, 2005 |
| Tournament Staff | Championship Director: Holly Stalcup
Office Phone: 217-244-6518; Cell Phone: 217-649-4762; E-mail: stalcup@uiuc.edu
Media Coordinator: Travis Steiner
Office Phone: 217-265-0170; Cell Phone: 217-712-0351; E-mail: tsteiner@uiuc.edu
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| Main Tournament Site | Atkins Tennis Center
1800 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-8562
Fax: (217) 244-5112 |
| Driving Directions: | to the hotel and competition courts |
| Parking Information: |
at the Atkins Tennis Center:
Spectator parking is available in the grass lot located on the North side of the Atkins Tennis Center, accessible from Kirby/Florida Avenue, free of charge. Spectators should enter the Atkins Tennis Center at the North end of the facility weather permitting.
at the Illini Grove Tennis Courts:
The Illini Grove Tennis Courts are a public facility located on the University of Illinois campus. Spectators can park at any of the monitored metered spots in the parking lot located just West of the facility accessible from Dorner Drive or at any of the metered spots on one of the surrounding streets. There is no designated entrance to this facility.
at the Champaign Park District Indoor Tennis Center:
Spectator parking is available in the Champaign Park District Indoor Tennis Center parking lot free of charge.
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| Competing Teams |
Illinois Fighting Illini,
Indiana Hoosiers,
Iowa Hawkeyes,
Michigan Wolverines,
Michigan State Spartans,
Minnesota Golden Gophers,
Northwestern Wildcats,
Ohio State Buckeyes,
Penn State Nittany Lions,
Purdue Boilermakers,
Wisconsin Badgers
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| More Tournament Information | visit www.bigten.org |
| Hotel Information | Hawthorn Suites, Champaign |
| Champaign-Urbana Information | Convention and Visitors Bureau |
| Ticket Information | Tickets for the 2005 Big Ten Men's Tennis Championship can be purchased at the North entrance of the Atkins Tennis Center starting one hour prior to the first match each day. One ticket is valid for one admission to all matches on the day the ticket is purchased. Please note that admission will be charged at the Atkins Tennis Center only. There will be no admission charge at the Illini Grove Tennis Courts. Ticket prices for the Big Ten Men's Tennis Championship are as follows:
General Admission: Public-$5; Students-$3
Ticket questions? Contact Bethany Foss, Assistant Athletic Ticket Manager, at (217) 265-0273 |
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