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04/21/2013
Illinois Downs Purdue 5-2 In Regular Season Finale
Illini receive No. 4 seed and first-round bye in B1G Tournament
04/19/2013
Illinois defeats Indiana 6-1 on Senior Day
Stephen Hoh and Bruno Abdelnour honored before match
04/18/2013
Senior Day Set for Indiana Match Friday
Seniors Stephen Hoh and Bruno Abdelnour to be honored
04/13/2013
Illini Upset Bid Falls Short at 4-3 to #5 OSU
Illinois first Big Ten team to earn doubles point vs. Buckeyes
04/11/2013
Illinois Ready for #5 Ohio State & Penn State
Friday is Big Ten Tournament Title Rematch from Last Year
02/12/2013
Illinois vs Tennessee 2/2
#25 Illinois Fighting Illini men's tennis team vs #15 Tennessee
Sophomore 2012-13
Improved his win total by nine by achieving a 20-13 overall mark with a 16-5 dual match record... Primarily played the No. 6 singles position where he was undefeated at 8-0... Key in Big Ten play, accumulating an 8-2 record with six straight set victories... Delivered big wins over No. 7 Kentucky's Grant Roberts and No. 61 Eric Johnson of USC... Went 22-14 overall in doubles... Achieved a 10-2 record with Tim Kopinski, including a 4-0 mark in No. 1 doubles... Notable wins include No. 23 Konigsfiedt/McLachlan of California and No. 26 Hanfmann/Sarmiento.
Freshman 2011-12
Joined the team in January to start the spring season ... Captured 11 singles and 13 doubles wins ... Reached a career-high No. 61 alongside Dennis Nevolo in the national doubles rankings on March 27.
Juniors/High School
Checked in at No. 1627 in the ATP rankings with wins over top-700 opponents ... Boasted a 2.2 rating, which was the highest in his age group in the United Kingdom ... Ranked 38th overall in the U.K. ... Two-time champion of the Welsh Doubles League, where he went undefeated both times he won ... Was 24-6 over his last year in high school tennis and 42-4 over his last three years with the Barry Tennis Club, which is the third-highest-rated tennis club in Great Britain.
Personal
Born Farris Gosea on March 3, 1994 ... Son of Sami and Cheryl Gosea ... Enrolled in the College of Engineering ... Enjoys video games, puzzles and golf ... His biggest thrill in sports was getting his first ATP point ... Names David Ferrer as his favorite athlete ... Plans to either play tennis professionally or become an astronaut after college.
Career Statistics
| Singles | Doubles | |||
| Season | Overall | Big Ten | Overall | Big Ten |
| 2011-12 | 11-7 | 6-4 | 13-12 | 7-4 |
| 2012-13 | 20-13 | 8-2 | 22-14 | 6-3 |
| Total | 31-20 | 14-6 | 35-26 | 13-7 |
