No. 14 Tennessee (4-1) defeated Illinois (0-1), 4-2, on Saturday at Goodfriend Tennis Center in the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

Western Illinois visits the Tennessee State Tigers after Marko Maletic scored 24 points in the Leathernecks' 69-65 loss to the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.

This year the Tigers are shooting 37.6% from the field, the same percentage as the Leathernecks concede. The Tigers average 31.6 rebounds, 0.2 more than the Leathernecks’ average. The Tigers are ...

Saturday's OVC slate includes the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (10-11, 5-5 OVC) facing the Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-15, 2-8 OVC) at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Advertisement Article continues below ...

3-Point Goals_Tennessee St. 7-16 (Harper 3-4, Weston 1-1, Williams 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Wood 1-5, Nkrumah 0-1), W. Illinois 6-18 (Rollins 4-5, Myers 1-3, Maletic 1-7, Thompson 0-1, Smith 0-2).

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the ...