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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...