The Illinois men's team is the first Big Ten school to win the USTA/ITA Indoor Championships title. Since 1989 the trophy has gone to either Stanford or UCLA. Though it was their first win, it was the team's fourth final in the past six years. The team now moves into the No. 1 spot in the ranking for only the second time. The first time was just last season.

Finals
Illinois 4, Florida 2
Amer Delic (I) defeated Hamid Mirzadeh (F), 7-6(4),6-3
Brian Wilson (I) defeated Janne Holmia (F), 6-1,4-6,7-5
Rajeev Ram (I) defeated Troy Hahn (F), 6-2,6-3
Olivier Levant (F) vs. Phil Stolt (I), did not finish
Michael Calkins (I) defeated Matt Behrmann (F), 7-5,6-4
Eleazar Magallan (F) defeated Ryler DeHeart (I), 6-4,7-5
Chris McDonald/Hamid Mirzadeh (F) defeated Amer Delic/Michael Calkins, 8-6
Oliver Levant/Eleazar Magallan (F) vs. Brian Wilson/Rajeev Ram (I), did not finish
Matt Behrmann/Troy Hahn (F) defeated Phil Stolt/Ryler DeHeart (I), 9-8(4)

Rajeev Ram -- pictured right -- was the winner of this year's USTA Sportsmanship Award. The Illinois freshman was chosen for this award by the sixteen participating coaches for displaying outstanding sportsmanship and exemplifying the spirit of college tennis during the course of the tournament and throughout his career.

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