Heck, Ozolins Move on in NCAA Doubles Championship
ORLANDO, Fla. – Fighting Illini men’s tennis duo Hunter Heck and Karlis Ozolins have secured a spot in the Round of 16 in the NCAA Doubles Championship after a tie-break victory on Wednesday afternoon at the UTSA National Campus. No.37-ranked Heck and Ozolins defeated No.26-ranked Sebastian Dominko and Connor Fu of Notre Dame, 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (8) becoming the furthest advancing doubles team since Roy Kalmanovich and Dennis Nevolo in 2012. Heck and Ozolins started their match off rocky, being broken in the first game. The pair kept it tight, however, not letting the Fighting Irish get ahead more than…
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