Heuser and Duong Earn Doubles All-American Status, Advance to Elite Eight

ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 17-ranked Kate Duong and Megan Heuser earned All-American status with Wednesday’s 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (7) Sweet 16 victory over Old Dominion’s No. 42 duo of Sofia Johnson and Tatsiana Sasnouskaya. The Elite Eight berth makes Duong and Heuser the first Illinois women’s tennis doubles All-Americans since 2013. “I’m so proud of Megan and Kate. Their body of work this season has been one of the more impressive resumes in Illini history so they are certainly deserving of All-American honors”, opened head coach Evan Clark. “But what I’m most proud of is the way they have battled…