Petrov, Heck, Ozolins Advance at Day Two of Fighting Illini Open

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Two Illini competed in the final round of singles qualifying, while Illinois was well-represented in the doubles main draw in the Fighting Illini Open, a men’s tennis 25K Tournament on the International Tennis Federation World Tour, on Tuesday. Alex Petrov advanced to the singles main draw with his second consecutive win in the qualifying round, joining three current Illini student-athletes in the main draw. Petrov secured a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Nikita Filin to advance to the first round against fellow qualifier Trey Hilderbrand. Oliver Okonkwo came up just short in his singles match against Perry Gregg.…