Miyoshi, Petrov Progress in Singles Play at Third Day of Fighting Illini Open

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Hunter Heck, Kenta Miyoshi, Karlis Ozolins, and Alex Petrov all competed in the opening round of the singles main draw at the Fighting Illini Open on Wednesday. Hosted at the Atkins Tennis Center, the Fighting Illini Open is a men’s tennis 25K Tournament on the International Tennis Federation World Tour. Both Miyoshi and Petrov advanced to the second round of singles competition, while Heck and Ozolins saw their respective singles runs draw to a close. Miyoshi battled against No. 8 Murphy Cassone, ultimately advancing after his opponent retired. After narrowly falling in the first set, 7-5, Miyoshi…