Chambana Sun

Freshman Adam Jilly from the University of Illinois is set to compete in singles play at the ITA Central Sectional Championships, which will be held from November 6-9 at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This tournament serves as the final NCAA qualifier of the fall for the Fighting Illini men's tennis team.

Jilly previously made his collegiate debut at the Hope College RSM Invite, where he achieved a 3-0 record in singles matches. He later participated in the ITA Midwest Regional in Chicago and recorded his first career win over a ranked opponent, advancing to the quarterfinals.

At the ITA Central Sectional, Jilly will face Ohio State's Nikita Filin in his opening match on Thursday. The event follows a single-elimination format and features 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams from several universities, including Arkansas, Baylor, Memphis, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, and Tulsa.

The tournament acts as one of four qualifying events for entry into the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships scheduled for November 18-23 in Orlando. Six singles competitors—the four semifinalists plus two quarterfinal playoff winners—will secure spots at nationals later this month.

Jilly aims to become only the second Illinois men's tennis player this season to qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship. Kenta Miyoshi accomplished this earlier by performing well at the ITA All-American Championships in September.