ATP Challenger Champaign

Opelka With Back-To-Back Titles Win In Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, November 18, 2018 No. 4 seed Reilly Opelka from the United States defeated fellow countryman Ryan Shane to win the 2018 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana singles title. Opelka defeated the qualifier, 7-6(6), 6-3 on Saturday afternoon at Atkins Tennis Center. This marks […]

Opelka To Face Shane In Champaign Challenger Final

CHAMPAIGN, November 17, 2018 The 32-man-singles draw has been whittled down to the final two at the $75,000 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, held at the University of Illinois. No. 4 seeded US-American Reilly Opelka will meet compatriot Ryan Shane in Saturday’s title […]

Shane Shines In Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, November 16, 2018 As the only seeded player left in singles play at the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, the tournament’s No. 4 Reilly Opelka defeated France’s Tak Khunn Wang 6-2, 6-2. The 21-year-old US-American sent down 10 aces, winning 92 […]

Shane Upsets Granollers To Reach Quarterfinals At Champaign Challenger

CHAMPAIGN, November 15, 2018 In a day of upsets, only three seeded players or teams remain in the singles main draw of the $75,000 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana. US-American qualifier Ryan Shane knocked out the tournament’s No. 1 Marcel Granollers of […]

US-Americans Dominate First Round Action At Champaign Challenger

CHAMPAIGN, November 14, 2018 Five players from the United States advance to the second round of the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana on Tuesday. Reilly Opelka, Sunday’s champion of the Knoxville Challenger, continued his good of form with a 7-6(3), 7-6(2) […]

Hiltzik Advances At JSM Challenger Of Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, November 13, 2018 Former Illini All-American Jared Hiltzik returned to his home courts on Monday nightat the 2018 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana. The 24-year-old Floriad resident won straight sets to defeat teenager Jeffrey John Wolf from the United States […]

Smyczek Conquers Champaign Challenger Title

CHAMPAIGN, November 19, 2017 Tim Smyczek is the champion of the $75,000 JSM Challenger Champaign-Urbana, held at the Atkins Tennis Center at the University of Illinois. The seventh seed beat the tournament’s number five Bjorn Fratangelo in an-all-US-American final 6-2, […]

Fratangelo, Smyczek To Play For Champaign Challenger Title

CHAMPAIGN, November 18, 2017 Tim Smyczek and Bjorn Fratangelo will meet in an all-US-American singles final of the $75,000 JSM Challenger Champaign-Urbana held at the Atkins Tennis Center on Saturday. Smyczek earned a gritty 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 win over fourth […]

Semis At JSM Challenger Champaign Are Set

CHAMPAIGN, November 17, 2017 Tim Smyczek kncoked out top seed and fellow US-American Tennys Sandgren on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the $75,000 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana. The tournament’s number seven didn’t face a break point, converting two of […]

Seeded Players Dominate JSM Challenger Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, November 16, 2017 Six of the remaining seven seeded players advanced to the quarterfinals of the $75,000 JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana held at the Atkins Tennis Center of the University of Illinois. Third favourite Taylor Fritz headlined Wednesday’s action […]