alThe 23-ranked University of Minnesota men's tennis team lost its Big Ten opener to No. 5-ranked Illinois this afternoon in Champaign, Ill., 4-3.

Minnesota won three singles matches, but dropped all three doubles matches to lose its Big Ten opener 4-3 against Illinois. No. 14-ranked senior Tom Chicoine defeated No. 13-ranked Oliver Freelove 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 at the No. 1 singles position to put Minnesota ahead early. Illinois won the next three matches. At No. 2 singles, Illinois' Cary Franklin defeated sophomore Tyson Parry 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3).

Freshman Thomas Haug won his third consecutive match defeating Jakub Teply 7-6 (5), 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Juinor Martin Michalowski defeated Royce Ramey 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.

Minnesota will play Northwestern tomorrow at noon in Evanston, Ill.

Agate: No. 5 Illinois 4, No. 23 Minnesota 3 Singles: No. 1 Tom Chicoine (MINN) def. Oliver Freelove (ILL) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 No. 2 Cary Franklin (ILL) def. Tyson Parry (MINN) 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) No. 3 Gavin Sontag (ILL) def. Adam Selkirk (MINN) 7-6 (1), 6-2 No. 4 Jeff Laski (ILL) def Jon Svensson (MINN) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 No. 5 Thomas Haug (MINN) def. Jakub Teply (ILL) 7-6 (5), 6-3 No. 6 Martin Michalowski (MINN) def. Royce Ramey (ILL) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 No. 7 Mike Kosta (ILL) def. Karl Sloss (MINN) 8-3 Doubles: No. 1 Franklin/Freelove (ILL) def. Chicoine/Michalowski (MINN) 8-5 No. 2 Sontag/Laski (ILL) def. Sloss/Haug (MINN) 8-5 No. 3 Teply/Kosta (ILL) def. Selkirk/Svensson (MINN) 8-4