No. 14 Tennessee (4-1) defeated Illinois (0-1), 4-2, on Saturday at Goodfriend Tennis Center in the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

The Tennessee State Tigers (10-12, 6-5 OVC) face the Western Illinois Leathernecks (8-14, 2-9 OVC) in a matchup of OVC teams at 8:00 PM ET on Thursday. The game will be available on ESPN+.

Western Illinois visits the Tennessee State Tigers after Raegan McCowan scored 27 points in the Leathernecks' 94-82 win against the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.

Western Illinois visits the Tennessee State Tigers after Marko Maletic scored 24 points in the Leathernecks' 69-65 loss to the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars.

Illinois is ranked 18th in the new AP Top 25 poll, released Monday. The Illini (14-6, 6-4 Big Ten) also are 20th in the ...