There’s a ton to say about this match, so it’s probably best to start with a recap:
Illinois’ doubles lineup had Aleks Kovacevic/Alex Bancila on court 3, Alex Brown/Hunter Heck on court 2, and Kweisi Kenyatte/Siphosothando Montsi on court 1. USC went with Ryder Jackson/Lodewijk Westtrate on 3, Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye on 2, and Daniel Cuikerman/Riley Smith on 1, the top ranked doubles duo in the nation.
Heck/Brown played Dostanic/Frye fairly evenly, but a few bad breaks here and a couple of mistakes there gave the USC team a 6-3 win. Kova/Bancila got a break over Jackson/Westtrate about midway through the set and held serve to win 6-4.