He was the eventual runner-up, losing 6-2 in a one-sided final to John Walton.
The Illini run ended in the regional final to eventual national runner-up Arizona, the third meeting between the two schools on the season.
In the semifinals he was stopped by Bulgaria's eventual runner-up Daniel Petrov.
Kansas State lost in the next round to Butler, the eventual national runner-up.
Her run was ended by eventual runner-up Vera Zvonareva 2-6, 6-2, 6-0.
In the next round of the playoffs, the Huskies lost to the eventual runner-up, Georgia Southern, on December 5.
Weldon, an eventual runner-up in the 1991 Heisman balloting, started his fifth game, and second on the road, against Miami in 1990.
His best result was to reach the second round in 1958 and in 1962, when he was beaten by the eventual runner-up, Martin Mulligan.
He lost in the following round to eventual runner-up, Kevin Anderson.
Chicago proved they were no fluke the next season, also making the third round before losing to the eventual runner-up Edmonton Oilers.