Tristan Schoolkate and Zachary Svajda will square off in the semifinal of the Ilkley Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zachary Svajda who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zachary Svajda is the pick to win this match.
Zachary Svajda -> 1.86
Tristan Schoolkate -> 1.86

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Prediction and head to head Tristan Schoolkate vs. Zachary Svajda

There is no head to head record between Tristan Schoolkate and Zachary Svajda since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Tristan Schoolkate

Ranked no. 131, the Australian got to the semifinal after beating Harold Mayot 3-6 7-5 7-5, Henry Searle 2-6 6-1 6-4 and Sho Shimabukuro 3-6 6-3 7-6(4).

In the quarter against Shimabukuro, Schoolkate recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-6⁴). During the match, Schoolkate scored 94 points vs Shimabukuro’s 87. Tristan was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Talking about the service games, Schoolkate fired 17 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Tristan Schoolkate was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 74% (39/53) of his 1st serve and 63% (19/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Schoolkate broke Shimabukuro twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Schoolkate has lost 3 set in this event to conquer 51% of the points he played.

Schoolkate has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (196-138). 3-1 on grass in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Schoolkate has a compiled24-11 win-loss record in the last 7 years on grass.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Brisbane 1 Challenger where he beat Marek Gengel in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4).

Tristan has an overall 26-17 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Ilkley Challenger

Zachary Svajda

Ranked no. 229, the American got to the semifinal after beating Charles Broom 6-1 6-1, Kyle Edmund 6-3 6-3, Alex Bolt 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5, Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 and Leandro Riedi 7-6(8) 4-6 7-5.

In the quarter, Zachary defeated Riedi (7-6⁸ 4-6 7-5). During the match Svajda and Riedi scored the same amount of points (100). However, the world no. 131 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.

About the serving games, Svajda blasted 17 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Zachary Svajda lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Svajda put 58% of his first serves in, winning 85% (50/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (21/42) on the 2nd serve. Zachary broke Riedi 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Zachary has a compiled 15-15 win-loss record in 2025, 8-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Ilkley Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Schoolkate	Svajda
Match played	3	5
Tot Set	9	12
Tot Games	89	124
Pts	285-274	400-341
Total Points	559	741
Winners	119	190
%Winners	42%	48%

Schoolkate played 3 matches while Svajda competed in 5 matches. Svajda started his run from the qualifications while Schoolkate had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Tristan Schoolkate conceded 3 sets, while Zachary Svajda lost 2 sets. Schoolkate has played 3 set(s) less than Svajda (9 vs 12). Therefore, Schoolkate played 35 games less than Svajda. Tristan scored 119 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The American bagged 190 winners (48%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Schoolkate	Svajda
Aces	36	62
Avg per match	12	12.4
1st in	164/272	242/380
%1st in	60%	64%
1st pts	119/164	190/242
%1st pts	73%	79%
2nd pts	49/108	69/138
%2nd pts	45%	50%

Schoolkate fired 36 aces (12 per match). Svajda managed to score 62 aces (12.4 per match). Schoolkate won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Svajda won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Schoolkate	Svajda
Won	12	19
Converted	12/28	19/34
% Converted	43%	56%
Conceded	23	25
Saved	13	17
% Saved	57%	68%
Times Broken	10	8

Tristan broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Australian dropped his serve 10 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 19 times with a 56% conversion rate. Zachary conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.

Schoolkate
	R1 Mayot	R2 Searle	1/4 Shimabukuro	Total
Score	3-6 7-5 7-5	2-6 6-1 6-4	3-6 6-3 7-64
Tot Set	3	3	3	9
Tot Games	33	25	31	89
pts	101-105	90-82	94-87	285-274
Total points	206	172	181	559
Winners	40	40	39	119
%Winners	40%	44%	41%	42%
SERVE
Aces	10	9	17	36
Double Faults	8	7	3	18
1st in	58/103	53/86	53/83	164/272
% 1st in	56%	62%	64%	60%
1st pts	40/58	40/53	39/53	119/164
% 1st pts	69%	75%	74%	73%
2nd pts	23/45	7/33	19/30	49/108
% 2nd pts	51%	21%	63%	45%
Breaks
Won	4	6	2	12
Converted	4/11	6/13	2/4	12/28
Converted %	36%	46%	50%	43%
Conceded	10	11	2	23
Saved	7/10	6/11	0/2	13
Saved %	70%	55%	0%	42%
Times Broken	3	5	2	10

Svajda
	Q1 Broom	Q3 Edmund	R1 Bolt	R2 Cilic	1/4 Riedi	Total
Score	6-1 6-1	6-3 6-3	6-75 7-65 7-5	6-3 6-4	7-68 4-6 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	3	2	3	12
Tot Games	14	18	38	19	35	124
pts	62-41	62-41	121-114	55-45	100-100	400-341
Total points	103	103	235	100	200	741
Winners	21	27	63	29	50	190
%Winners	34%	44%	52%	53%	50%	48%
SERVE
Aces	6	4	21	14	17	62
Double Faults	1	1	1	1	7	11
1st in	31/53	34/50	80/120	38/56	59/101	242/380
% 1st in	58%	68%	67%	68%	58%	64%
1st pts	21/31	27/34	63/80	29/38	50/59	190/242
% 1st pts	68%	79%	79%	76%	85%	79%
2nd pts	11/22	10/16	15/40	12/18	21/42	69/138
% 2nd pts	50%	63%	38%	67%	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	6	4	4	2	3	19
Converted	6/9	4/7	4/9	2/3	3/6	19/34
Converted %	67%	57%	44%	67%	50%	56%
Conceded	4	6	8	0	7	25
Saved	3/4	5/6	5/8	0/0	4/7	17
Saved %	75%	83%	63%	–	57%	93%
Times Broken	1	1	3	0	3	8

Tennis Scores in Ilkley Challenger

• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Leandro RiediRiedi (7-6⁸ 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (3-6 6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Charles Broom/Ben JonesBroom/Ben Jones – Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha/Jeevan NedunchezhiyanKaliyanda Poonacha/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Diego Hidalgo/Patrik TrhacHidalgo/Patrik Trhac – Anirudh Chandrasekar/Ramkumar RamanathanChandrasekar/Ramkumar Ramanathan (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Joshua Paris/Takeru YuzukiParis/Takeru Yuzuki – Harold Mayot/Tristan SchoolkateMayot/Tristan Schoolkate (6-4 3-6 10-8) – See score progression
• Hady Habib/Trey HilderbrandHabib/Trey Hilderbrand – Mikhail Kukushkin/Divij SharanKukushkin/Divij Sharan (5-7 6-4 10-8) – See score progression
• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (3-6 6-3 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Leandro RiediRiedi (7-6(8) 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (7-5 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – (0-0) – H2H and prediction