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THIS WEEK
The University of Iowa women’s tennis team will hit the road for two nonconference matches this weekend. The Hawkeyes will face Memphis at 5 p.m. (CT) on Friday at the Leftwich Tennis Center before squaring off against Ole Miss on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center in Oxford.
FOLLOW LIVE
• Fans can follow the matches live via StatBroadcast and updates will be provided on the Iowa women’s tennis’ X account at @iowa_tennis.
• Video of Sunday’s dual will be available via at olemisssports.com.
THE OPPONENTS
• Memphis is currently 1-6 overall with its lone victory coming over Utah on Jan. 25 in California. The Tigers will face BYU and Utah on Monday and Tuesday prior to Friday’s home dual against Iowa.
• Ole Miss, who has been off since Feb. 1, enters Sunday’s match with a 6-1 overall record. The Rebels’ lone loss came against No. 3 Stanford (4-2) on Jan. 25 in Palo Alto, Calif. Ole Miss’ Ludmila Kareisova is ranked 86th in the Feb. 5 singles rankings, while also being ranked 50th in doubles with Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes tallied their third victory of the spring, downing DePaul, 4-1, on Feb. 9 at the HTRC. Despite losing the doubles point, the Hawkeyes dominated in singles play with four straight set victories.
QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa returns six letterwinners from a team that won 13 matches and finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten standings during the 2024 season.
• Senior Barbora Pokorna remains undefeated in singles this spring, with four of her five victories coming in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 4-6 singles positions for the team.
• Freshman Sally Xu made her Hawkeye debut in Iowa’s 4-1 win over DePaul.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 92 victories during her eight-year tenure. She has 269 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes have two players -- juniors Tereza Dejnozkova and Daianne Hayashida -- in the ITA rankings. Dejnozkova is ranked No. 76 in singles, while Hayashida is No. 113.
The University of Iowa women’s tennis team will hit the road for two nonconference matches this weekend. The Hawkeyes will face Memphis at 5 p.m. (CT) on Friday at the Leftwich Tennis Center before squaring off against Ole Miss on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the William F. Galtney Indoor Tennis Center in Oxford.
FOLLOW LIVE
• Fans can follow the matches live via StatBroadcast and updates will be provided on the Iowa women’s tennis’ X account at @iowa_tennis.
• Video of Sunday’s dual will be available via at olemisssports.com.
THE OPPONENTS
• Memphis is currently 1-6 overall with its lone victory coming over Utah on Jan. 25 in California. The Tigers will face BYU and Utah on Monday and Tuesday prior to Friday’s home dual against Iowa.
• Ole Miss, who has been off since Feb. 1, enters Sunday’s match with a 6-1 overall record. The Rebels’ lone loss came against No. 3 Stanford (4-2) on Jan. 25 in Palo Alto, Calif. Ole Miss’ Ludmila Kareisova is ranked 86th in the Feb. 5 singles rankings, while also being ranked 50th in doubles with Anaelle Leclercq-Ficher.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes tallied their third victory of the spring, downing DePaul, 4-1, on Feb. 9 at the HTRC. Despite losing the doubles point, the Hawkeyes dominated in singles play with four straight set victories.
QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa returns six letterwinners from a team that won 13 matches and finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten standings during the 2024 season.
• Senior Barbora Pokorna remains undefeated in singles this spring, with four of her five victories coming in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 4-6 singles positions for the team.
• Freshman Sally Xu made her Hawkeye debut in Iowa’s 4-1 win over DePaul.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 92 victories during her eight-year tenure. She has 269 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes have two players -- juniors Tereza Dejnozkova and Daianne Hayashida -- in the ITA rankings. Dejnozkova is ranked No. 76 in singles, while Hayashida is No. 113.
