No. 51 Iowa Downs No. 65 Wichita State, 4-1

WICHITA, Kan. -- The 51st-ranked University of Iowa women's tennis team recorded its first win over a ranked opponent this season, downing No. 65 Wichita State, 4-1, on Monday at Genesis Rock Road. The Hawkeyes improve to 6-3 overall.

Iowa came out strong, claiming the doubles point with victories on courts one and three. At No. 3, Pia Kranholdt and Barbora Pokorna made quick work of Sati Aubakirova and Tatyana Nikolenko with a 6-3 win. No. 90 Tereza Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase followed, defeating Xin Tong Wang and Giorgia Roselli 7-5 on court one to clinch the point.

Daianne Hayashida and Nikita Vishwase were tied 6-6 against Theodora Chantava and Kristina Kudryavtseva when the match was called.

In singles play, the Shockers evened the score at one with Anne Knuettel knocking off Vishwase, 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 6 spot. The Hawkeyes quickly bounced back with wins on courts four, five and two to claim the victory.

On court four, Pokorna posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Nikolenko to improve to 7-0 in dual action this season. Kranholdt extended Iowa’s lead to 3-1 with a 7-5, 6-1 decision over Kudryavtseva at No. 5 and No. 118 Hayashida clinched the match on court two with a 6-2, 6-3 straight-set victory over Roselli.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS
“Today was a good bounce back from a disappointing loss against K-State earlier this weekend. I’m proud of the way we’ve responded to some heartbreak. This nonconference season we have let some matches go, but we’ve always responded with resiliency, and we’ve grown. I saw the team have a lot of heart and soul today. We come out of the nonconference season playing some good tennis and notching some good wins. We’ve had a few heartbreaks, but I think that’s all part of the journey. Big Ten play starts now.”

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return home for a Big Ten play, hosting Michigan State at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex on March 7 at 5 p.m. (CT). Admission is free to the public.

No. 51 Iowa 4, No. 65 Wichita State 1

Singles Results
No. 1 – No. 77 Tereza Dejnozkova (UI) vs. No. 117 Xin Tong Wang (WSU), 6-7 (3-7), 2-3 (unfinished)
No. 2 – No. 118 Daianne Hayashida (UI) def. Giorgia Roselli (WSU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 – Marisa Schmidt (UI) vs. Theodora Chantava (WSU), 7-6 (10-8) (unfinished)
No. 4 – Barbora Pokorna (UI) def. Tatyana Nikolenko (WSU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 – Pia Kranholdt (UI) def. Kristina Kudryavtseva (WSU), 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 - Anne Knuettel (WSU) def. Nikita Vishwase (UI), 6-2, 6-4

Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 2

Doubles Results
No. 1 – No. 90 Dejnozkova/Vishwase (UI) def. Ton Wang/Roselli (WSU), 7-5
No. 2 – Hayashida/Schmidt (UI) vs. Chantava/Kudryavtseva (WSU), 6-6 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Kranholdt/Pokorna (UI) def. Aubakirova/Nikolenko (WSU), 6-3

Order of Finish: 3, 1