WTEN Preview \\ Nebraska

THIS WEEK
The 29th-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team will wrap up its three-match homestand by hosting No. 62 Nebraska on Saturday at noon (CT) at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. Admission is free.

FOLLOW LIVE
• A live stream of the dual will be available on hawkeyesports.com via PlaySight.
• Fans can follow the matches live via StatBroadcast and updates will be provided on the Iowa women’s tennis’ X account at @iowa_tennis.

THE OPPONENTS
• The Cornhuskers are 11-6 overall and 1-5 in Big Ten play. Nebraska’s lone Big Ten win came over Minnesota (4-1).
• During its nonconference schedule, Nebraska defeated Wichita State, 4-1, on Jan. 24. The Huskers also posted 7-0 sweeps over Saint Louis on Feb. 15 and Liberty on Feb. 23.
•The Hawkeyes have won two straight matches over the Huskers.

LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes split its home matches last weekend, sweeping No. 72 Minnesota on March 21 and dropping a heartbreaker to No. 18 Wisconsin, 4-3, on March 23.

DEJNOZKOVA NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior Tereza Dejnozkova was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week on March 19 after posting a 4-0 record in Hawkeye wins over No. 46 Illinois and No. 38 Northwestern. She clinched Iowa’s 4-3 win over Northwestern, the program’s first over the Wildcats in 15 years.

QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa’s 10-5 start to the season is the best for the program since the 2016-17 campaign when the team finished non-conference play 11-3.
• Iowa is 8-1 this spring when opening the match by claiming the doubles points.
• Senior Barbora Pokorna is 9-1 in singles this spring, with seven of her nine victories coming in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 4-6 singles positions for the team.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 99 victories during her eight-year tenure. She has 276 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
• Boros is one win shy of win No. 100 at Iowa. She will become the third Hawkeye head coach to reach the 100 career win mark.

IN THE RANKINGS
• Iowa is ranked No. 29 in the March 25 ITA team rankings -- its highest ranking of the season, the highest ranking of the Boros era and the highest team ranking since 2010.
• Junior Tereza Dejnozkova comes in at No. 106 in the singles rankings, while Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase are No. 76 in the doubles rankings -- a season-high.

TESS = BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYER TO WATCH
Junior Tereza Dejnozkova has been named a Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch for the 2025 season. The Czech Republic native has posted a 14-8 overall singles and 10-9 doubles record this season, which included a third-place finish at the ITA Central Regionals in October. It was the highest finish by a Hawkeye all-time.
• Dejnozkova transferred to Iowa from South Alabama, where she was a second-team All-Sun Belt selection as a sophomore. She won 32 singles and 23 doubles matches during her two seasons.
• The Czech Republic native has posted an 8-4 record this spring with the eight wins being tied for the second-most on the team. She made her Hawkeye debut at the No. 1 singles position in the win over DePaul on Feb. 9.

DAI’S STRONG FALL
Junior Daianne Hayashida had a team-best seven singles victories during the fall season, posting a 7-3 overall record. She also won four matches, teamming with Marisa Schmidt in doubles.
• Hayashida won the consolation singles title at the ITA Sectionals in Ann Arbor in November.
• The Peru native is 9-4 in dual action this spring.
• Hayashida, who earned All-Big Ten recognition as a sophomore, has 48 career singles and 39 career doubles victories.

MARISA RETURNS
Senior Marisa Schmidt returns for her final season as a Hawkeye after posting a team-best 13-5 singles record during the 2024 season. She posted a 12-1 record at the No. 2 singles position a season ago.
• The Germany native has 46 career singles and 37 career doubles victories.