Hawkeyes Sweep Bowling Green, 7-0

Feb. 20, 2005

MILWAUKEE, WI – The 57th-ranked Iowa women’s tennis team swept Bowling Green, 7-0, Saturday afternoon. The Hawkeyes improve to 4-2 overall.

In doubles, Iowa dominated the Falcons. At the No. 1 position, 55th-ranked Hillary Mintz and Meg Racette defeated Susie Schoenberger and Heidi Romer, 8-4. Anastasia Zhukova and Hilary Tyler won against Jenna Nussbaum and Ashley Jakupcin, 8-2. At the No. 3 spot, Jacqueline Lee and Morgan Tuttle quickly downed Cameron Benjamin and Andrea Meister, 8-1.

Mintz and Zhukova extended both their singles records to 8-0 (6-0 dual match) this spring. Mintz defeated Jakupcin, 6-3, 6-2, at the No. 2 position, while Zhukova won against Nussbaum, 6-2, 6-3. Lee swept Meister at the No. 5 spot, 6-0, 6-0. Tuttle dominated Benjamin, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 6. Milica Veselinovic emerged victorious against Romer, 6-1, 6-2, while Racette also won her match against Schoenberger, 6-2, 6-2.

The Hawkeyes will next compete Sunday, February 27 at Notre Dame.

Singles

1. #103 Meg Racette (UI) def. Susie Schoenberger (BG), 6-2, 6-2
2. Hillary Mintz (UI) def. Ashley Jakupcin (BG), 6-3, 6-2
3. Anastasia Zhukova (UI) def. Jenna Nussbaum (BG), 6-2, 6-3
4. Milica Veselinovic (UI) def. Heidi Romer (BG), 6-1, 6-2
5. Jacqueline Lee (UI) def. Andrea Meister (BG), 6-0, 6-0
6. Morgan Tuttle (UI) def. Cameron Benjamin (BG), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles

1. #55 Mintz/Racette (UI) def. Schoenberger/Romer (BG), 8-4
2. Zhukova/Hilary Tyler (UI) def. Nussbaum/Jakupcin (BG), 8-2
3. Lee/Tuttle (UI) def. Benjamin/Meister (BG), 8-1