Hawkeyes Invited To Kick-Off Classic

June 9, 2009

IOWA CITY, IA – The University of Iowa men’s tennis team has been invited to the prestigious Kick-Off Classic Tournament. The Tournament will be played at 15 sites across the nation the weekend of Jan. 29-31, 2010.

The Hawkeyes will travel to Waco, TX, to play perennial power and recent national champion Baylor in their first match. The Black and Gold will then play TCU or Texas A&M – Corpus Christi. The winner of that regional will advance to the National Indoor Tournament in February.

According to Head Coach Steve Houghton, “This is a great honor and opportunity for us. It reflects our rise in the national tennis scene over the past two years.”