Iowa City, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s tennis team lost to No. 45 Northwestern, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex.
Iowa (4-12, 4-10) started off with a convincing win from the 10th-ranked duo of Will Davies/Oliver Okonkwo, who posted their second straight win over a top 20 opponent, with a 6-1 triumph over Brookes/Bratholm (6-1). The Wildcats won the next two matches at No. 2 and No. 3 to clinch the doubles point.
Today’s doubles victory moved Davies (70) one shy of record-holder Will Vasos (2008-12) for career doubles wins (71).
Northwestern (12-5, 11-4) won five of the six singles, with the lone win for the Hawkeyes coming in at No. 3. Davies defeated Nick Brookes in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) to move into a seventh-place tie with Christian Bierich (2005-09) for seventh most singles wins in program history (72).
Iowa returns to action Friday against Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
- #45 Northwestern 6, Iowa 1
April 11, 2021 | Noon | Iowa City, Iowa | HTRC
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Kareem Allaf (UI): 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
2. Dominik Stary (NU) def. Oliver Okonkwo (UI): 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. Will Davies (UI) def. Nick Brookes (NU): 6-4, 6-2
4. Chris Ephron (NU) def. Joe Tyler (UI): 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
5. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Jason Kerst (UI): 6-3, 7-6(3)
6. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Rudra Dixit (UI): 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. #10 Okonkwo/Davies (UI) def. #7 Brookes/Bratholm (NU): 6-1
2. Ephron/Stary (NU) def. Allaf/Snezhko (UI): 6-3
3. Forman/Spear (NU) def. Dixit/Tyler (UI): 6-4
Order of finish Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,2,1,5,4)
