FORT MYERS, Fla. – After getting rained out during Friday’s season opener, the University of Iowa women’s tennis team closed out the weekend with a 5-2 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday at the FGCU Tennis Complex.
The Hawkeyes opened the dual by winning the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Sophomore Daianne Hayashida and junior Marisa Schmidt captured the dual’s first win on court two, downing Jordana Ossa and Madeleine Joffe, 6-2.
Sophomore Pia Kranholdt and junior Barbora Pokorna secured the doubles point with their win over Paloma Goldsmith and Ida Ferding on court three, 6-3. Sophomore Nikita Vishwase and senior Vipasha Mehra led their match over Isabella Colmenares and Fanny Norin, 5-4, at the No. 1 line, but the match went unfinished after the point was secured.
The Hawkeyes rolled in singles, posting victories at one, two, four and six.
Kranholdt notched Iowa’s second point at No. 6 singles with a straight set win over Joffe, 6-2, 6-2. Schmidt followed on court two, downing Ossa in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, and Hayashida made it 4-0 with her 6-2, 6-3 win over Norin at the No. 1 spot. Mehra continued the straight set wins, downing Colmenares on court four, 7-6, 6-3.
FGCU got on the board with wins at No. 5 and No. 3. Pokorna dropped a 7-6, 6-4 decision to Goldsmith at No. 5 singles and Vishwase fell, 6-2, 5-7, 0-1, at No. 3.
QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA SCHMID
“I am happy for the team to get out and start the season today. It was a tough match and I think we handled some adversity well this weekend with the weather and delays. I am happy to be competing again. The team did great for the first time out this season and it is a match we can build upon. We’re hoping we can get home safely and get ready for our match at Notre Dame on Saturday.”
UP NEXT
Iowa will head to South Bend next weekend to compete at Notre Dame. The match will start at 10 a.m. (CT) on Saturday.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1 – Daianne Hayashida (UI) def. Fanny Norin (FGCU): 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 – Marisa Schmidt (UI) def. Jordana Ossa (FGCU): 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 – Ida Ferding (FGCU) def. Nikita Vishwase (UI): 2-6, 7-5, 1-0
No. 4 – Vipasha Mehra (UI) def. Isabella Colmenares (FGCU): 7-6, 6-3
No. 5 – Paloma Goldsmith (FGCU) def. Barbora Pokorna (UI): 7-6, 6-4
No. 6 – Pia Kranholdt (UI) def. Madeleine Joffe (FGCU): 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
No. 1 – Vishwase/Mehra (UI) vs. Colmenares/Norin (FGCU): 5-4 (unfinished)
No. 2 – Hayashida/Schmidt (UI) def. Ossa/Joffe (FGCU): 6-2
No. 3 – Kranholdt/Pokorna (UI) def. Goldsmith/Ferding (FGCU): 6-3
Order of Finish: Singles (6,2,1,4,5,3), Doubles (2,3)