CARY, N.C. – The University of Iowa women’s tennis team continued its strong showing at the ITA Women’s All-American Championships, earning two victories on Sunday at Cary Tennis Park.
In singles action, senior Barbora Pokorna claimed a solid victory over Pennsylvania’s Maya Urata, 6-4, 6-3. Senior Marisa Schmidt faced a challenging opponent, falling to Miami’s Xinyi Nong, 6-1, 6-4 in Round of 64, while junior Tereza Dejnozkova fell short to Illinois’ Megan Heuser, 6-4, 7-5.
Iowa’s success continued in doubles play. Pokorna and Dejnozkova paired up to defeat Ohio State’s Shelly Bereznyak and Audrey Spencer, 6-3, 6-4, qualifying for the Main Draw and securing their place in Round of 32. Schmidt and junior Daianne Hayashida played a tight match before falling to Kansas’ Gracie Mulville and Heike Janse Van Vuuren, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
Hayashida will compete in the Main Draw singles competition Monday, where she will face Imogen Haddad of Southern California. Pokorna and Dejnozkova will begin Main Draw doubles competition.
HEAR FROM HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS-SCHMID
“It was a good day for us. We learned a lot and we competed hard at the end of the day in doubles. Tereza and Barbora qualified in doubles, which is a great accomplishment, and I am proud of them. Daianne and Marisa lost in a heartbreaker to qualify, but they dug in and competed. To have Daianne competing in singles tomorrow and Tereza and Barbora in doubles is something that we haven’t had in our program and that is exciting for the team.”
Singles Results
Xinyi Nong (Miami) def. Marisa Schmidt (Iowa), 6-1, 6-4
Barbora Pokorna (Iowa) def. Maya Urata (Pennsylvania), 6-4, 6-3
Megan Heuser (Illinois) def. Tereza Dejnozkova (Iowa), 6-4, 7-5
Doubles Results
Pokorna/Dejnozkova (Iowa) def. Shelly Bereznyak/Audrey Spencer (Ohio State), 6-3, 6-4
Gracie Mulville/Heike Janse Van Vuuren (Kansas) def. Schmidt/Hayashida (Iowa), 6-4, 4-6, 10-8