No. 49 Iowa Downs No. 46 Illinois, 4-1

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The 49th-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team earned its second win over a ranked opponent with a 4-1 victory over No. 46 Illinois on Friday at the Atkins Tennis Center.

The victory improves Iowa’s record to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play.

The Hawkeyes opened doubles play with Tereza Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase securing a 6-1 win over Megan Heuser and Kida Ferrari on court one. However, the Fighting Illini claimed victories on courts two and three to take the doubles point.

At No. 2, Daianne Hayashida and Marisa Schmidt fell 6-1 to Violeta Martinez and Alice Xu. On court three, Mckenna Schaefbauer and Kasia Treiber edged Barbora Pokorna and Pia Kranholdt, 6-4.

In singles, the Hawkeyes quickly rebounded with two straight-set victories. Pokorna captured a quick 6-4, 6-1 win over Madatali on court four to even the match at 1-1. The win improved her spring record to 8-0.

At No. 1, No. 84 Dejnozkova defeated Schaefbauer, 6-4, 7-5. On court six, Vishwase came from behind to secure a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory over Treiber. Schmidt rallied on court three to post a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 114 Martinez to secure the Hawkeyes’ victory.

The two remaining singles matches were left unfinished. Hayashida was battling Heuser 3-6, 6-3, 4-5 on court two. At No. 5, Kranholdt was in a closely contested 2-6, 7-5, 3-4 match.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS
“This was a great college tennis battle today and I just can’t say enough about the heart of this team and how hard they fought. We lost a very close doubles point and lost four first sets. I’m proud of the feisty, competitive attack every member of the team made in singles. They had a lot of heart today against a very good Illinois team.”

UP NEXT
Iowa (8-4, 2-1) will remain on the road, facing Northwestern on Sunday at noon (CT) at the Combe Tennis Center.

No. 49 Iowa 4, No. 46 Illinois 1 

Singles Results 
No. 1 - No. 84 Tereza Dejnozkova (UI) def. Mckenna Schaefbauer (ILL): 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 - Daianne Hayashida (UI) vs. Megan Heuser (ILL): 3-6, 6-3, 4-5 (unfinished)
No. 3 - Marisa Schmidt (UI) def. No. 114 Violeta Martinez (ILL): 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Barbora Pokorna (UI) def. Ariel Madatali (ILL): 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 - Pia Kranholdt (UI) vs. Kida Ferrari (ILL): 2-6, 7-5, 3-4 (unfinished)
No. 6 - Nikita Vishwase (UI) def. Kasia Treiber (ILL): 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 6, 3

Doubles Results 
No. 1 - Dejnozkova / Vishwase (UI) def. Heuser / Ferrari (ILL): 6-1
No. 2 - Martinez / Xu (ILL) def. Hayashida / Schmidt (UI): 6-1
No. 3 - Schaefbauer / Treiber (ILL) def. Pokorna / Kranholdt (UI): 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3