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THIS WEEK
The ninth-seeded University of Iowa women’s tennis team opens Big Ten Tournament play Wednesday, facing eighth-seeded Maryland in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at Libbey Park in Ojai, California. The dual will begin at 11 a.m. (CT).
• With a victory, the Hawkeyes would advance to face top-seeded Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals.
• Iowa has won at least one match at the Big Ten Tournament in four of the last five seasons.
FOLLOW LIVE
• A live stream of tournament duals will be available on B1G.
• Fans can follow all matches this week live via the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Central at bigten.org.
• Fans can also follow the action live via the Iowa women’s X account (@iowa_tennis).
THE OPPONENTS
• The Terrapins, ranked 54th in the April 15 ITA team poll, are 14-11 overall and 7-6 in Big Ten play.
• Wednesday’s match will be a rematch from April 4 -- a 4-2 Terrapin victory at the Tennis Center at College Park.
• The Terps’ Danielle Hack and Kallista Liu are ranked No. 66 nationally in doubles.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes split their final weekend of regular season competition, defeating Oregon, 4-3, on April 18 at the Student Tennis Center before falling 4-0 to No. 18 Washington on April 20 at the Lloyd Norstrom Tennis Center. In the Hawkeyes’ win over Washington, head coach Sasha Boros moved into second place in program history with 102 victories.
QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa is 10-1 this spring when opening the match by claiming the doubles points.
• Pokorna and junior Daianne Hayashida lead the team in singles victories this spring with 12. Eight of Pokorna’s 12 victories have came in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 3-6 singles positions.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 102 victories during her eight-year tenure -- the second-most in program history. She has 279 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Iowa is ranked No. 32 in the April 15 ITA team rankings.
• Juniors Daianne Hayashida and Tereza Dejnozkova are featured in the singles rankings - Hayashida comes in at No. 108, while Dejnozkova is No. 119.
• Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase are 68th in the doubles rankings -- a season high.
The ninth-seeded University of Iowa women’s tennis team opens Big Ten Tournament play Wednesday, facing eighth-seeded Maryland in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament at Libbey Park in Ojai, California. The dual will begin at 11 a.m. (CT).
• With a victory, the Hawkeyes would advance to face top-seeded Michigan in the Big Ten quarterfinals.
• Iowa has won at least one match at the Big Ten Tournament in four of the last five seasons.
FOLLOW LIVE
• A live stream of tournament duals will be available on B1G.
• Fans can follow all matches this week live via the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Central at bigten.org.
• Fans can also follow the action live via the Iowa women’s X account (@iowa_tennis).
THE OPPONENTS
• The Terrapins, ranked 54th in the April 15 ITA team poll, are 14-11 overall and 7-6 in Big Ten play.
• Wednesday’s match will be a rematch from April 4 -- a 4-2 Terrapin victory at the Tennis Center at College Park.
• The Terps’ Danielle Hack and Kallista Liu are ranked No. 66 nationally in doubles.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes split their final weekend of regular season competition, defeating Oregon, 4-3, on April 18 at the Student Tennis Center before falling 4-0 to No. 18 Washington on April 20 at the Lloyd Norstrom Tennis Center. In the Hawkeyes’ win over Washington, head coach Sasha Boros moved into second place in program history with 102 victories.
QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa is 10-1 this spring when opening the match by claiming the doubles points.
• Pokorna and junior Daianne Hayashida lead the team in singles victories this spring with 12. Eight of Pokorna’s 12 victories have came in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 3-6 singles positions.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 102 victories during her eight-year tenure -- the second-most in program history. She has 279 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Iowa is ranked No. 32 in the April 15 ITA team rankings.
• Juniors Daianne Hayashida and Tereza Dejnozkova are featured in the singles rankings - Hayashida comes in at No. 108, while Dejnozkova is No. 119.
• Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase are 68th in the doubles rankings -- a season high.
