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THIS WEEK
The 31st-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team will host its final two home matches of the season this weekend at theHawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. The Hawkeyes will face No. 22 UCLA on Friday at 5 p.m. (CT), before squaring off against No. 16 USC on Sunday at noon (CT) for Senior Day. Admission is free.
FOLLOW LIVE
• A live stream of both duals will be available on hawkeyesports.com via PlaySight.
• Fans can follow the matches live via StatBroadcast and updates will be provided on the Iowa women’s tennis’ X account at @iowa_tennis.
THE OPPONENTS
• The Bruins are 10-7 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play. UCLA has secured five ranked wins, including three conference victories over Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin.
• UCLA has four players ranked in the top 100 in the ITA singles rankings and two doubles tandems in the top 20. Olivia Center and Kate Fakich is the No. 2 ranked doubles pair nationally.
• The Trojans are 11-5 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play. USC has three players in the top 103 of the ITA singles rankings and Lily Fairclough and Grace Piper are the No. 7 doubles tandem nationally.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes split their road trip to the East Coast, falling to No. 74 Maryland (4-2) on April 4 before bouncing back with a 4-1 win against Rutgers on April 6. During the Rutgers win, junior Daianne Hayashida claimed her 50th career singles victory.
QUICK HITTERS
• The Hawkeyes will honor two seniors on Sunday -- Barbora Pokorna and Marisa Schmidt.
• Iowa’s 12-6 start to the season is the best for the program since the 2016-17 campaign when the team went 13-5 through 18 duals.
• 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 11. Eight of Pokorna’s 11 victories have came in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 4-6 singles positions.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 101 victories during her eight-year tenure -- tied for the second-most in program history. She has 278 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Iowa is ranked No. 31 in the April 8 ITA team rankings.
• Junior Tereza Dejnozkova comes in at No. 113 in the singles rankings, while Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase 75th in the doubles rankings -- a season high.
The 31st-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team will host its final two home matches of the season this weekend at theHawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. The Hawkeyes will face No. 22 UCLA on Friday at 5 p.m. (CT), before squaring off against No. 16 USC on Sunday at noon (CT) for Senior Day. Admission is free.
FOLLOW LIVE
• A live stream of both duals will be available on hawkeyesports.com via PlaySight.
• Fans can follow the matches live via StatBroadcast and updates will be provided on the Iowa women’s tennis’ X account at @iowa_tennis.
THE OPPONENTS
• The Bruins are 10-7 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play. UCLA has secured five ranked wins, including three conference victories over Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin.
• UCLA has four players ranked in the top 100 in the ITA singles rankings and two doubles tandems in the top 20. Olivia Center and Kate Fakich is the No. 2 ranked doubles pair nationally.
• The Trojans are 11-5 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play. USC has three players in the top 103 of the ITA singles rankings and Lily Fairclough and Grace Piper are the No. 7 doubles tandem nationally.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes split their road trip to the East Coast, falling to No. 74 Maryland (4-2) on April 4 before bouncing back with a 4-1 win against Rutgers on April 6. During the Rutgers win, junior Daianne Hayashida claimed her 50th career singles victory.
QUICK HITTERS
• The Hawkeyes will honor two seniors on Sunday -- Barbora Pokorna and Marisa Schmidt.
• Iowa’s 12-6 start to the season is the best for the program since the 2016-17 campaign when the team went 13-5 through 18 duals.
• 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 11. Eight of Pokorna’s 11 victories have came in straight sets. Pokorna has played at the Nos. 4-6 singles positions.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 101 victories during her eight-year tenure -- tied for the second-most in program history. She has 278 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
• Iowa is ranked No. 31 in the April 8 ITA team rankings.
• Junior Tereza Dejnozkova comes in at No. 113 in the singles rankings, while Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase 75th in the doubles rankings -- a season high.
