IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 46th-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team swept UNI in its regular season finale on Tuesday at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex.
The Hawkeyes (12-13) opened the match by securing the doubles point. At No. 3, Nikita Vishwase and Pia Kranholdt made quick work of Andrea Noa Galin and Kayla Santosa, 6-0. The point was clinched on court one, where Daianne Hayashida and Sally Xu defeated Lucia Schuknecht and Andjela Raznatovic, 6-1.
The remaining match on court two was left unfinished, with Iowa clinching the point. Tereza Dejnozkova and Eline Bex led Abbie Peterson and Yangjiaxin Li, 4-2.
In singles play, Iowa added three straight-set victories. On court one, Dejnozkova claimed a 6-0, 6-1 win over Raznatovic. Xu followed on court five, defeating Peterson, 6-1, 6-1 and Hayashida clinched the victory with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Schuknecht.
The remaining matches were left unfinished, with Iowa clinching its fourth point of the match. At No. 3, Vishwase led Li, 6-2, 3-1. On court four, Kranholdt was ahead of Noa Galin, 6-0, 5-2, and Bex led Santosa, 6-2, 3-0on court six.
QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS
“It was great to host in-state UNI today and be able to play a match. It was good for us to get back out there and compete. We’re looking forward to traveling to Ohio State this afternoon and preparing for our match on Thursday against Wisconsin.”
UP NEXT
The 11th-seeded Hawkeyes will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the Big Ten Championships, facing sixth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.(CT) at the Auer Tennis Complex.
No. 46 IOWA 4, UNI 0
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1 - Tereza Dejnozkova (UI) def. Andjela Raznatovic (UNI): 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 - Daianne Hayashida (UI) def. Lucia Schuknecht (UNI): 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Nikita Vishwase (UI) vs. Yangjiaxin Li (UNI): 6-2, 3-1 (unfinished)
No. 4 - Pia Kranholdt (UI) vs. Andrea Noa Galin (UNI): 6-0, 5-2 (unfinished)
No. 5 - Sally Xu (UI) def. Abbie Peterson (UNI): 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 - Eline Bex (UI) vs. Kayla Santosa (UNI): 6-2, 3-0 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 1,5,2
DOUBLES
No. 1- Hayashida/Xu (UI) def. Schuknecht/Raznatovic (UNI): 6-1
No. 2 - Dejnozkova/Bex (UI) vs. Peterson/Li (UNI): 4-2 (unfinished)
No. 3 - Vishwase/Kranholdt (UI) def. Noa Galin/Santosa (UNI): 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,1
The Hawkeyes (12-13) opened the match by securing the doubles point. At No. 3, Nikita Vishwase and Pia Kranholdt made quick work of Andrea Noa Galin and Kayla Santosa, 6-0. The point was clinched on court one, where Daianne Hayashida and Sally Xu defeated Lucia Schuknecht and Andjela Raznatovic, 6-1.
The remaining match on court two was left unfinished, with Iowa clinching the point. Tereza Dejnozkova and Eline Bex led Abbie Peterson and Yangjiaxin Li, 4-2.
In singles play, Iowa added three straight-set victories. On court one, Dejnozkova claimed a 6-0, 6-1 win over Raznatovic. Xu followed on court five, defeating Peterson, 6-1, 6-1 and Hayashida clinched the victory with a dominant 6-0, 6-0 win over Schuknecht.
The remaining matches were left unfinished, with Iowa clinching its fourth point of the match. At No. 3, Vishwase led Li, 6-2, 3-1. On court four, Kranholdt was ahead of Noa Galin, 6-0, 5-2, and Bex led Santosa, 6-2, 3-0on court six.
QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS
“It was great to host in-state UNI today and be able to play a match. It was good for us to get back out there and compete. We’re looking forward to traveling to Ohio State this afternoon and preparing for our match on Thursday against Wisconsin.”
UP NEXT
The 11th-seeded Hawkeyes will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the Big Ten Championships, facing sixth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.(CT) at the Auer Tennis Complex.
No. 46 IOWA 4, UNI 0
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1 - Tereza Dejnozkova (UI) def. Andjela Raznatovic (UNI): 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 - Daianne Hayashida (UI) def. Lucia Schuknecht (UNI): 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Nikita Vishwase (UI) vs. Yangjiaxin Li (UNI): 6-2, 3-1 (unfinished)
No. 4 - Pia Kranholdt (UI) vs. Andrea Noa Galin (UNI): 6-0, 5-2 (unfinished)
No. 5 - Sally Xu (UI) def. Abbie Peterson (UNI): 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 - Eline Bex (UI) vs. Kayla Santosa (UNI): 6-2, 3-0 (unfinished)
Order of Finish: 1,5,2
DOUBLES
No. 1- Hayashida/Xu (UI) def. Schuknecht/Raznatovic (UNI): 6-1
No. 2 - Dejnozkova/Bex (UI) vs. Peterson/Li (UNI): 4-2 (unfinished)
No. 3 - Vishwase/Kranholdt (UI) def. Noa Galin/Santosa (UNI): 6-0
Order of Finish: 3,1
