Hawkeyes Fall at Big Ten Tournament

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The 11th-seeded University of Iowa women’s tennis team fell to sixth-seeded Wisconsin, 4-1, in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night at the Auer Tennis Complex in Columbus, Ohio.

Wisconsin (17-6, 10-4) came out strong, securing the doubles point. On court one, No. 87 Maria Sholokhova and Ekaterina Ivanova defeated Tereza Dejnozkova and Emma Tothová, 6-1. In the deciding match at No. 2, Ellison Reynoldson and Kaja Jacobson edged Daianne Hayashida and Sally Xu, 6-3.

The remaining match on court three was left unfinished, with the Badgers securing the point. Tianna Rangan and Kaede Usui led Nikita Vishwase and Pia Kranholdt, 5-3.

In singles action, the Badgers extended its lead to 3-0 with two straight-set victories. At No. 5, Usui downed Xu, 6-3, 6-1. On court two, No. 68 Ivanova added a 6-2, 6-2 win over Hayashida.

Iowa secured its lone point of the match on court four, where Kranholdt edged Reynoldson, 6-4, 7-6(5).

Wisconsin clinched the match on court six, where Jacobson defeated Bex in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

The remaining two matches were left unfinished with Wisconsin clinching the deciding point. Dejnozkova was tied with No. 20 Sholokhova 7-6(2), 4-6, while Vishwase was in a 5-7, 6-1, 1-1 battle with Rangan.

The Hawkeyes finish the season with an 12-14 overall record.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS
“This was a hard-fought match today. It’s disappointing to fall short, but credit to Wisconsin, they played well. I’m grateful to our four seniors and all their contributions to the program. Thank you, Daianne, Pia, Tereza and Nikita.”

#6 Wisconsin 4, #11 Iowa 1

SINGLES RESULTS
No. 1 - No. 20 Maria Sholokhova (WIS) vs. Tereza Dejnzokova (UI), 7-6(2), 4-6 (unfinished)
No. 2 - No. 68 Ekaterina Ivanova (WIS) def. Daianne Hayashida (UI), 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Nikita Vishwase (UI) vs. Tianna Rangan (WIS), 5-7, 6-1, 1-1 (unfinished)
No. 4 - Pia Kranholdt (UI) def. Ellison Reynoldson (WIS), 6-4, 7-6(5)
No. 5 - Kaede Usui (WIS) def. Sally Xu (UI), 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 - Kaja Jacobson (WIS) def. Eline Bex (UI), 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 

Order of Finish: 5,2,4,6

DOUBLES
No. 1 - No. 87 Sholokhova/Ivanova (WIS) def. Dejnozkova/ Tothová (UI), 6-1
No. 2 - Reynoldson/Jacobson (WIS) def. Hayashida/Xu (UI), 6-3
No. 3 - Vishwase/Kranholdt (UI) vs. Rangan/Usui (WIS), 3-5 (unfinished)

Order of Finish: 1,2