Hawkeyes Complete Day 2 at Rome Collegiate Invite

Rome, GA. – The University of Iowa Women’s Tennis team continued competition on Saturday at the Rome Collegiate Invite.

In doubles play, Emerey Gross and Mia Soso picked up a strong 6-3 victory against North Carolina’s Alana Boyce and Ishika Ashar. The pair then faced Georgia Tech’s Eleni Karantali and Given Roach in a tight match but fell, 7-6 (6). Ida Clement and Emma Tothová battled North Carolina’s Mary Grace Rennard and Aya Manning in a close match before falling, 6-4. The duo went on to face Georgia Tech’s Sabritt Dozier and Rishitha Basireddy in another close match but came up short, 7-5.

In singles action, Gross took on Aya Manning from North Carolina but fell, 7-5, 6-2, while Soso fell to North Carolina’s Alana Boyce, 6-3, 6-1. Clement forced a three-set match against North Carolina’s Mary Grace Rennard but came up short, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 and Tothová also forced a deciding three-set match against North Carolina’s Ishika Ashar ultimately falling, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

The Hawkeyes will finish up competition on Sunday with singles.

Singles

Aya Manning (UNC) def. Emerey Gross (Iowa): 7-5, 6-2

Alana Boyce (UNC) def. Mia Soso (Iowa): 6-3, 6-1

Mary Grace Rennard (UNC) def. Ida Clement (Iowa): 6-4, 5-7, 7-5

Ishika Ashar (UNC) def. Emma Tothová (Iowa): 6-2, 2-6, 6-3

Doubles

Gross/Soso (Iowa) def. Boyce/Ashar (UNC): 6-3

Karantali/Roach (Georgia Tech) def. Gross/Soso (Iowa): 7-6 (6)

Rennard/Manning (UNC) def. Clement/Tothová (Iowa): 6-4

Dozier/Basireddy (Georgia Tech) def. Clement/Tothová (Iowa): 7-5