THIS WEEK
The University of Iowa women’s tennis team will play two home matches this week at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center. The Hawkeyes will host Iowa State in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup on Wednesday at 5 p.m. (CT) before hosting DePaul on Sunday at noon (CT). 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 Cyclones enter Wednesday’s match with a 2-1 record after suffering their first loss to Minnesota (3-2) on Sunday. The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series, 39-3.
• Depaul brings a 3-2 overall record into Sunday’s match with consecutive wins over Georgetown (2-1) and George Washington (3-1).
IOWA CORN CY-HAWK SERIES
The Cyclones lead the 2024-25 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series, 11-8, with three competitions remaining. Iowa hosts Iowa State in women’s tennis (Feb. 5), women’s gymnastics (March 7) and the Hawkeye softball team will travel to Ames on April 15.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes dropped their first road match of the 2025 spring, falling 4-1 to Kansas on Jan. 26 at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Iowa’s lone win came from senior Barbora Pokorna in a straight-set victory, 6-3, 6-2. She remains undefeated in singles this spring.
QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa returns six letterwinners from a team that won 13 matches and finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten standings during the 2024 season.
• Juniors Daianne Hayashida and Nikita Vishwase are undefeated in three doubles matches this spring at the No. 2 doubles position. Iowa has won the doubles point in two of its three duals.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 90 victories during her eight-year tenure. She has 269 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes have two players -- juniors Tereza Dejnozkova and Daianne Hayashida -- in the ITA preseason rankings. Dejnozkova is ranked No. 75 in singles, while Hayashida is No. 89.
The University of Iowa women’s tennis team will play two home matches this week at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center. The Hawkeyes will host Iowa State in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup on Wednesday at 5 p.m. (CT) before hosting DePaul on Sunday at noon (CT). 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 Cyclones enter Wednesday’s match with a 2-1 record after suffering their first loss to Minnesota (3-2) on Sunday. The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series, 39-3.
• Depaul brings a 3-2 overall record into Sunday’s match with consecutive wins over Georgetown (2-1) and George Washington (3-1).
IOWA CORN CY-HAWK SERIES
The Cyclones lead the 2024-25 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series, 11-8, with three competitions remaining. Iowa hosts Iowa State in women’s tennis (Feb. 5), women’s gymnastics (March 7) and the Hawkeye softball team will travel to Ames on April 15.
LAST MATCH
The Hawkeyes dropped their first road match of the 2025 spring, falling 4-1 to Kansas on Jan. 26 at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. Iowa’s lone win came from senior Barbora Pokorna in a straight-set victory, 6-3, 6-2. She remains undefeated in singles this spring.
QUICK HITTERS
• Iowa returns six letterwinners from a team that won 13 matches and finished tied for sixth in the Big Ten standings during the 2024 season.
• Juniors Daianne Hayashida and Nikita Vishwase are undefeated in three doubles matches this spring at the No. 2 doubles position. Iowa has won the doubles point in two of its three duals.
• Sasha Boros is in her ninth season as Iowa’s head coach. The Iowa alum has guided the Hawkeyes to 90 victories during her eight-year tenure. She has 269 wins as a head coach in stops at Stetson, Missouri and Iowa.
IN THE RANKINGS
The Hawkeyes have two players -- juniors Tereza Dejnozkova and Daianne Hayashida -- in the ITA preseason rankings. Dejnozkova is ranked No. 75 in singles, while Hayashida is No. 89.