Hoosiers Fall at Iowa, 6-1

Saturday, March 11

Iowa City, Iowa

11:00 AM

Indiana University

Iowa

3/11/2017 2:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Indiana women's tennis team came up short against Iowa in their Big Ten opener as they dropped a 6-1 on the road on Saturday in Iowa City.

The Hoosiers (9-6, 0-1) dropped the doubles point after falling in No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. The No. 1 match was 4-4 when it was stopped.

The Hawkeyes (11-1, 1-1) pushed their lead to 3-0 with wins at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 doubles.

Sophomore Natalie Whalen put Indiana on the board with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 victory on court four, but Iowa clinched the match with a three-set victory on court five.

In two additional close matches the Hawkeyes captured two more three-set singles matches to take the 6-1 victory.

Up next the Hoosiers travel to Las Vegas, Nev., for the spring break training trip and a match against Rutgers on March 16. That match is scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. ET start.

The Hoosiers next home match is Saturday March 25 against Michigan at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Iowa Hawkeyes 6, Indiana 1

Singles competition

1. Elise Van Heuvelen (IOWA) def. Madison Appel (IND) 7-5, 6-1

2. Zoe Douglas (IOWA) def. Paula Gutierrez (IND) 6-4, 6-2

3. Kristen Thoms (IOWA) def. Caitlin Bernard (IND) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

4. Natalie Whalen (IND) def. Adorabol Huckleby (IOWA) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

5. Aimee Tarun (IOWA) def. Kim Schmider (IND) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4

6. Montana Crawford (IOWA) def. Pauline Jahren (IND) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Elise Van Heuvelen/Zoe Douglas (IOWA) def. Madison Appel/Kim Schmider (IND) 6-4

2. Adorabol Huckleby/Montana Crawford (IOWA) vs. Caitlin Bernard/Natalie Whalen (IND) 4-4, unfinished