Indiana University Athletics
Monday, January 16
Bloomington, Ind.
11:00 A.M.
Indiana University
vs
Butler
IUWT Hosts Bellarmine, Butler in Season Opener
1/15/2023 9:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's tennis will open the Spring season on Monday with a double-header as they host Bellarmine and Butler at the IU Tennis Center. IU's match against Bellarmine will begin at 11 a.m. with Butler at 4 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the second match up between Indiana and Bellarmine. The two squads first met on Feb. 12, 2022 when IU defeated the Knights 4-0.
• IU leads the series against the Butler Bulldogs 14-0 since the 2005-06 season. In the last match up on Feb. 9, 2022, the Hoosiers won 6-1.
STATS
The matches can be viewed and followed on Playsight video and live stats.
ABOUT THE HOOSIERS
• Sophomore Lara Schneider is a standout on the squad. She was named All-Big Ten selection finishing the last season with a 19-7 overall singles record and a 21-9 overall doubles record. Schneider competed in the No. 1 singles spot in all but one Big Ten match and went 4-3 in conference play.
• Senior Xiaowei "Rose" Hu won six of her seven singles matches while classmate Mila Mejic earned four single match victories during the fall season.
• IU have added three new additions to their roster including two graduate transfers in Saby Nihalani and Lauren Lemonds. The duo posts a high-level of experience for the Hoosier squad. Lemonds was named the team MVP, an ITA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree during her four years at Michigan State.
• In the 2021-22 season, Nihalani was a named team Captain at Wake Forest and finished with a 7-4 singles record, including 4-3 in ACC matches.
• Freshman Nicole Teodosescu looks to make an immediate impact this season for the Hoosiers. She is a tough competitor with a lot of experience. Teodosescu has competed in nine professional 15k tournaments in the past year, accumulating three ITF women's ranking points on the year.
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SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the second match up between Indiana and Bellarmine. The two squads first met on Feb. 12, 2022 when IU defeated the Knights 4-0.
• IU leads the series against the Butler Bulldogs 14-0 since the 2005-06 season. In the last match up on Feb. 9, 2022, the Hoosiers won 6-1.
STATS
The matches can be viewed and followed on Playsight video and live stats.
ABOUT THE HOOSIERS
• Sophomore Lara Schneider is a standout on the squad. She was named All-Big Ten selection finishing the last season with a 19-7 overall singles record and a 21-9 overall doubles record. Schneider competed in the No. 1 singles spot in all but one Big Ten match and went 4-3 in conference play.
• Senior Xiaowei "Rose" Hu won six of her seven singles matches while classmate Mila Mejic earned four single match victories during the fall season.
• IU have added three new additions to their roster including two graduate transfers in Saby Nihalani and Lauren Lemonds. The duo posts a high-level of experience for the Hoosier squad. Lemonds was named the team MVP, an ITA Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree during her four years at Michigan State.
• In the 2021-22 season, Nihalani was a named team Captain at Wake Forest and finished with a 7-4 singles record, including 4-3 in ACC matches.
• Freshman Nicole Teodosescu looks to make an immediate impact this season for the Hoosiers. She is a tough competitor with a lot of experience. Teodosescu has competed in nine professional 15k tournaments in the past year, accumulating three ITF women's ranking points on the year.
@IndianaWTennis
Follow Indiana Women's Tennis on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#GoIU
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