Indiana Falls to No. 66 Iowa
3/2/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's tennis (6-8, 0-1 B1G) fell, 6-1, against No. 66 Iowa (6-6, 1-0 B1G) in their Big Ten home opener at the IU Tennis Center.
KEY MOMENTS
• No. 1 doubles partners Lara Schneider and Nicole Teodosescu won 6-4, before Iowa clinched the doubles point.
• Freshman Sarah L'allier evened a point for the Hoosiers to even out the score. She won the No. 6 singles match in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3.
• The Hawkeyes would win the next three singles matches to clinch the win, 4-1.
• Teodosescu put up a strong fight in No. 1 singles against No. 110 ranked Daianne Hayashida but ultimately lost 6-4, 6-4.
NOTABLES
• Schneider and Teodosescu advance to 4-1 on the season as doubles partners.
• L'allier advances to 3-3 on the season.
• The Hoosiers fall to 6-8 on the season and 0-1 in conference play.
INDIANA 1, IOWA 6
SINGLES
1. Daianne Hayashida (Iowa) def. Nicole Teodosescu (IU), 6-4, 6-4
2. Marisa Schmidt (Iowa) def. Elisabeth Dunac (IU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Barbora Pokorna (Iowa) def. Li Hsin Lin (IU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Pia Kranholdt (Iowa) def. Lene Mari Hovda (IU), 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 10-6
5. Vipasha Mehra (Iowa) def. Magdalena Swierczynska (IU), 6-3, 6-1
6. Sarah L'allier (IU) def. Jessica Matthews (Iowa), 6-1, 6-3
DOUBLES
1. Lara Schneider/Nicole Teodosescu (IU) def. Vipasha Mehra/Jessica Matthews (Iowa), 6-4
2. Barbora Pokorna/Pia Kranholdt (Iowa) def. Lene Mari Hovda/Elisabeth Dunac (IU), 6-4
3. Daianne Hayashida/Marisa Schmidt (Iowa) def. Li Hsin Lin/Sarah L'allier (IU), 6-4
ORDER OF FINISH
Singles: 6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4
Doubles: 3, 1, 2
UP NEXT
Indiana women's tennis will take on Minnesota Saturday, March 9th, at the IU Tennis Center. The match will begin at 11 a.m. ET.
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