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Hawkeyes Take Out No. 75 Nebraska in Lincoln

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March 10th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Iowa women’s tennis team posted its first ranked victory of the season, downing No. 75 Nebraska, 4-2, on Sunday at the Dillon Tennis Center.

After dropping the doubles point, the Hawkeyes stormed back to notch their seventh victory of the season with singles wins on courts two through five.

Senior Vipasha Mehra set the standard, capturing the first win on court five, defeating Ana Zamurek in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. Junior Marisa Schmidt kept the ball rolling at No. 2, earning the straight set victory against over Anfisa Danilchenko, 6-2, 6-1.

Junior Barbora Pokorna put the Hawkeyes up 3-1 with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Isa Adrover Gallego, 6-2, 6-1, before sophomore Pia Kranholdt clinched the win in a marathon match, downing Maja Pietrowicz, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6, 7-6 (7-4).

The Huskers captured a win in singles competition in the No. 6 spot.