IOWA CITY, Iowa – Germany native Mia Mack has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa tennis team, it was announced Thursday by head coach Sasha Boros.

The Löchgau, Germany, native will join the team in January and have two seasons of eligibility remaining in Iowa City. She spent her freshman season at Miami (Florida) in 2022-23 and her sophomore season at the University of San Diego in 2023-24.

“I’m thrilled for Mia to join our team,” said Boros. “She is a talented and highly experienced player with a wealth of experience and success. We are excited to help Mia reach her high goals on and off the court at the University of Iowa.  Mia will contribute and make a positive impact on our singles and doubles lineup immediately.”

During her sophomore campaign at USD, Mack won a combined 21 singles and doubles matches for the Toreros en route to second-team All-West Coast Conference honors in singles and honorable mention all-league honors in doubles.  She was ranked as high as No. 42 nationally in singles during the spring season.

Mack went 6-4 at No. 2 singles and 4-1 at No. 3 singles, which included a 3-3 record against nationally ranked opponents. In doubles, Mack went 11-8, which included seven wins at the No. 1 doubles line.

Mack won the USTA Intercollegiate Championships in the fall of 2023, cruising to the title.  She entered the tournament as the No. 8 seed and didn’t drop a set until the final where she downed Texas’ Vivian Ovrootsky, 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4.

Prior to making the move to the West Coast, Mack was a four-time ACC Freshman of the Week honoree at Miami.  She posted a 20-10 singles record and went 15-10 in doubles, finishing second on the team in combined winning percentage (.636), singles winning percentage (.667) and spring singles winning percentage (.708).

Mack went 17-7 during the spring season, including a 15-6 mark in dual matches and a 9-4 record in ACC play.  She had a pair of singles victories over ranked foes.  A notable win came against NC State’s Chloe Henderson (6-0, 6-2), who was the eventual NCAA runner-up.

During her first fall of collegiate tennis, Mack advanced to the quarterfinals at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships in doubles.

“To me, it’s not about being in the biggest city, but more about being in a place full of the right people that makes it feel like home,” said Mack of her future home in Iowa City. “After getting to know the coaches and teammates, there was no doubt. I am excited to become a part of the Iowa family since the culture, values and personalities aligned with mine immediately. I can’t wait to represent the HAWKEYE on my shirt very soon!”

Mack had a decorated junior career, where she reached as high as No. 850 in the WTA rankings and No. 47 in the ITA rankings, both in August 2022.  She peaked at No. 375 in the ITF Juniors rankings in January 2021.

She won two ITA Juniors doubles titles in 2020, claimed an ITF Juniors singles crown in Norway in 2020, reached the finals of a $15K ITF Tournament in Tunisia in 2021 and won five German championships, including four in doubles in her career.

The Hawkeyes will return to action Nov. 6-10 at the ITA Sectional Championships in College Station, Texas.