THIS WEEK
The University of Iowa women’s tennis team will head to South Bend, Indiana, on Saturday to face Notre Dame at the Eck Tennis Pavilion. Competition will start at 10 a.m. (CT).

THE LINEUP
The Hawkeyes will be introducing three new student-athletes this season — two freshmen and one transfer. Six of the eight players on this year’s roster are international, ranging from Canada to Germany.

LAST MATCH
After getting rained out in their season opener against Florida Atlantic, the Hawkeyes notched their first win – a 5-2 road victory at Florida Gulf Coast on Jan. 13. Iowa won the doubles point and recorded singles victories at No. 1, 2, 4 and 6 in singles.

DAI: NATIONALLY RANKED
• After winning five matches during the fall season, sophomore Daianne Hayashida earned a spot in ITA’s singles rankings. The Peru native was ranked No. 109 in the nation in the rankings that were released on Nov. 15.
• Hayashida opened the spring as Iowa’s No. 1 singles player, where she posted a straight set win in her opening match.
• During the fall, Hayashida advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Midwest Regionals and she competed in the main draw of the ITA Women’s All-American Championships in September. She was the first Hawkeye to advance to the regional quarterfinals since Elise van Heuvelen in 2019.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will continue on the road on Jan. 27-28, traveling Raleigh, North Carolina, for the ITA Kickoff event. Iowa will face Clemson in its first match of the weekend before squaring off against either NC State or Alabama.