SEATTLE, Wash. – The 32nd-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 18 Washington on Sunday in the regular season finale at the Lloyd Nordstrom Tennis Center.

The Huskies (19-3, 11-2) opened the match by securing the doubles point. On court one, Daianne Hayashida and Marisa Schmidt overcame No. 52 Reece Carter and Alexia Jacobs to post a 6-3 win. At No. 3, Carina Syrtveit and McKenna Koenig defeated Nikita Vishwase and Jessica Matthews, 6-4. In the deciding match on court two, Erika Matsuda and Sophie Luescher edged Barbora Pokorna and Pia Kranholdt, 6-4, to claim the doubles point.

In singles, Washington captured three straight-set wins. On court three, Jacobs defeated Pokorna 6-3, 6-1. At No. 4, Koenig extended the lead with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Kranholdt. Washington won the match on court two where Matsuda defeated Schmidt 6-4, 6-0.

With Washington clinching its fourth point, the remaining three matches were left unfinished. On court one, No. 108 Hayashida was leading No. 94 Carter 6-0, 3-6, 3-1. At No. 5, Vishwase was battling Luescher 3-6, 5-5 while Xu was down 5-7, 4-3 to Syrtveit.

QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS 
“We played a good Washington team inside today to finish the Big Ten season. I’m proud of this group, we’re going to regroup and get down to Ojai, California, for the Big Ten Tournament. We’re honored to be a part of it and are looking forward to a great finish to the Big Ten season at the tournament.”

UP NEXT 
Iowa (13-9, 7-6) will begin postseason play next week at the Big Ten Championships in Ojai, California, at Libbey Park.

No. 18 Washington 4, No. 32 Iowa 0

Singles Results 
No. 1 – No. 108 Daianne Hayashida (UI) vs. No. 94 Reece Carter (UW), 6-0, 3-6, 3-1 (unfinished)
No. 2 – Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Marisa Schmidt (UI), 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 – Alexia Jacobs (UW) def. Barbora Pokorna (UI), 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 – McKenna Koenig (UW) def. Pia Kranholdt (UI), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 – Nikita Vishwase (UI) vs. Sophie Luescher (UW), 3-6, 5-5 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Sally Xu (UI) vs. Carina Syrtveit (UW), 5-7, 4-3 (unfinished)

Order of Finish: 3, 4, 2

Doubles Results 
No. 1 – Hayashida / Schmidt (UI) def. No. 52 Carter / Jacobs (UW), 6-3
No. 2 – Matsuda / Leuscher (UW) def. Pokorna / Kranholdt (UI), 6-4
No. 3 – Syrtveit / Koenig (UW) def. Vishwase / Matthews (UI), 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

It’s Drake Relays week and action heats up Tuesday night on the streets of downtown Des Moines with the Grand Blue Mile and the U-S 1 Mile Road Championships. This will be the ninth relays as director for Blake Boldon and he has led the meet during a time that has featured a rapidly changing college athletics landscape as well as the cancellation of the 2020 meet due to the COVID pandemic.

Boldon says the meet has faced numerous challenges during its first 115 years.

Boldon says a challenge going forward may be the changes in high education.

Action in the stadium begins Wednesday with the first of two days of competition in the heptathlon and decathlon.

With Kaleb Johnson waiting for the NFL Draft Iowa’s running back room has a different look this season. Sophomore Kamari Moulton looks to step up after playing in 12 games and rushing for 486 yards in 2024. Moulton says he learned a lot from Johnson and things that made him successful.

Moulton says the experience he gained last year has given him more confidence.

As the most experienced running back Moulton and Jazz Patterson have become the leaders of the group.

The Hawkeyes close spring drills on Saturday with an open practice in Kinnick Stadium.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – LaSondra Barrett has been named an assistant coach with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, it was announced Friday by P. Sue Beckwith, MD, head coach Jan Jensen.

Barrett joined the Georgia Tech women’s basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2022 and finished and her third season with the program in 2024-25. She added recruiting coordinator to her title in summer 2024. Barrett had spent the previous three seasons at Houston. She primarily worked with the post players.

A former all-American at LSU, Barrett brings a wealth of coaching experience to Iowa City. She arrived at Houston in 2019-20 as the director of recruiting operations before being elevated to an assistant coach in 2020-21, working primarily with the post players.

“I am incredibly honored and excited to join the Iowa Women’s Basketball staff”, Barrett said. “This program has a storied tradition of excellence, built on a foundation of hard work, integrity, and a true passion for the game. I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to a culture that not only produces success on the court but also empowers young women to grow as leaders and individuals. I look forward to working alongside Coach Jensen and her outstanding staff, and I’m eager to get to work in support of this incredible team and the Hawkeye community.”

Prior to her stint at Houston, Barrett had coaching stops at Louisiana Tech (2018-19) and Florida International (2016-17), both as an assistant coach. In 2018-19 while at Louisiana Tech, Barrett helped tutor all-CUSA first team selection Kierra Anthony to a remarkable season, ranking first in the C-USA and fourth nationally in scoring.

A native of Jackson, Miss., Barrett was a four-year letterwinner at LSU (2009-12). Named the 2009 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year, Barrett also garnered all-SEC honors twice during her collegiate career. Following her junior and senior seasons, she was named a WBCA Honorable Mention All-America honoree. In her four seasons at LSU, she helped the Tigers to three NCAA Tournament appearances and finished with over 1,500 points and 800 rebounds in her career.

Barrett became the seventh player in LSU program history to be selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft, taken 10th overall by the Washington Mystics in 2012. For her outstanding career, she was named LSU’s 2016 SEC Women’s Legend. Following LSU, Barrett played three seasons professionally – one season in Israel and two in Australia.

After her professional career, Barrett returned to LSU and spent two seasons (2014-16) as the director of player personnel. In that role, she was responsible for all non-conference scheduling, academic and alumni relations.

Barrett graduated from LSU in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in sports administration with an emphasis in business commerce. She earned her master’s degree in sports management in 2016.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa in conjunction with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever announced on Friday the tipoff time for the Fever’s exhibition contest against the Brazilian National Team on May 4, 2025, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. The exhibition is now set to tipoff at 3 p.m. (CT).

TV Network designation will be released at a later date.

Although this special event is taking place in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, it will be hosted by ProHoops Sports & Events, not the University of Iowa. Certain aspects of gameday will be different from the typical game production of a Hawkeye women’s basketball game.

Former Hawkeye and two-time consensus National Player of the Year, Caitlin Clark, was selected as the No. 1 draft pick by the Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft. The UI Athletics Department retired Clark’s iconic No. 22 following Iowa’s win over second-ranked USC on Feb. 2, 2025, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. — The University of Iowa women’s golf team fired an opening round 303 on Friday to complete the first 18 holes of the Big Ten Championships at the Bulle Rock Golf Course.

Two Hawkeyes — sophomores Ximena Benites and Maura Peters — paced the team throughout the first day, shooting a three-over par 75.  The duo is tied for 36th place.

Iowa is currently tied for 14th with Penn State heading into day two. The Hawkeyes shot a 15-over par 303, five shots out of 10th place.

Oregon leads the field with a two-under par, 286. The Duck’s Ting-Hsuan Huang leads the team field with a three-under par 69.

IOWA LEADERBOARD 
T38. Ximena Benites 75
T38. Maura Peters 75
T48. Paula Miranda 76
T60. Riley Lewis  77
T69. Lily Huether 78
T14. IOWA 303

UP NEXT 
The second round will begin Saturday with a 7:30 a.m. (CT) shotgun start.

SARASOTA, Fla – The Iowa rowing team wrapped up day 1 at the Big Ten Invitational on Friday at Nathan Benderson Park.

The Hawkeyes raced in the 1V8, 2V8, 3V8, 4V8, 1V4, 2V4, and 3V4 with a talented field consisting of No. 3 Washington, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 7 Brown, No. 9 Rutgers, No. 11 Penn, No. 12 Michigan, No. 14 Ohio State, No. 16 Duke, No. 17 Oregon State, No. 18 Harvard/Radcliffe, No. 20 Oklahoma, No. 21 Indiana, and No. 24 USC.

Iowa’s top placements of the day came from the 3V8 and 4V8 in the morning session, placing third against No. 6 Tennessee, No. 9 Rutgers, and Michigan State. It is unique to the Big Ten to have first-year rowers only in these two boats.

The Hawkeyes return to action tomorrow morning at 7:50 a.m. (CT) with the 3V8. Fans can watch live on RHSTV or follow along here.

QUOTING HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT
“We learned a lot today that there are lots of fast crews both in our conference and nationally. Our women rose to challenge in the afternoon session bringing more aggression and fire to the course. I am extremely proud of how our third and fourth varsity boats competed and handled themselves. They rowed with a lot of composure, effort, and drive. If the conditions allow, we are always striving to be faster than we were the day before. We are looking to see an even more renewed level of enthusiasm in our athletes to finish the weekend strong!”

FINISHES
Morning Session

II Varsity Four
1 Washington (7:22.94)
2 Penn (7:32.20)
3 Clemson (7:34.85)
4 Indiana (7:39.38)
5 Notre Dame (7:54.44)
6 Iowa (8:06.19)
Iowa: Kimberly Marquez (cox), Maggie Toennis, Emma Tate, Laura Murphy, Madeline Reid

I Varsity Four
1 Washington (7:13.24)
2 Penn (7:23.26)
3 Indiana (7:25.53)
4 Clemson (7:26.43)
5 Notre Dame (7:40.15)
6 Iowa (7:55.69)
Iowa: Carissa Cochico (cox), Ava Satterfield, Ella Grove, Haley Hayes, Issy Allen

II Varsity Eight
1 Washington (6:26.32)
2 Penn (6:34.45)
3 Indiana (6:39.96)
4 Clemson (6:40.72)
5 Notre Dame (6:50.96)
6 Iowa (6:56.82)
Iowa: Cara Burns (cox), Annabel Rayner, Alli Merritt, Karire Evans, Soph Pepper, Olivia Smothers, Haley Reeves, Evan Schwickerath, Meghan Harris

I Varsity Eight
1 Washington (6:17.28)
2 Indiana (6:24.03)
3 Penn (6:26.68)
4 Clemson (6:30.66)
5 Notre Dame (6:38.05)
6 Iowa (6:39.40)
Iowa: Natalie Maher (cox), Orla Cuffe, Molly Shannon, Scarlett Maleham, Mia Lawrence, Poppy Brooke Turner, Lily Beardsley, Sophia Foreman, Emma Rayner

III Varsity Four
1 Michigan (7:23.45)
2 Notre Dame (7:50.53)
3 USC (8:02.20)
4 Iowa (8:04.63)
Iowa: Taylor Arbuckle (cox), Maitlynn Bucklin-Pagano, Raegan Walesa, Momo Sexton, Ella Thompson

IV Varsity Eight
1 Rutgers (7:04.48)
2 Michigan State (7:17.56)
3 Iowa (7:18.88)
4 Miami (7:31.07)
5 Wisconsin (7:35.62)
Iowa: Olivia Brimeyer (cox), Reece Schrader, Kendall Elizabeth Doer, Kendra Vesperman, Addison Mougin, Grace Ryan, Rian Barr, Sophia Romero, Hannah Ryan

III Varsity Eight
1 Tennessee (6:44.85)
2 Rutgers (6:52.33)
3 Iowa (7:07.04)
4 Miami (7:12.93)
5 Minnesota (7:13.23)
6 Wisconsin (7:17.15)
Iowa: Abby Jager (cox), Leah Nawrot, Catherine Finerty, Brynn Storhoff, Isabelle DeLong, Grace Moller, Lauren Bengtson, Sidra Sakati, Naomi Dean Reilly-Mills

Afternoon Session

III Varsity Four
1 Michigan (7:37.90)
2 Rutgers (7:48.23)
3 Oklahoma (8:29.22)
4 Iowa (8:39.67)
Alabama (Scratch)
Iowa: Taylor Arbuckle (cox), Nora Langstraat, Raegan Walesa, Momo Sexton, Ella Thompson

IV Varsity Eight
1 Michigan (7:10.31)
2 Rutgers (7:15.56)
3 Minnesota (7:17.99)
4 Iowa (7:29.09)
5 Miami (7:35.89)
Iowa: Olivia Brimeyer (cox), Reece Schrader, Kendall Elizabeth Doer, Kendra Vesperman, Addison Mougin, Grace Ryan, Rian Barr, Sophia Romero, Hannah Ryan

III Varsity Eight
1 Tennessee (6:45.98)
2 Ohio State (6:54.04)
3 Alabama (6:55.72)
4 Iowa (7:09.79)
5 Oklahoma (7:11.51)
6 Indiana (7:13.36)
Iowa: Abby Jager (cox), Leah Nawrot, Catherine Finerty, Brynn Storhoff, Isabelle DeLong, Grace Moller, Lauren Bengtson, Sidra Sakati, Naomi Dean Reilly-Mills

II Varsity Four
1 Harvard/Radcliffe (7:25.89)
2 UCLA (7:28.41)
3 Oklahoma (7:30.54)
4 Alabama (7:32.27)
5 Indiana (7:45.57)
6 Iowa (8:10.05)
Iowa: Kimberly Maquez (cox), Ava Satterfield, Emma Tate, Maggie Toennis, Madeline Reid

I Varsity Four
1 Harvard/Radcliffe (7:16.93)
2 Alabama (7:22.71)
3 Indiana (7:27.99)
4 UCLA (7:29.89)
5 Oklahoma (7:32.64)
6 Iowa (7:49.13)
Iowa: Carissa Cochico (cox), Issy Allen, Ella Grove, Haley Hayes, Laura Murphy

II Varsity Eight
1 Oklahoma (6:33.75)
2 Harvard/Radcliffe (6:35.45)
3 UCLA (6:39.57)
4 Indiana (6:41.11)
5 Alabama (6:49.24)
6 Iowa (6:55.15)
Iowa: Cara Burns (cox), Annabel Rayner, Alli Merritt, Karire Evans, Soph Pepper, Olivia Smothers, Haley Reeves, Evan Schwickerath, Meghan Harris

I Varsity Eight
1 Harvard/Radcliffe (6:25.95)
2 Indiana (6:28.47)
3 Alabama (6:36.19)
4 Oklahoma (6:36.30)
5 Iowa (6:38.48)
6 UCLA (6:42.00)
Iowa: Natalie Maher (cox), Orla Cuffe, Molly Shannon, Scarlett Maleham, Mia Lawrence, Poppy Brooke Turner, Lily Beardsley, Sophia Foreman, Emma Rayner

Eugene, Ore. – Senior Barbora Pokorna’s singles win at the No. 4 singles position clinched the 32nd-ranked University of Iowa women’s tennis team’s 4-3 win at Oregon on Friday at the Student Tennis Center.

The win moves Iowa’s record to 13-8 overall and 7-5 in Big Ten Conference play heading into Sunday’s regular season finale at Washington.

Oregon (8-13) took an early lead by securing the highly contested doubles point. On court two, Daianne Hayashida and Marisa Schmidt made quick work of Bridget Mihulka and Karin Young, 6-2. The Ducks responded at No. 1, where Tilde Jagare and Juliet Santitto edged No. 119 Tereza Dejnozkova and Nikita Vishwase, 6-4.

The deciding match on court three saw Candela Aparisi and Marjorie Souza defeat Barbora Pokorna and Pia Kranholdt 7-5 to clinch the point.

In singles, Iowa responded with three straight-set wins. On court two, No. 108 Hayashida cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Young. On court one, No. 119 Dejnozkova defeated Souza 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) in a tiebreaker and Schmidt extended the Hawkeyes’ lead at No. 3 with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jagare.

Oregon battled back with wins on court five and six, tying the match at three. At No. 6, Santitto defeated Vishwase, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, while Aparisi overcame Kranholdt, 7-5, 5-7, 6-1.

Pokorna clinched the Hawkeye win at No. 4 singles, downing Daughters in a three-set tiebreaker, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

QUOTING HEAD COACH SASHA BOROS 
“It was an incredible battle today in Eugene against Oregon. I’m proud of the fight and it was awesome to see Poko clinch another match for us with such courage. We’re going to rest up and get up to Washington. We’re looking forward to our final Big Ten battle on Sunday.”

UP NEXT 
Iowa (13-8, 7-5) will conclude the regular season on Sunday, facing No. 18 Washington at 5 p.m. (CT) at the Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium.

No. 32 Iowa 4, Oregon 3

Singles Results 
No. 1 – No. 119 Tereza Dejnozkova (UI) def. Marjorie Souza (UO), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 2 – No. 108 Daianne Hayashida (UI) def. Karin Young (UO), 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 – Marisa Schmidt (UI) def. Tilde Jagare (UO), 6-3, 7-5
No. 4 – Barbora Pokorna (UI) def. Patsy Daughters (UO), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 5 – Candela Aparisi (UO) def. Pia Kranholdt (UI), 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
No. 6 – Juliet Santitto (UO) def. Nikita Vishwase (UI), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3, 6, 5, 4

Doubles Results 
No. 1 – Jagare / Santitto (UO) def. No. 68 Dejnozkova / Vishwase (UI), 6-4
No. 2 – Hayashida / Schmidt (UI) def. Mihulka / Young (UO), 6-2
No. 3 – Aparisi / Souza (UO) def. Pokorna / Kranholdt (UI), 7-5

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3

ANN ARBOR, Michigan – The University of Iowa baseball team secured its fifth straight series opening win defeating Michigan, 6-5, on Friday night at Ray Fisher Stadium.

The Hawkeyes out hit the Wolverines 13-7 and held Michigan scoreless in the final five innings.

“We had to tough one out tonight,” said head coach Rick Heller. “Little bit different of a Friday night than we have been used to. Cade didn’t have his good command, and we had to fight through some defensive miscues and some plays that probably should have been made that weren’t errors.”

Cade Obermueller got the start for Iowa. He threw four innings and struck out three while walking four and allowed five runs (three earned).

Daniel Wright earned the win throwing 2 1/3 innings allowing two hits and no runs. Anthony Watts threw two innings striking out one and allowing one hit.

Brant Hogue earned the save throwing the final 2/3 innings of the game punching out two.

Ben Wilmes and Miles Risley led the Hawkeyes on the offensive side of things both going 3-for-5 with two RBIs.

Gable Mitchell and Daniel Rogers each had two hits and Rogers plated two runs with both of his hits being doubles.

“Offensively, at least for the first six innings we were outstanding,” said Heller. “We just kept coming at them and grinding out good at bat after good at bat. Scoring multiple runs in multiple innings. Survived the big inning in the fourth where we gave up the lead, fought back and tied it up and gave it up to the bullpen. They were outstanding. Wright, Watts and Hogue were lights out for us tonight.”

Iowa raced out to a 3-0 lead before Michigan got on the board. A big fourth inning gave the Michigan a 5-4 lead before Iowa’s bullpen shut the Wolverines down the rest of the way and Iowa was able to scrape across a run in the fifth and one in the sixth which would prove the difference.

“That was a hard-fought Friday night,” said Heller. “Not traditional, but I thought we showed a lot of toughness and found a way to get it done.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes and Wolverines face off tomorrow for game two of the series with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. (CT).