The Iowa women’s tennis team will begin play at the Midwest Regional tournament at 9 a.m. today.

The tournament will run through Oct. 27.

Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Ohio State are among the other teams attending from the Big Ten.

Iowa will also face a slew of nonconference teams, such as Akron, DePaul, Eastern Michigan, Notre Dame, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Western Michigan, and Youngstown State.

The Hawkeyes will be split into two groups, traveling to separate locations. One group will venture to Northwestern, while the other will go to Illinois.

Sophomore Sonja Molnar and junior Lynne Poggensee-Wei will represent the Hawkeyes at Northwestern in the A draw. The remaining team members will travel to Champaign, Ill.

Iowa assistant coach Mira Radu said she likes what she has seen from the Hawkeyes recently and expects their hard work to translate into success during the tournament.

“Coming from this past week in Tallahassee, [Fla.] I think there’s some good energy,” Radu said. “It’s the last tournament of the fall. We’re a little bit tired, but I think they’re ready to go.”

— by Patrick Rafferty