The No. 30 Iowa women’s tennis team was defeated by No. 25 Illinois on Sunday in Atlanta. The Fighting Illini beat the Hawkeyes, 5-2, in the consolation match of the annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Season Kickoff.

Junior Sonja Molnar and senior Jessica Young beat the No. 15 doubles duo in the No. 1 spot, 9-7.

The team dropped its first match of the season the previous day, falling to No. 13 Georgia Tech, 5-2.

The two losses brought the women’s record to 1-2 on the season.

Georgia Tech beat South Florida, 4-2, on Sunday to clinch the invitational title.

— by Nick Szafranski