The Iowa men’s tennis team will host Missouri-Kansas City this afternoon in the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex.

The Hawkeyes will enter the meet coming off of an impressive performance in their home-opener on Feb. 1. The Iowa men’s tennis team posted a pair of sweeps in a double-header against Illinois State and Western Illinois, dropping only one set en route to earning a pair of 7-0 victories.

Freshman Nils Hallestrand made his college début, winning all four of his matches for Iowa. In doubles play, Hallestrand teamed up with senior Joey White to post a pair of victories in the No. 3 spot, in addition to posting singles victories in the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots.

Seniors Jonas Diercx, Juan Estensoro, and Michael Swank all posted a pair of victories in singles play. The Hawkeyes out scored the Western Illinois Lethernecks 72 games to 19.

Missouri-Kansas City will enter the meet with a 1-3 record. The Kangaroos defeated Baker 7-0 in their season-opener but fell to No. 42 Drake in its most recent meeting. The Kangaroos are led by senior Tomas Patino and freshman Mike Psarros in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles spots.

The match is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. Admission is free.

—  Jordan Bucher