The Iowa men’s tennis team (9-10) will host a home double match against Creighton (6-7) and Illinois (13-7) on April 8.

Iowa is on a two-match losing streak, falling to Penn State on April 3, 4-0, and to Ohio State on April 1, 4-0.

The Hawkeyes will start the matches against Creighton at 11 a.m. The Bluejays are on a three-match losing streak; out of their six victories, only one has come on the road.

The second match is against Illinois at 6 p.m. The No. 15 Illini are on a five-match winning steak, but only three of Illinois’ wins have come on the road.

The Hawkeyes have dominated on their home court. They are 6-1 at home and will try to use their home-court advantage to pull out two more wins.

Despite the Hawkeyes only losing one match at home this season, they have only one win against Big Ten opponents (1-4). The Hawkeyes’ last win in conference was against Minnesota on March 27.

Including the games on April 8, six of the Hawkeyes’ last eight remaining opponents are Big Ten teams. The April 8 games and the rest of the season will be important if the Hawkeyes want to stay relevant in conference play.

The Hawkeyes do play six out of their last eight games at home and this could be where the Hawkeyes get on a roll heading into the Big Ten Tournament.

— by Nicholas Moreano