Eight members of the Iowa women’s tennis team traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to compete in the Wildcat Invitational from Sept. 30 through Sunday.
Freshman Elise Van Huevelen, junior Anastasia Reimchen, sophomore Carin Runefelt, senior Aimee Tarun, junior Zoe Douglas, sophomore Adorabol Huckleby, sophomore Taylor Tamblyn, and junior Montana Crawford suited up for Iowa.
Day 1
The doubles team of Van Huevelen and Douglas defeated Pittsburgh (6-1) and Kentucky (6-4). The duo is now 8-1 on the season.
The doubles victories didn’t end there; Huckleby and Runefelt defeated Eastern Michigan (7-6), and Crawford and Tamblyn also recorded a victory over Eastern Michigan, (6-2).
In singles, three Hawkeyes came out with a victory.
Van Heuvelen defeated DePaul’s Pati Lancranjan, (7-5, 6-2). Tamblyn defeated Notre Dame’s Hayden Siegfried (6-4, 6-2), and Crawford defeated University of Chicago’s Stefana Vasic (6-3, 6-3).
Day 2
In singles play Van Huevelen, Tarun, Huckleby, and Crawford all secured victories.
Van Huevelen remained perfect on the season after defeating Notre Dame’s Monica Robinson, (3-6, 6-1, 1-0 [7]). Tarun defeated Northwestern’s Nina Van Oost (6-4, 6-2). Huckleby defeated Wisconsin’s Melissa Pick (6-4, 6-1) and Crawford defeated Notre Dame’s Jeanie Nash (6-2, 6-4).
With the victories, Tarun, Crawford and Van Heuvelen all secured their spots in the championship rounds on the final day of competition.
Day 3
The last day of the tournament consisted of one round of singles matches.
Of the seven Hawkeyes, four came out with victories: Runefelt, Douglas, Tamblyn, and Tarun.
“It was a great weekend,” Schmid said in a release. “We played in some highly competitive matches and showed progress from the beginning of the tournament to the end. We’re ready to go home, keep working hard, and get ready for regionals.”
—By Nicholas Moreano