By Nicholas Moreano
The Iowa women’s tennis team will compete in its third tournament of the season when the Hawkeyes head to Minneapolis to compete in the Central Regionals today through Oct. 17.
The first day of competition will be as exciting and full of competition as the Hawkeyes will experience this season, consisting of first round of singles play and 32 doubles matches.
Eight Hawkeyes will compete in this weekend’s tournament. Seven of them — Elise Van Heuvelen, Anastasia Reimchen, Zoe Douglas, Adorabol Huckleby, Aimee Tarun, Carin Runefelt, and Montana Crawford — will play in singles.
The Hawkeyes will have four doubles teams: Van Heuvelen and Douglas, Tarun and Huckleby, Runefelt and Crawford, and Kristen Thoms and Reimchen.
“There is going to be some really good competition at this tournament,” said Iowa head coach Sasha Schmid in a release. “This will be a good comparison for our team to see where we stand against some of the best teams in the nation.”
The second day of competition will consist of the round of 32 (16 matches), followed by another 16 matches and then the second (16 matches) round of singles.
Saturday will consist of the doubles round of 16, the doubles quarterfinals, and the singles round of 16.
On Oct. 16 the doubles semifinals will take place along with the singles quarterfinals and semifinals. The tournament will end Oct. 17 with doubles and singles finals.
The Hawkeyes have done well in each of their first two tournaments and are riding some momentum heading into their biggest weekend yet.