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Iowa’s Pia Kranholdt stands ready during a women’s tennis meet at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex. The Hawkeye’s defeated the Wildcat’s, 4,1, on Sunday, Feb.5, 2023.

Bringing energy serves well in collegiate tennis matches

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter March 5, 2023

Iowa women’s tennis player Samantha Mannix will always remember that road match. On March 13, 2021, Mannix and the Hawkeyes faced off against Illinois at Atkins Tennis Center in Champaign, Illinois. Iowa...

Kansas State’s Rozalia Gruszczynska and Iowa’s Marisa Schmidt shake hands after a match during a women’s tennis meet at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Comple on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 4,1.

One is just a number for Iowa women’s tennis sophomore Marisa Schmidt

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter February 26, 2023

Iowa women’s tennis player Marisa Schmidt can be found working in silence before practice every Wednesday. With Hawkeye assistant coach Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell lobbing balls over the net,...

Iowa’s women’s tennis team pick up tennis balls during a women’s tennis meet at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. The Cyclones defeated the Hawkeyes, 4-0.

Photos: Iowa tennis vs. Iowa State

Cody Blissett, Photojournalist February 25, 2023

No. 4 ranked Iowa State women’s tennis defeat No. 40 Iowa’s women’s tennis, 4-0, at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Iowa lost 2 of 3 doubles matches against...

Iowa head coach Sasha Schmid watches drills during a practice for the Iowa tennis team at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Iowa tennis notebook | Hawkeyes complete two-match road trip out west

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter February 16, 2023

The Iowa women’s tennis team completed a two-match road trip to the pacific northwest this weekend and finished 1-1. While the Hawkeyes lost to Oregon, 4-1, on Feb. 10, they defeated St. Mary’s,...

Iowa’s Samantha Mannix prepares to hit the ball during a women’s tennis meet at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Comple on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Wildcats, 4,1.

Photos: Iowa tennis vs. Kansas State

Cody Blissett, Photojournalist February 5, 2023

Iowa women’s tennis team defeated the Kansas State Wildcats, 4,1, on Sunday. In the opening doubles matches Iowa won two out of the three matches. In the singles matches, Iowa won three matches while...

Iowas Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell hits a backhand during a womens tennis match between Iowa and Rutgers at the HTRC on Friday, April 5, 2019. The Hawkeyes defeated the Scarlet Knights, 6-1.

Former Iowa women’s tennis player Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell returns to her home court

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter January 24, 2023

Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell didn’t end her collegiate tennis career the way she hoped. She was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2017 and played for the Hawkeyes during all five years...

Iowa’s Barbora Pokorna hits a ball during a practice for the Iowa tennis team at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Iowa tennis notebook | Hawkeyes begin spring season at Northern Illinois tournament

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter January 18, 2023

The Iowa women’s tennis team competed in the NIU Huskie Winter Invitational in DeKalb, Illinois from Jan 14-16. The Hawkeyes finished with a 16-7 overall record, going 6-3 in doubles and 10-4 in...

Iowa’s Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell sends the ball over the net during the Iowa Women’s Tennis match against Purdue on Feb. 28, 2021 at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex. Iowa defeated Purdue 6-1.

Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell hired as Iowa women’s tennis assistant coach

Chloe Peterson, Sports Editor December 5, 2022

Iowa women’s tennis has hired Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell as an assistant coach, Hawkeye athletics announced Monday. Van Heuvelen Treadwell, who hails from East Sussex, England, competed for...

Iowa head coach Sasha Schmid watches drills during a practice for the Iowa tennis team at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Iowa women’s tennis head coach Sasha Schmid teaches resilience on and off the court

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter October 25, 2022

When Sasha Schmid came to the University of Iowa in 1992, she was excited to begin her career at the school she grew up rooting for. While Schmid is from San Diego, California, her mother is from Waterloo,...

Iowa’s Barbora Pokorna hits a ball during a practice for the Iowa tennis team at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Iowa tennis notebook | Hawkeyes making progress in pressure situations

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter October 20, 2022

The Iowa women’s tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I Central Regional Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Oct. 13-16. The Hawkeyes were without sophomore...

Iowa’s Daianne Hayashida hits a ball during a practice for the Iowa tennis team at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.

Iowa women’s tennis freshman Daianne Hayashida focused under pressure

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter October 16, 2022

Daianne Hayashida is used to pressure.  Not only has the Iowa tennis freshman represented her native Peru as a tennis player since she was 11 years old, but she has also played in hostile environments.  Hayashida...

Iowa’s Marisa Schmidt eyes the ball before she hits a shot during a women’s tennis match between Iowa and Michigan State at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreation Complex on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. The Hawkeyes defeated the Spartans, 4- 3.

Iowa tennis notebook | Hawkeyes finish San Diego Intercollegiate Championship

Matt McGowan, Sports Reporter October 5, 2022

Four members of the Iowa women’s tennis team finished 9-6 overall in singles and doubles play at the Intercollegiate Championship in San Diego, California, from Sept. 29-Oct. 2.  The group of fifth-year...

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