UI spring sport student-athletes find success academically amid a semester of canceled seasons and online classes
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
July 7, 2020
After a spring that saw sports canceled and classes moved online, the Hawkeye spring sports teams persevered to find success in the classroom. Iowa had 107 spring student-athletes named to the 2020 spring Academic All-Big Ten team. According to the Big Ten website, to be eligible for Acade...
Iowa tennis player Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell prepares for her final year as a Hawkeye
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
July 1, 2020
In the fall of 2016 at the University of Minnesota’s Gopher Invitational, Elise van Heuvelen Treadwell took the court for the Hawkeyes for the first time. Since then the senior from Seaford, East Sussex, England, has spent the last four years as the Iowa women’s tennis team’s ace. In her f...
Iowa commit Alexa Noel set to make an immediate impact for women’s tennis team
Will Fineman, Sports Reporter
June 24, 2020
The Iowa women’s tennis team landed one of the best recruits in the country in its 2020 class — Alexa Noel, a right-handed server out of Summit, New Jersey. She’s ready to make an impact for the Hawkeyes. Noel competed in the finals of the 2019 Wimbledon Junior tennis tournament, won t...
Van Heuvelen Treadwell earns ITA honor
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
May 18, 2020
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced Monday that senior Elise Van Heuvelen Treadwell had been named ITA Central Regional Senior Player of the Year. Van Heuvelen Treadwell is first Hawkeye in program history to win the award. “This is a great honor for Elise, and she is so deserving of th...
Technology keeping Iowa teams together when separation is necessary
Chris Werner, Sports Reporter
April 30, 2020
Both Iowa’s swimming and men’s tennis rosters have a significant international presence. The thing that brought these groups together was a common sport and a common location. Now that both of those things have been taken away during the COVID-19 pandemic, the teams are finding new ways to be...
NCAA postseason events, Big Ten events canceled
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020 is a day sports fans will not soon forget. The sports world seemed to stop spinning Thursday afternoon as NCAA announced that it would not conduct any of its postseason championships, including the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments. The Big Ten Conference then...
Big Ten to conduct winter and spring sporting events without fans
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
March 11, 2020
The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday evening that fans will not be granted entry to any of its remaining 2020 winter or spring events. Those granted access include student-athletes, coaches, credentialed media, and immediate family members of event participants. Sports affected inclu...
Photos: Iowa women’s tennis vs. Kansas State (2/23/20)
Megan Nagorzanski, Photojournalist
February 23, 2020
Photos: Iowa women’s tennis vs. Colorado (2/16/2020)
Shivansh Ahuja, Content Creator
February 16, 2020
Women’s tennis completes first leg of southeast action
Austin Hanson, Assistant Sports Editor
January 20, 2020
Spring is officially in session for Iowa women’s tennis as the Hawkeyes begin 2020 play with a southern swing. This stretch of Iowa’s schedule features the likes of Texas, Texas Tech, and LSU. The Hawkeyes’ trip began with a matchup against South Alabama in Fort Myers, Florida, on Jan. ...
Strong performance marks end of fall session for Iowa women’s tennis
Austin Hanson, Sports Reporter
November 3, 2019
After a strong showing at the Florida International University Invitational, Iowa women’s tennis has officially adjourned for the winter. The Hawkeyes had a solid weekend, posting a 10-8 singles record. The head-to-head format gave Iowa its first chance to play as a full team. Senior Elise Van...