University of Minnesota Athletics

Sunday, March 5
Baseline Tennis Center
11:00 AM

University of Minnesota

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Iowa

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Minnesota Fell 4-1 to Iowa on Sunday

3/5/2023 1:30:00 PM | Tennis

The Golden Gophers lost 4-1 to the Iowa Hawkeyes’ Sunday afternoon at Baseline Tennis Center.

Minneapolis– The University of Minnesota tennis program (5-7 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) dropped 4-1 to Iowa (5-5 overall, 0-0 Big Ten) at Baseline Tennis Center on Sunday. 

Iowa earned a 1-0 lead in the match after winning second position doubles. At No. 2, Anet Koskel and Aiva Schmitz fell 2-6 to Iowa's pairing Samantha Mannix and Marisa Schmidt. In the first position, Gophers duo Zoey Weil and Zeyneb Sarioglan versus Hawkeyes' pairing Vipasha Mehra and Daianne Hayashida was abandoned at 4-3. 

In singles, Iowa earned points at the fifth and sixth positions as Minnesota did not have enough competitors to field the positions. Sarioglan edged out Iowa's Vipasha Mehra 6-1, 6-4, in the third position. At No. 4, Aiva Schmitz fell 4-6, 2-6 Hawkeyes' Daianne Hayashida, claiming Iowa the victory. 

Results
Doubles

1. Zoey Weil / Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) vs. Vipasha Mehra / Daianne Hayashida (Iowa) 4-3, unfinished
2. Anet Koskel / Aiva Schmitz (UMN) loss to Samantha Mannix / Marisa Schmidt (Iowa) 2-6
3. Iowa def. Minnesota, forfeit 

Singles
1. Anet Koskel (UMN) vs. Marisa Schmidt (Iowa) 5-7, 1-3, unfinished
2. Zoey Weil (UMN) vs. Samantha Mannix (Iowa) 2-6, 5-4, unfinished
3. Zeyneb Sarioglan (UMN) def. Vipasha Mehra (Iowa) 6-1, 6-4
4. Aiva Schmitz (UMN) loss to Daianne Hayashida (Iowa) 4-6, 2-6
5. Iowa def. Minnesota, forfeit
6. Iowa def. Minnesota, forfeit

Order of Finish
Singles: (5,6,3,4)
Doubles: (3,2)

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