Huskers Host No. 41 Hawkeyes on Senior Day

No. 42 Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-4 Big Ten) vs. No. 41 Iowa Hawkeyes (11-6, 11-4 Big Ten)

Sunday, April 14

2 p.m.

Dillon Tennis Center

The No. 42 Nebraska women’s tennis team (11-4 Big Ten) is at home for the weekend as they host No. 41 Iowa. The Huskers welcome the Hawkeyes on Sunday following two dominant wins on the road over Maryland and Rutgers. 

Huskers Continue Doubles Dominance

The Huskers double point against Rutgers marks the team’s 12th doubles point this season, including a 5 match streak between February 14th and March 5th. Duo Isabel Adrover Gallego and Claire Reifeis improved to 11-4 on the season.

 

Makoric Rises 

Freshman Maja Makoric currently sits 12-5 this season after going 2-0 last weekend against Maryland and Rutgers. The Freshman from Slovenia is also 5-1 at the No. 1 spot in doubles, playing with senior Kristina Novak. 

Scouting Iowa

Freshman Alexa Noel was named Big Ten Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week this week for the third time this season. Noel leads the Hawkeyes in singles wins with a 21-0 record on the year. She is currently ranked No. 13 in singles, the highest ranking by a singles player in Iowa program history.

Elise Van Heuvelen also entered the singles rankings for Iowa and currently sits at No. 86. Van Heuvelen, a senior, is on a six-match win streak playing out of the No. 2 spot in every match. 

 

Iowa is led by fifth-year Head Coach Sasha Schmid.

 

Senior Day Celebration

The Huskers will honor seniors Hayley Haakenstad, Claire Reifeis, and Emma Worley prior to Sunday’s matchup against Iowa. Sunday’s match is open to the general public with masks required for all in attendance. 

 

Up Next

Following a week off, Nebraska will travel to Madison, Wisc., for the Big Ten Tournament, April 29-May 2.