The Peacock tennis team remained undefeated in the Northern Sun Conference and pushed their NSIC record to 7-0 with a dominating 8-1 victory at Winona State University. Upper Iowa picked up the big win after a three week break from the competitive courts. UIU claimed all three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches.
In doubles,
Saki Kawabata paired with
Iris Verweij for an 8-4 win at #1 doubles, while
Yamit Vodavoz and
Victoria Kulbokas claimed an 8-5 win and
Kelly Jachymowski and
Anna Okolot posted an 8-3 victory to sweep the doubles segment.
Upper Iowa controlled the top three singles matches thanks to wins by Verweij, Kawabata and Vodavoz. Winona State did get their lone win at #4 singles when Katie Scruggs defeated Okolot. Okolot rallied to almost take the match after dropping the first set 6-0 as she won the second set 7-5, but dropped the tiebreaker 11-9. Kulbokas and Jachymowski dominated the singles play at fifth and sixth singles to close out the dual.
Upper Iowa will face Drake University on Sunday, Mar. 22, in Des Moines.
Upper Iowa 8 – Winona State 1Doubles- Saki Kawabata/Iris Verweij def. Justine Daane/Bri Havelka, 8-4
- Yamit Vodavoz/Victoria Kulbokas def. Katie Scruggs/Leah Dahl, 8-5
- Kelly Jachymowski/Anna Okolot def. Ellie Grossen/Lauren Willkom, 8-3
Singles- Verweij def. Havelka, 6-3, 6-3
- Kawabata def. Daane, 6-0, 6-1
- Vodavoz def. Dahl, 6-4, 6-3
- Scruggs def. Okolot, 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (11-9)
- Kulbokas def. Grossen, 6-0, 6-1
- Jachymowski def. Willkom, 6-0, 6-4
