The Peacock women's tennis team will head to Sioux Falls, S.D. and the Huether Family Match Pointe Tennis Center to continue the conference season. Upper Iowa starts the weekend with a match against the Minnesota State Mavericks on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m., then plays the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m.

UIU picked up a weekend sweep to begin the conference schedule by beating Minnesota Crookston 9-0 and Bemidji State 6-3. For her efforts over the two matches, senior Saki Kawabata earned Northern Sun Conference Player of the Week. Kawabata was a perfect 4-0 last weekend to open the NSIC schedule. The Osaka, Japan native went 2-0 at No. 1 singles, winning 24 games over the two matches compared to just seven games won by her opponents. At No. 1 doubles, Kawabata teamed with Kelly Jachymowski to pick up a pair of 8-3 wins against the No.1  doubles teams from Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State.  

Upper Iowa is 6-2 against the Mavericks since 2008 and has won the last two in the series. The Peacocks have beaten the Mustangs in each of the last eight meetings, including a 9-0 victory last year.