The Peacock tennis team improved to 5-1 during the spring season including a 4-0 mark in the Northern Sun Conference after shutting out the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State University, 9-0.
 
Upper Iowa lost only four games in their three doubles matches which included an 8-0 decision by Anna Okolot and Yulia Prokopyshyn at #3.  Isabella Sella and Jemina Lynn Sorman earned an 8-1 victory at #2 and Saki Kawabata teamed up with Kelly Jachymowski at #1 to post an 8-3 win.
 
The Peacocks controlled five of the six singles matches dropping only 13 games at #1, #2, #3, #5 and #6.  Sella claimed the biggest win at #2 thanks to a 6-0, 6-0 victory.  Jachymowski rallied at #4 singles after dropping the first set, 6-3; she picked up the win thanks to a 6-2 win in set two and a 10-3 win in the tiebreaker.
 
Upper Iowa will host the University of Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State University on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 27-28, in Winona, Minn. Saturday's match with the Bulldogs will start at 12:30 p.m. and Sunday's dual with the Huskies will begin at 9 a.m.
 
Upper Iowa 9, Southwest Minnesota State 0
Feb 21, 2016 at Sioux Falls, SD (Huether Family Match Pointe) 
 
Doubles competition
1. Kawabata, Saki/Jachymowski, Kelly (UIU) def. Overbaugh, Crystal/Tellijohn, Gabby (SMSU) 8-3
2. Sella, Isabella/Sorman, Jemina Lynn (UIU) def. Thompson, Britney/Hoehne, Ashley (SMSU) 8-1
3. Okolot, Anna/Prokopyshyn, Yulia (UIU) def. Brinkman, Madyson/Krumm, Mariya (SMSU) 8-0
 
Singles competition
1. Kawabata, Saki (UIU) def. Tellijohn, Gabby (SMSU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Sella, Isabella (UIU) def. Overbaugh, Crystal (SMSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Sorman, Jemina Lynn (UIU) def. Krumm, Mariya (SMSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Jachymowski, Kelly (UIU) def. Hoehne, Ashley (SMSU) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3)
5. Okolot, Anna (UIU) def. Thompson, Britney (SMSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Prokopyshyn, Yulia (UIU) def. Gannott, Jenna (SMSU) 6-3, 6-1