Northern Iowa 6 - Upper Iowa 1

The Peacock tennis team traveled down to Waterloo, Iowa to take on an NCAA Division I opponent, the Panthers of the University of Northern Iowa (6-2). Upper Iowa (6-1, 6-0 NSIC) dropped its first match of the season, 6-1, at the BlackHawk Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

UNI got the day going by claiming the doubles point by winning the matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles 6-3 and 6-2. Kelly Jachymowski and Shakhnaza Zhanatova dropped a 6-3 decision followed by Breanna Heichert and Anna Okolot falling 6-2. Once the two wins were claimed, the No. 1 Panther team withdrew from the match with Isabella Sella and Linn Sorman had a 3-2 lead at the time. UNI led 1-0 heading into the singles action.

In singles, every Peacock moved up a spot with reigning two-time NSIC Player of the Week Isabella Sella resting an injury. Okolot picked up the win at #4 singles over Eve Small, dropping the first set 6-3, but bouncing back with a win in the second set 6-3. The senior then grabbed the win by claiming the tie-breaker 10-8 to pick up the win.

Zhanatova, Sorman, Jachymowski and Heichert all lost in straight sets and the team forfeited the match at No. 6.

The Peacocks will have 11 days off before returning to NSIC play, where they are 6-0 this season. Upper Iowa will head up to Winona, Minn. on March 17 to battle the Winona State Warriors at 6 p.m.

Northern Iowa 6 - Upper Iowa 1
Doubles
Jieke Stroobant and Astrid Santos defaulted with Isabella Sella and Linn Sorman leading 3-2
Gisela Kemper and Sydney Wolfe def. Kelly Jachymowski and Shakhnaza Zhanatova, 6-3
Eve Small and Savanna Hunt def. Breanna Heichert and Anna Okolot, 6-2
 
Singles
Santos def. Zhanatova, 6-3, 6-0
Kemper def. Sorman 6-0, 6-0
Wolfe def. Jachyowski, 6-2, 6-2
Okolot def. Eve Small, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Hunt def. Heichert, 6-1, 6-1
Jieke Stroobant def. UIU, by forfeit