Panther tennis hosts Kansas City in first home dual

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UNI tennis (1-3-1) against Kansas City (1-2)

3 p.m. | Friday, February 3, 2023

Waterloo, Iowa | Black Hawk Tennis Club

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – With last weekend’s home game against Omaha postponed due to wintry weather, the UNI tennis team will play its first home game this Friday morning against the Kansas City Roos starting at 11 a.m. 00 CT at the Black Hawk Tennis Center. The postponed duel against Omaha will be caught up at a time and date to be announced.

The Roos currently hold a 1-2 record and will visit Drake on Thursday before facing the Panthers on a two-game road trip. UNI won their last duel against Kansas City with a 7-0 victory in February 2014.

Kim Zizek has led UNI with a pair of singles wins in the Panthers’ last two meetings at North Dakota and Minnesota State, while Andrijana Brkic leads with a 15-2 record in singles matches this season .

Sophomore duo Darta Dalecka and Lorena Cardoso continue to lead the doubles violet and gold with 6 wins this season. Lasya Mylavarapu and Thaissa Moreira are also on point this season with a 4-3 doubles record.

After Friday’s competition, UNI will hit the road next weekend to take on the Northern Illinois Huskies in DeKalb. The duel will begin at 1:00 p.m. CT at the Nelson Tennis Center at the Chick Evans Field House.