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Talcott, McCulloch, and Zordani have combined
for 172 wins entering their fourth season, and
Silver is starting to show signs of a resurrection.
She came to campus as the 64th-best prospect in
the nation. She won 10 matches as a freshman, but
because of injuries, she saw the court only 10 times
her junior season.
"Silver is coming on strong. She
had a good fall, probably her best
fall ever and she's finally healthy,"
Dougherty noted. "She's done a
good job in practice and in the
gym. Look for her to make an
impact this year, I'm pleased to see
her healthy."
e Hawkeyes also welcome back
junior Annette Dohanics and
sophomore Aimee Tarun. Douglas
is joined on campus by rookies Montana Crawford
and Anastasia Reimchen.
It's a mixed bag of experience, but it's a bag
Dougherty expects to perform well when the Big
Ten Tournament rolls around in April.
"We were fortunate to have an opportunity to
compete at the UCF Quad Tournament before we
go into the dual match season," said Dougherty. "It
was great to play against good competition before
the home opener against Northern Iowa on Jan.
31."
Tournament season has been put to bed. For now.
e University of Iowa women's tennis team
wrapped the tournament portion of its spring
schedule at the UCF Quad Tournament in Orlan-
do, Florida, from Jan. 17-19.
e Hawkeyes' next 21 events are dual competi-
tions, and aer an opening week-
end, Iowa showed signs of prog-
ress.
"We rebounded well on the last
day in singles and doubles," said
UI head coach Katie Dougherty .
«Across the board we finished
with our best tennis and were
much more confident on the
deuce points and executed better."
Hawkeye newcomer Zoe Douglas made her pres-
ence known by collecting a pair of singles wins
and a doubles victory in her debut.
"So far so good," Dougherty said of Douglas before
the season opener. "She's athletic, she's fast, and she
has some good weapons."
She also has a stable of support. e Hawkeyes
have four seniors that are starting to see the begin-
ning of the end. Ellen Silver, Shelby Talcott, Mor-
ven McCulloch, and Katie Zordani, were tabbed
the No. 18 recruiting class in the country four
years ago.
FEBRUARY SCHEDULE
Jan. 31 Northern Iowa
Feb. 6 Iowa State
Feb. 8 Utah State
Feb. 14 vs. Montana
Feb. 15 at Oregon
Feb. 20 Oklahoma
Feb. 28 Purdue
