Northwestern Tops Iowa, Picks Up Fourth Straight Win

IOWA CITY, Iowa  — Northwestern men's tennis extended its win streak to four with a 6-1 win over Iowa on Sunday. After securing wins at all three doubles positions to take the first point of the match,  NU went on to take wins in five of the six singles matches including three-set wins from Steve Forman and Dominik Stary at No. 1 and 2, respectively.
 
The Wildcats will close out the regular season next weekend when they welcome Illinois to Evanston for a noon match on Sunday, April 18.
 
 
#45 Northwestern 6, Iowa 1
Singles competition
1. Steven Forman (NU) def. Kareem Allaf (UI) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
2. Dominik Stary (NU) def. Oliver Okonkwo (UI) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
3. Will Davies (UI) def. Nick Brookes (NU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Chris Ephron (NU) def. Joe Tyler (UI) 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
5. Trice Pickens (NU) def. Jason Kerst (UI) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Presley Thieneman (NU) def. Rudra Dixit (UI) 6-1, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. #10 Oliver Okonkwo/Will Davies (UI) def. #7 Nick Brookes/Simen Bratholm (NU) 6-1
2. Chris Ephron/Dominik Stary (NU) def. Kareem Allaf/Nikita Snezhko (UI) 6-3
3. Steven Forman/Natan Spear (NU) def. Rudra Dixit/Joe Tyler (UI) 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Northwestern 12-5, 11-4; National ranking #45
Iowa 4-12, 4-10
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,3,2,1,5,4)