PROVO, Utah — No. 35 BYU women's tennis heads to the Midwest for matches against Iowa State on Thursday and No. 58 Kansas on Saturday to start a three-game road trip for the Cougars.
The game against Kansas State is set for 11 a.m. MDT Thursday, and the game against Kansas will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Fans can follow @byuwtennis on social media for live updates and visit byucougars.com for the results of the matches.
No. 35 BYU Notes:
- Coach Holly Hassler is in her sixth season with a 69-49 record. Assistant coach Gabby Curtis is in her third season.
- The Cougars are 11-2 this season, including a win over No. 65 Kansas State (4-1) and a loss to No. 1 Oklahoma State (2-5) last week.
- Bobo Huang (10-1) leads BYU in singles wins with ten.
- Tina Li (8-4) is second on the team in singles wins with eight.
- Kendall Kovick (7-4) and Kara Wheatley (7-3) both have seven singles wins.
- The doubles team of Wheatley and Lee is currently undefeated with ten doubles wins (10-0).
- Huang and Kaavya Sawhney's doubles record is 8-2 on the year, second on the team in doubles wins.
- Emilee Astle and Kovick secured a doubleheader for the Cougars over Oklahoma State last week by defeating the nationally ranked No. 5 team of Anastasiya Komar and Ange Oby Kajuru, 6-2.
- Huang is currently ranked No. 74 in singles nationally.
- BYU is ranked No. 35 in the country.
Iowa State Notes:
- The Cyclones are 2-8 (0-3 Big 12), coming off a loss to No. 57 Kansas (2-5) last weekend.
- They finished last season with a 21-6 record and were undefeated at home, 7-0.
- Head Coach Jaron Maestas is in his first season leading the program and most recently spent the last two seasons as the Associate Head Coach at Kansas.
- Iowa State reached the semifinals of the Big 12 Championships last year and fell to No. 14 Oklahoma, 3-4.
- The Cyclones finished third in the Big 12 last season
- Iowa State made a run to the 2023 NCAA Tournament, reaching the quarterfinals and falling to No. 4 NC State.
Series Information:
BYU leads the series 1-0
The last meeting ended in a 5-2 victory for the Cougars on February 23, 2013, in Las Vegas.
No. 58 Kansas Notes:
- The Jayhawks are 4-7 (2-1, Big 12) this year, coming off a 5-2 win over Iowa State last weekend.
- Kansas went 15-8 last season, with eight wins at home.
- The team is led by Todd Chapman, who is in his 11th season leading the program.
- Last year, the Jayhawks reached the second round of the Big 12 Tournament and also advanced to the NCAA Tournament, securing a victory over then-No. 40 Charlotte in the first round.
- Kansas finished sixth in the Big 12 last season.
- The Jayhawks are ranked No. 58 in the country.
Series Information:
BYU leads the series 5-1
The last meeting ended in a 4-3 victory for BYU on March 6, 2009, in Kansas.
