Entering their second away dual-meet of the season this weekend, the Minnesota womenâÄôs tennis team has already started to find their energy and rhythm on the road. This is a plus, because the Gophers aren’t coming home anytime soon. They will play Iowa this weekend in their second of six away matches and expect to carry the same energy in their Big Ten opener match. The energy has come from all angles, but according to coach Tyler Thomson , it permeates from one source âÄî junior Liz Tusler. For someone who has seen little court time this season , Tusler is audibly the loudest and most enthusiastic member of the team. Last year as a sophomore, Tusler won the teamâÄôs âÄúmost enthusiasticâÄù award . Coach Thomson knows all too well the high decibel levels Tusler creates. âÄúShe almost neutralizes their crowd on her own,âÄù Thomson said. Minnesota also opened the Big Ten season last year against Iowa, falling 6-1. This was the fifth straight year Iowa beat the Gophers. Minnesota (6-3) has already proven to be a changed team from last year and will face an Iowa team that has also changed âÄì but not for the better. Iowa (5-5) , lost two of their best players this season, and have struggled. âÄúThey donâÄôt quite have the strength at the top they did last year, and theyâÄôre a little bit down,âÄù Thomson said. But Thomson said he still expects his team to come out and compete. âÄúWith Iowa as with any Big Ten team, nothing can be taken for granted,âÄù Thomson said. Doubles has again been the focus this week. It was a weakness last weekend. Against Missouri, the women were down, yet they remained composed to take a come-from-behind doubles point. Thomson, who likens doubles to a mile-run and singles to a marathon, wants to see the women sprint in their mile when they take the court. âÄúIt often is the case that we take a few games to get our speed up, but weâÄôve got to get up to speed right away,âÄù Thomson said. MenâÄôs tennis The Minnesota menâÄôs tennis team faces another ranked team in No. 45 Eastern Tennessee State this weekend. The No. 48 Gophers have beat four ranked teams already this season, the most recent, a 5-2 win over Wake Forest a week ago. The game plan according to coach Geoff Young : âÄúWeâÄôre just going to take care of what we know what we do best and thatâÄôs competing until the very end,âÄù Young said. No better was the case than last weekend. Minnesota held steady through adversity to beat then-No. 21 Wake Forest. Phillip Arndt , who is still undefeated (9-0) in the dual-meet season, even won his tiebreaker match after the decided win. In their six-game winning streak, the teamâÄôs longest since 2004, coach Young can only tell his players whatâÄôs seemed to work so far. âÄú[ItâÄôs] over and over, telling the guys to stay aggressive and go for their shots and take advantage of their opportunities,âÄù Young said.