Cyclones Fall To No. 19 Texas Tech

Sunday, April 22

Lubbock, Texas

10:30 AM

Iowa State

Texas Tech

04.22.2012 | Tennis

By: cyclones.com

LUBBOCK, Texas – Junior Simona Cacciuttolo continued her hot play with a straight-set win over Texas Tech's Rashmi Teltumbde, the nation's 120th-ranked player, but Iowa State was unable to dash the Lady Raiders' Big 12 championship hopes Sunday in Lubbock, falling 5-2 to the hosts.

Iowa State (4-17, 1-7 Big 12) got wins from Cacciuttolo and senior Maria Fernanda Macedo at the No. 1 singles slot. Macedo beat Texas Tech's Elizabeth Ullathorne, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0, before Cacciuttolo's 6-4, 6-2 win over Teltumbde. Cacciuttolo has now won four-straight Big 12 singles matches.

Texas Tech (18-4, 8-1) managed to take the doubles point to open the match, winning all three contests.

The match was clinched by the Lady Raiders at No. 4 singles as Caroline Starck held off Iowa State's Meghan Cassens 6-1, 6-2.

The Cyclones return to action Monday at Baylor at 5 p.m.

Singles
No. 1 – Maria Fernanda Macedo (ISU) def. Elizabeth Ullathorne (TTU), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0
No. 2 – No. 102 Samantha Adams (TTU) def. Ksenia Pronina (ISU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 – Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) def. No. 120 Rashmi Teltumbde (TTU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4 – Carolina Starck (TTU) def. Meghan Cassens (ISU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 – Kenna Kilgo (TTU) def. Jenna Langhorst (ISU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 – Nikki Sanders (TTU) def. Marie Chartier (ISU), 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 4, 1, 6, 3

Doubles
No. 1 – No. 28 Samantha Adams/Kenna Kilgo (TTU) def. Maria Fernanda Macedo/Tessa Lang, 8-3
No. 2 – Nikki Sanders/Caroline Starck (TTU) def. Simona Cacciuttolo/Marie Chartier, 8-3
No. 3 – Rashi Teltumbde/Elizabeth Ullathorne (TTU) def. Kseniai Pronina/Jenna Langhorst, 8-2
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3