Cyclones Fall To Gophers

Friday, February 21

Minneapolis, Minn.

6:00 PM

Iowa State

Minnesota

02.21.2014 | Tennis

By: cyclones.com

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Iowa State (6-3, 0-0 Big 12) dropped a 7-0 decision to Minnesota (7-2, 0-0 Big Ten) Friday afternoon at the Baseline Tennis Center.

The Cyclones fell behind after dropping all three doubles matches to start the match.

In singles play, Samantha Budai battled at No. 2 singles before falling to Minnesota's Natallia Pintusava, 6-2, 7-5. At the top spot, Ksenia Pronina fell to Tereza Brichacova, 6-4, 6-0.

The Cyclones will return to action Saturday when they face No. 70 Marshall at 1 p.m.

Singles
1. Tereza Brichacova (MINN) def. Ksenia Pronina (ISU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Natallia Pintusava (MINN) def. Samantha Budai (ISU) 6-2, 7-5
3. Jessika Mozia (MINN) def. Meghan Cassens (ISU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Julia Courter (MINN) def. Ana Gasparovic (ISU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Paula Rincon Otero (MINN) def. Lydia Green (ISU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Aria Lambert (MINN) def. Emma Waites (ISU) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
1. Tereza Brichacova/Jessika Mozia (MINN) def. Samantha Budai/Ksenia Pronina (ISU) 8-1
2. Natallia Pintusava/Julia Courter (MINN) def. Meghan Cassens/Ana Gasparovic (ISU) 8-1
3. Maja Vujic/Kendall Heitzner (MINN) def. Caroline Andersen/Emma Waites (ISU) 8-2