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Cyclones Send Galvis, Pronina To Finals At FGCU
01.18.2015 | Tennis
FT. MYERS, Florida - The Iowa State tennis team wrapped up day two at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational with two players headed to the championship round in singles play.
Senior Ksenia Pronina defeated FAU's Stephanie Cardullo, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, and Northwestern State's Natalya Krutova, 6-1, 6-4. Pronina will take on Miami's Andrea Badileanu for the title on Monday at 8 a.m.
Junior Alejandra Galvis will also play for the title in her singles bracket on Monday morning after taking down Southern Mississippi's Elena Roca, 6-3, 6-3, and Christine Guerazzi of Miami (OH), 6-1, 7-5. She will take on Nelli Ponomareva of Miami (OH), also at 8 a.m.
Senior Meghan Cassens and junior Ana Gasparovic earned a third-place finish in doubles play, defeating FGCU's Sarah and Elizabeth Means, 6-3. Senior Caroline Andersen and Galvis finished in second place in their bracket after a loss from Ana Rajkovic and Erin Rodriguez of Miami (OH), 6-1. Pronina and Sophomore Sami Budai won their match over Southern Mississippi's duo of Lisa Schneider and Claudia Castella, 6-2, and will continue consolation play on Monday.
The final day of the tournament in Fort Myers will begin Monday with singles play finals at 8 a.m.
Doubles Results
Cassens/Gasparovic(ISU) def. Means/Means(FGCU), 6-3
Budai/Pronina(ISU) def. Castella/Schneider(SoMiss), 6-2
Merchers/Phippen(ISU) def. Lurchenko/Stefanov(ASU), 6-3
Rajkovic/Rodriguez(Miami) def. Andersen/Galvis(ISU), 6-1
Singles Results
Talisa Merchiers(ISU) def. Emily Kerr(NSU), 7-6, 6-3
Talisa Merchiers(ISU) def. Karina Gurgenyan(SoMiss), 7-5, 1-6, 10-3
Erin Rodriguez(Miami) def. Caroline Andersen(ISU), 6-5, 6-1
Ramona Costea(Miami) def. Caroline Andersen(ISU),6-2, 6-2
Allona Ladutska(NSU) def. Ana Gasparovic(ISU), 6-2, 0-6, 7-5
Natalie Phippen(ISU) def. Sofia Krsmanovic(ASU), 6-2, 6-3
Daria Iurchenko(ASU) def. Natalie Phippen(ISU), 6-2, 2-6, 10-8
Meghan Cassens(ISU) def. Lisa Schneider(SoMiss), 4-6, 6-4, 16-14
Julie Gaugery(ASU) def. Meghan Cassens(ISU), 6-4, 6-3
Ksenia Pronina(ISU) def. Stephanie Cardullo(FAU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
Ksenia Pronina(ISU) def. Natalya Krutova(NSU), 6-1, 6-4
Tatiana Larina(NSU) def. Samantha Budai(ISU), 7-5, 2-6,1-6
Alejandra Galvis(ISU) def. Elena Roca(SoMiss), 6-3, 6-3
Alejandra Galvis(ISU) def. Christine Guerazzi(Miami), 6-1, 7-5
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