Cyclones Fall 4-2 To Kansas, Prepare for K-State

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Cyclones Fall 4-2 To Kansas, Prepare for K-State

03.20.2015 | Tennis

By: cyclones.com

LAWRENCE, Kansas-The Iowa State tennis team (6-9, 1-2 Big 12) fell 4-2 to No. 65 Kansas (5-8, 1-2 Big 12) on Friday in Lawrence, Kansas, after struggling through singles matches. Junior Alejandra Galvis earned her sixth-straight singles win against the Jayhawks, earning the only singles point of the day for Iowa State.

Doubles play was a success for the Cyclones, putting them ahead of the Jayhawks early on. No. 1 duo senior Ksenia Pronina and sophomore Sami Budai earned a 6-4 win to start the rally over Maria Belen Luduena and Alexis Czapinski. Senior Meghan Cassens and junior Ana Gasparovic again teamed up for a win at No. 2 doubles, taking down Smith Hinton and Madison Harrison, 7-6, to clinch the first team point of the match for Iowa State. The No. 3 match was abandoned, tied at six.

Kansas made a comeback during singles play, with wins a No. 5 and No. 1 coming quickly for the Jayhawks. At the No. 5 slot, senior Caroline Andersen fell, 6-2, 6-2, to Rachel McNeely, tying up the team score, quickly followed by a loss for Budai at No. 1, 6-4, 6-2, to Maria Belen Luduena.

Galvis, a 2014 transfer from Lindsey Wilson College, has been a crucial singles player for ISU this spring. The Cucuta, Colombia, native, took down Summer Collins, 7-6, 6-4, to keep the Cyclones afloat late in the match.

Pronina and Cassens were both up one set, before suffering second- and third-set losses. Pronina fell, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0, at the No. 2 slot to Hinton, while Cassens fell at No. 3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, to Harrison.

Iowa State will take on Kansas State (7-9, 1-2 Big 12) in Manhattan, Kansas, on Sunday. The Wildcats broke a three-match losing streak when they conquered West Virginia at home on Friday, 4-0. Two of K-State's three singles wins were first-ever Big 12 victories, for sophomore Tegan Louw and freshman Carolina Costamagna.

Kansas State is 5-2 at home this spring. The match is set to begin on Sunday at 11 a.m.

#65 Kansas 4, Iowa State 2
Singles competition
1. Maria Belen Luduena (KU) def. Samantha Budai (ISU) 6-3, 6-4
2. Smith Hinton (KU) def. Ksenia Pronina (ISU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
3. Madison Harrison (KU) def. Meghan Cassens (ISU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Alejandra Galvis (ISU) def. Summer Collins (KU) 7-6, 6-4
5. Rachel McNeely (KU) def. C. Hauge Andersen (ISU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Alexis Czapinski (KU) vs. Ana Gasparovic (ISU) 7-6, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Samantha Budai/Ksenia Pronina (ISU) def. Maria Belen Luduena/Alexis Czapinski (KU) 6-4
2. Meghan Cassens/Ana Gasparovic (ISU) def. Smith Hinton/Madison Harrison (KU) 7-6
3. Summer Collins/Rachel McNeely (KU) vs. Alejandra Galvis/C. Hauge Andersen (ISU) 6-6, unfinished