Cyclones Defeat Nebraska-Omaha to Start Weekend

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis team (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) started their weekend off strong with a 4-0 win against the University of Nebraska-Omaha (0-2, 0-0 Summit) at the Knapp Tennis Center.

The Cyclones earned the doubles point with all three Cyclone pairings defeating the Mavericks. Samantha Budai and Liza continued their doubles success with a 6-3 win over the top pairing of Hylan Miller and Kylie Boyer.

Iowa State grabbed the 1-0 lead and never looked back with all four Cyclone athletes defeating their opponent in two sets. Liza Buss moves to 12-2 in singles play on the season after a 6-0, 6-1 win over Molly Matricardi.

The Cyclones will be back in action at 3:30 p.m. against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks.

Doubles:

#1- Samantha Budai/Liza Buss (ISU) def. Hylan Miller/Kylie Boyer (UNO) 6-3

#2- Alejandra Galvis/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Molly Matricardi/Janelle Wilson (UNO) 5-2 (DNF)

#3- Anna Kuuttila/Regina Espindola (ISU) def. Hannah Hills/Kenzie Hill (UNO) 6-3

Singles:

#1- Samantha Budai (ISU) vs. Hylan Miller (UNO) DNF

#2- Liza Buss (ISU) def. Molly Maltricardi (UNO) 6-0, 6-1

#3- Anna Kuuttila (ISU) vs. Kylie Boyer (UNO) DNF

#4- Regina Espindola (ISU) def. Janelle Wilson (UNO) 6-0, 6-1

#5-Alejandra Galvis (ISU) def. Kenzie Hill (UNO) 6-0, 6-1

#6-Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Hannah Hills (UNO) 6-0, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Annabella Bonadonna

Samantha Budai

Liza Buss

Regina Espindola

Alejandra Galvis

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