Cyclones Earn Road Victory At West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Iowa State tennis team went on the road and picked up a Big 12 win, defeating West Virginia, 4-2, Saturday afternoon. The win, Iowa State's fourth consecutive against the Mountaineers, improved the Cyclones to 13-4 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 action. West Virginia falls to 6-7 overall and 0-3 in conference play.

With the win, Iowa State clinched its first winning season since the 1986-87 season.

The Cyclones earned the doubles point, winning at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots.

Samantha Budai and Liza Buss breezed to a 6-1 win over their counterparts Carolina Lewis and Paula Goetz. After WVU took the win at No. 3 doubles, Alejandra Galvis and Anabella Bonadonna held off Yvon Martinez and Habiba Shaker, 7-5, to clinch the always important doubles point.

In singles action, WVU jumped back in front with a pair of wins at No. 1 and No. 4 before Galvis righted the ship for the Cyclones with a 6-2, 7-6 win against Goetz. That turned the tables back in favor of the Cyclones as ISU also won at No. 2 and No. 5 to clinch the match. The freshman Buss won a three-setter, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5, against Lewis and Bonadonna beat Kaja Mrgole, 6-2, 6-4, as the Cyclones picked up their first conference win of the young seaons.

The Cyclones return to action in two weekends when they face Kansas State on April 8 and Kansas on April 10 in Ames.

Doubles Competition:
No. 1: Samantha Budai/Liza Buss (ISU) def. Carolina Lewis/Paula Goetz (WVU), 6-1
No. 2: Alejandra Galvis/Anabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Yvon Martinez/Habiba Shaker (WVU), 7-5
No. 3: Kaja Mrgole/Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) def. Regina Espindola/Ana Gasparovic (ISU), 6-2

Singles Competition:
No. 1: Habiba Shaker (WVU) def. Samantha Budai (ISU), 6-0, 6-4
No. 2: Liza Buss (ISU) def. Carolina Lewis (WVU), 6-0, 3-6, 7-5
No. 3: Alejandra Galvis (ISU) def. Paula Goetz (WVU), 6-2, 7-6
No. 4: Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU) def. Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-2, 6-3
No. 5: Anabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Kaja Mrgole (WVU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6: Yvon Martinez (WVU) vs. Ana Gasparovic (ISU), 7-5, 2-1 unfinished

Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2); Singles (1, 4, 3, 2, 5)

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Players Mentioned

Samantha Budai

Liza Buss

Regina Espindola

Alejandra Galvis

Ana Gasparovic

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