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Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
Thursday, April 28
Stillwater, Okla.
10:00 AM
Iowa State
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Kansas State (Big 12 Championships)
ISU Falls To Kansas State At Big 12 Championships
04.28.2016 | Tennis
STILLWATER, Okla. – The Iowa State tennis team came up short Thursday at the Big 12 Championships, falling to Kansas State, 4-0, at the Greenwood Tennis Center. The Cyclones finish their season 14-10 overall, while Kansas State improves to 11-13 overall.
The eighth-seeded Cyclones found themselves in an early hole after dropping the doubles point to the Wildcats. KSU, which was the nine seed, clinched the point with wins at No. 3 and No. 2 doubles. Carolina Costamagna and Livia Cirnu earned the first win for KSU by defeating ISU's Regina Espindola and Ana Gasparovic, 6-0. The point was secured at No. 2 doubles when the Kansas State duo of Palma Juhasz and Sara Castellano beat Alejandra Galvis and Annabella Bonadonna, 6-1.
In singles action, ISU was forced to shift its lineup around with a leg injury slowing Sami Budai. Budai participated at No. 1 doubles, but was clearly hobbled and unable to participate in singles play.
Kansas State made it a 2-0 lead when Cirnu defeated Liera Bender, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 6 singles. The lead grew to 3-0 with Costamagna beating Espindola, 6-1, 6-2. The Wildcats clinched the match at the top singles slot when Castellano beat ISU's Liza Buss, 7-5, 6-2. Buss was playing up from her normal No. 2 singles spot.
Doubles (Order of Finish: 3, 2)
#1 – Sami Budai/Liza Buss (ISU) vs. Millie Stretton/Ana Garcia Navas (KSU), 2-4 Unfinished
#2 – Palma Juhasz/Sara Castellano (KSU) def. Alejandra Galvis/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU), 6-1
#3 – Carolina Costamagna/Livia Cirnu (KSU) def. Regina Espindola/Ana Gasparovic (ISU), 6-0
Singles (Order of Finish: 6, 3, 1)
#1 – Sara Castellano (KSU) def. Liza Buss (ISU), 7-5, 6-2
#2 – Alejandra Galvis (ISU) vs. Ana Garcia Navas (KSU), 2-6, 6-1, 4-2 Unfinished
#3 – Carolina Costamagna (KSU) def. Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-1, 6-2
#4 – Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) vs. Millie Stretton (KSU), 6-7, 3-1 Unfinished
#5 – Ana Gasparovic (ISU) vs. Iva Bago (KSU), 4-6, 6-5 Unfinished
#6 – Livia Cirnu (KSU) def. Liera Bender (ISU) , 6-1, 6-3
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