Cyclones Fall To No. 5 Texas Tech

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis team faced its fifth-straight ranked opponent Friday and fell to No. 5 Texas Tech, 4-0. The Cyclones dropped to 15-7 overall and 1-5 in the Big 12, while the Lady Raiders improved to 19-3 overall and 7-0 in conference action.

The Cyclones fell behind early with Texas Tech riding three ranked doubles duos to earn the point. The Lady Raiders won at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles, erasing a Cyclone lead at the No. 2 slot as Regina Espindola and Erin Freeman were leading their opponent, 3-2, when the point was clinched.

A pair of quick wins at No. 5, No. 1 and No. 6 singles clinched the match for the Lady Raiders.

The Cyclones return to action Sunday with another ranked foe on the docket in No. 30 TCU at 1 p.m. at Fort Worth, Texas.

No. 5 Texas Tech 4, Iowa State 0
Doubles
Order of Finish: 3, 1
No. 1 – #29 Sarah Dvorak/Sabrina Federici (TTU) def. Maty Cancini/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU), 6-1
No. 2 - Regina Espindola/Erin Freeman (ISU) vs. #56 Felicity Maltby/Gabriela Talaba (TTU), 3-2 (DNF)
No. 3 - #68 Alba Cortina-Pau/Alex Valenstein (TTU) def. Karen Alvarez/Natalie Phippen (ISU), 6-0

Singles
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 6
No. 1 - #10 Gabriela Talaba (TTU) def. Maty Cancini (ISU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 – Regina Espindola (ISU) vs. #56 Felicity Maltby (TTU), 2-6, 4-3 (DNF)
No. 3 – Erin Freeman (ISU) vs. #118 Alex Valenstein (TTU), 1-6, 0-3 (DNF)
No. 4 – Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) vs. Sarah Dvorak (TTU), 1-6, 1-4 (DNF)
No. 5 – Sabrina Federici (TTU) def. Karen Alvarez (ISU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 – Alba Cortina-Pau (TTU) def. Natalie Phippen (ISU), 6-0, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Karen Alvarez

Annabella Bonadonna

Maty Cancini

Regina Espindola

Erin Freeman

Natalie Phippen

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