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Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, January 27
Urbandale, Iowa
3:00 PM
Iowa State University
7
vs
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South Dakota
Margarita Timakova and Liera Bender
ISU Defeats South Dakota 7-0 to Conclude Home Opener
01.27.2018 | Tennis
URBANDALE, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis team (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) finished its home opener with an impressive 7-0 win over the South Dakota Coyotes.
In doubles action, the Cyclones started strong with a 6-3 win by Regina Espindola and Maty Cancini at the No. 1 spot. At the No. 2 spot, Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova were victorious over Aria Chemodanova and Anastasia Bondarenko, 5-3. Annabella Bonadonna and Erin Freeman finished off the doubles sweep with a 6-1 win over duo Barbora Kollarova and Habiba Aly, 6-1.
Four of the singles matches went to three sets. At the No. 1 spot, Espindola was able to finish strong in a 6-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory over Jana Lazarevic. Cancini, who played at the No. 2 spot, also made out of her match with a win, going 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 against Kollarova. Playing at No. 3, Repina bounced back in her match, finishing 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. At the No. 6 spot, Timakova grabbed an impressive 5-7, 7-6, 10-7 victory over Coyote Nanette Nylund. Freeman clinched a 6-4, 6-1 win over Bondarenko, while Bonadonna finished 6-3, 6-1 against Chemodanova.
ISU will compete next weekend in Illinois. First, the Cyclones will face Illinois-Chicago on Feb. 3 at 10 a.m., followed by another 10 a.m. match against Illinois State on Feb 4. Follow @CycloneTEN on Facebook and Twitter to get the latest updates on the Cyclones throughout the season.
Singles: (5, 4, 3, 1, 2, 6)
- Regina Espindola (ISU) def. Jana Lazarevic (USD), 6-7, 6-1, 6-4
- Maty Cancini (ISU) def. Barbora Kollarova (USD), 6-3, 2-6, 7-5
- Ekaterina Repina (ISU) def. Habiba Aly (USD), 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
- Erin Freeman (ISU) def. Anastasia Bondarenko (USD), 6-4, 6-1
- Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Aria Chemodanova (USD), 6-3, 6-1
- Margarita Timakova (ISU) def. Nanette Nylund (USD), 5-7, 7-6, 10-7
Doubles: (1, 3, 2)
- Espindola/Cancini (ISU) def. Lazarevic/Nylund (USD), 6-3
- Repina/Timakova (ISU) def. Chemodanova/Bondarenko (USD), 5-3
- Bonadonna/Freeman (ISU) def. Kollarova/Aly (USD), 6-1
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