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Tennis
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, February 24
Lincoln, Neb.
2:00 PM
Iowa State
4
vs
0
Creighton
Maty Cancini
Iowa State Finds 4-0 Win Over Creighton
02.24.2018 | Tennis
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Iowa State tennis team (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) opened its weekend in Nebraska with a 4-0 win against the Creighton Bluejays on Saturday.
The Cyclones captured two in doubles action, with No. 1 duo Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola defeating Ashley Ishimura and Michaela Henne, 6-4. At the No. 2 spot, partners Erin Freeman and Annabella Bonadonna grabbed a 6-1 over Claire Embree and Celine Massereau, while Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova fell 6-1 to Erin Epperson and Kendrra Lavallee.
In singles play, Repina, who played at the No. 4 spot, defeated her foe, Embree, 6-2, 6-3. Timakova and Bonadonna walked away with wins, playing at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions respectively. Timakova won 6-1, 6-4 against Massereau, and Bonadonna found a 6-1, 6-0 win over Lavallee.
Three matches went unfinished. Cancini faced Ishimura at the No. 1 position, going 6-7, 1-0, unfinished. At the No. 2 spot, Espindola went 3-6, 6-4, unfinished versus Henne, while Freeman went 3-6, 1-5, unfinished against Epperson.
ISU will finish off the weekend tomorrow with a 10 a.m. match against Nebraska, followed by a 2 p.m. match versus the Mavericks of Omaha.
Singles: (6,5,4)
- Ashley Ishimura (CU) vs. Maty Cancini (ISU) 6-7, 1-0, unfinished
- Michaela Henne (CU) vs. Regina Espindola (ISU) 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
- Erin Epperson (CU) vs. Erin Freeman (ISU) 3-6, 1-5, unfinished
- Ekaterina Repina (ISU) def. Claire Embree (CU) 6-2, 6-3
- Margarita Timakova (ISU) def. Celine Massereau (CU) 6-1, 6-4
- Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Kendra Lavallee (CU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles: (3, 2, 1)
- Cancini/Espindola (ISU) def. Ishimura/Henne (CU) 6-4
- Freeman/Bonadonna (ISU) def. Embree/Massereau (CU) 6-1
- Epperson/Lavallee (CU) def. Repina/Timakvoa (ISU) 6-1
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