Cyclones Fall to the Hawkeyes, 5-2

URBANDALE, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis team (8-5, 0-0 Big 12) lost 5-2 against the Iowa Hawkeyes at home in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series showdown.

Doubles duo Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola played at the No. 1 doubles position against foes Yufei Long and Zoe Douglas, but fell 6-4.

At the No. 2 spot was Erin Freeman and Annabella Bonadonna, who went on to lose their match against Hawkeyes Elise van Heuvelen and Anastasia Reimchen, 7-5. Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova, who played at the third doubles position, went 5-6, unfinished versus Adorabol Huckleby and Montana Crawford.

The Cyclones captured two wins in singles action. Timakova dominated her singles match, winning 6-2, 6-3 against Huckleby at the No. 5 spot. At the No. 3 singles position was Repina, who went up against Douglas. The freshman won, 3-1, Ret. No. 1 singles player Cancini met with Long in a difficult match that entered into three sets. Cancini ended up losing the match, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Espindola, who played as the No. 2 singles athlete, faced Elise van Heuvelen, but fell 6-4, 6-2. Freeman competed as the No. 4 Cyclone player versus Reimchen, but lost 6-2, 6-3. Bonadonna's match also went into three sets, as she faced Crawford in No. 6 singles action. She lost 6-7, 6-2, 6-2.

On Saturday, the ISU will meet with Wyoming at 11 a.m. in Laramie, Wyoming. Follow @CycloneTEN on Facebook and Twitter to receive the latest updates on the team's performance throughout the season.

Doubles (1, 2, 3):

Long/Douglas (IOWA) def. Cancini/Espindola, 6-4
Van Heuvelen/Reimchen (IOWA) def. Freeman/Bonadonna (ISU), 7-5
Huckleby/Crawford (IOWA) vs. Repina/Timakova (ISU), 6-5, unfinished

Singles (3, 4, 5, 2, 1, 6):

Yufei Long (IOWA) def. Maty Cancini (ISU), 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Elise Van Heuvelen (IOWA) def. Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-4, 6-2
Ekaterina Repina (ISU) def. Zoe Douglas (IOWA), 3-1, Ret.
Anastasia Reimchen (IOWA) def. Erin Freeman (ISU), 6-1, 6-2
Margarita Timakova (ISU) def. Adorabol Huckleby (UI), 6-2, 6-3
Montana Crawford (IOWA) def. Annabella Bonadonna (ISU), 6-7, 6-2, 6-2

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Players Mentioned

Annabella Bonadonna

Maty Cancini

Regina Espindola

Erin Freeman

Ekaterina Repina

Margarita Timakova

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