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Iowa State University Athletics
Friday, April 20
Ames, Iowa
2:00 PM
Iowa State
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TCU
TCU Defeats Iowa State, 4-0
04.20.2018 | Tennis
URBANDALE, Iowa – Iowa State (9-15, 0-8 Big 12) fell to TCU (11-13, 1-7 Big 12) Friday afternoon at Life Time Fitness.
TCU took the doubles point, led by the team of Alexis Pereira and Donika Bashota defeating Iowa State's Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, Karen Alvarez and Annabella Bonadonna had a 3-2 lead for the Cyclones, but the Frogs' Aleksa Cveticanin and Aleksandra Zenovka rallied to claim the final four games and take the doubles point with a 6-3 win.
The Cyclones got a strong performance from the No. 1 doubles team of Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola, who were ahead 5-3 before having to leave their match unfinished.
In singles, Bonadonna was able to claim the first set of her No. 5 match against Alexis Pereira 7-5. At No. 6 singles, Karen Alvarez bounced back from a first-set loss to Stevie Kennedy to lead 4-2 before the set went unfinished.
TCU got its singles points at No. 1 from Cveticanin (def. Cancini 6-2, 6-4), No. 3 from Marie Norris (def. Espindola 6-2, 6-3) and No. 4 via Zenovka (def. Timakova 6-1, 6-4).
Up Next
Iowa State wraps up the regular season Sunday against No. 11 Texas Tech. The competition at the Forker Tennis Courts in Ames will begin at 10 a.m.
Singles (4,1,3)
No. 1 – Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Maty Cancini (ISU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Donika Bashota (TCU) vs. Ekaterina Repina (ISU) 6-0, 6-5 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Marie Norris (TCU) def. Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-2 6-3
No. 4 – Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) def. Margatrita Timakova (ISU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 – Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) vs. Alexis Pereira (TCU), 7-5 2-2 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Stevie Kennedy (TCU) vs. Karen Alvarez (ISU), 6-3, 2-4 (unfinished)
Doubles (2,3)
No. 1 – Cancini/Espindola (ISU) vs. Norris/Kennedy (TCU), 5-3 (unfinished)
No. 2 – Pereira/Bashota (TCU) def. Repina/Timakova (ISU), 6-2
No. 3 – Cveticanin/Zenovka (TCU) def. Bonadonna/Alvarez (ISU), 6-3
TCU took the doubles point, led by the team of Alexis Pereira and Donika Bashota defeating Iowa State's Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles. At No. 3 doubles, Karen Alvarez and Annabella Bonadonna had a 3-2 lead for the Cyclones, but the Frogs' Aleksa Cveticanin and Aleksandra Zenovka rallied to claim the final four games and take the doubles point with a 6-3 win.
The Cyclones got a strong performance from the No. 1 doubles team of Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola, who were ahead 5-3 before having to leave their match unfinished.
In singles, Bonadonna was able to claim the first set of her No. 5 match against Alexis Pereira 7-5. At No. 6 singles, Karen Alvarez bounced back from a first-set loss to Stevie Kennedy to lead 4-2 before the set went unfinished.
TCU got its singles points at No. 1 from Cveticanin (def. Cancini 6-2, 6-4), No. 3 from Marie Norris (def. Espindola 6-2, 6-3) and No. 4 via Zenovka (def. Timakova 6-1, 6-4).
Up Next
Iowa State wraps up the regular season Sunday against No. 11 Texas Tech. The competition at the Forker Tennis Courts in Ames will begin at 10 a.m.
Singles (4,1,3)
No. 1 – Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Maty Cancini (ISU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 – Donika Bashota (TCU) vs. Ekaterina Repina (ISU) 6-0, 6-5 (unfinished)
No. 3 – Marie Norris (TCU) def. Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-2 6-3
No. 4 – Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) def. Margatrita Timakova (ISU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 5 – Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) vs. Alexis Pereira (TCU), 7-5 2-2 (unfinished)
No. 6 – Stevie Kennedy (TCU) vs. Karen Alvarez (ISU), 6-3, 2-4 (unfinished)
Doubles (2,3)
No. 1 – Cancini/Espindola (ISU) vs. Norris/Kennedy (TCU), 5-3 (unfinished)
No. 2 – Pereira/Bashota (TCU) def. Repina/Timakova (ISU), 6-2
No. 3 – Cveticanin/Zenovka (TCU) def. Bonadonna/Alvarez (ISU), 6-3
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