Cyclones Fall To No. 16 Kansas, 4-0

URBANDALE, Iowa – The Iowa State tennis team fell to No. 16 Kansas, 4-0, Friday afternoon at Life Time Fitness. With the loss, ISU falls to 9-11 overall and 0-4 in Big 12 action. Kansas improves to 12-4 overall and 4-1 in league action.

Kansas took the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

The Jayhawks' Janet Koch and Amber Policare beat Annabella Bonadonna and Erin Freeman, 6-0, to gain the early edge. At No. 3, Despoina Vogasari and Maria Toran Ribes clinched the point with a 6-2 win over the Cyclones' Margarita Timakova and Ekaterina Repina.

Kansas then gained control in singles play quickly with Nina Khmelnitckaia downing Erin Freeman, 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 3 spot to go up 2-0 in the match.

With the Cyclones battling at the No. 1 and No. 5 slots, Kansas won the match with victories at No. 4 and No. 2, respectively.

Jayhawk Maria Toran Ribes beat Ekaterina Repina, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 4 singles and Janet Koch finished the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles.

Iowa State returns to action Sunday when it hosts Kansas State at 10 a.m. at Life Time Fitness.

Doubles Results
Order of Finish: 2,3
#1 – Nina Khmelnitckaia/Tatiana Nikolaeva (KU) vs. Maty Cancini/Regina Espindola (ISU), 4-3 unfinished
#2 – Janet Koch/Amber Policare (KU) def. Annabella Bonadonna/Erin Freeman (ISU), 6-0
#3 – Despoina Vogasari/Maria Toran Ribes (KU) def. Margarita Timakova/Ekaterina Repina (ISU), 6-2

Singles Results
Order of Finish: 3,4,2
#1 – Despoina Vogasari (KU) vs. Maty Cancini (ISU), 7-6 (7-2), 1-0 unfinished
#2 – Janet Koch (KU) def. Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-3, 6-2
#3 – Nina Khmelnitckaia (KU) def. Erin Freeman (ISU), 6-1, 6-1
#4 – Maria Toran Ribes (KU) def. Ekaterina Repina (ISU), 6-1, 6-2
#5 – Tatiana Nikolaeva (KU) vs. Margarita Timakova (ISU), 6-7 (3-7), 0-0 unfinished
#6 – Amber Policare (KU) vs. Annabella Bonadonna (ISU), 6-0, 5-3 unfinished

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Players Mentioned

Annabella Bonadonna

Maty Cancini

Regina Espindola

Erin Freeman

Ekaterina Repina

Margarita Timakova

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