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Grib, Timakova Win Pair of Doubles Matches
09.20.2018 | Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn- The Iowa State tennis team opened the 2018-19 season Thursday at the Gopher Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. The Cyclones had four doubles pairs competing on day one.
Ekaterina Grib and Margarita Timakova began the season strongly, defeating River Hart and Tiffany Huber of Minnesota, 6-4. Grib and Timakova downed Camila Vargas Gomez and Kalyssa Hall of Minnesota 6-4 to win their bracket.
The duos of Karen Alvarez/Annabella Bonadonna and Savannah Williams/Caroline Gibbens both won their first matches, but did not play against each other in the finals of their bracket.
Overall, the Cyclones went 4-2 in day one doubles action.
Iowa State returns to action Friday at 9 a.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center. The Gopher Invitational will run through Sunday.
Doubles
Flight A - First Round
Juliet Zhang/Annemarie Emme (UMN) def. Maty Cancini/Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-1
Flight B - First Round
Ekaterina Grib/Margarita Timakova (ISU) def. River Hart/Tiffany Huber (UMN), 6-4
Flight C - First Round
Karen Alvarez/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Luana Stanciu/Habiba Aly (USD), 6-3
Savannah Williams/Caroline Gibbens (ISU) def. Daria Walczak/Carmen Palumbo (Drake), 6-3
Flight A - Second Round
Caitlyn Merzbacher/Tina Kreinis (UMN) def. Maty Cancini/Regina Espindola (ISU), 6-4
Flight B - Championship Round
Ekaterina Grib/Margarita Timakova (ISU) def. Camila Vargas Gomez/Kalyssa Hall (UMN), 6-4
To follow Iowa State's performance at the Gopher Invitational, visit Cyclones.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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