Naklo Advances With Pair Of Wins Saturday

AMES, Iowa – Freshman Thasaporn Naklo won a pair of contests at the ITA Women's All-American Championships to highlight a busy Saturday for the Iowa State women's tennis team.

ITA All-American Championships
Naklo made Iowa State's debut in the national event memorable, opening the action by winning both of her matches. After cruising by Notre Dame's Ally Bojczuk, Naklo won a hotly-contested battle against Ohio State's Luna Dormet, 6-4, 7-5.

Saturday Results:
Round 1
Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. Ally Bojczuk (Notre Dame) 6-2, 6-2

Round 2
Naklo (ISU) def. Luna Dormet (OSU), 6-4, 7-5

H-E-B Fall Invitational
The Cyclones continued their play Saturday in Waco in a more convincing fashion. Margarita Timakova started the morning in the right direction, beating UTSA's Diya Menon, 6-1, 6-4. Later in the afternoon, Timakova fell to just short, losing to Illinois' Madeleine Gandwidjaja.

Saturday Results:
Consolation Round 1
Margarita Timakova (ISU) def. Diya Menon (UTSA), 6-1, 6-4
Keegan Mccain (UTSA) def. Karen Alvarez (ISU), 6-4, 6-1

Consolation Round 2
Madeleine Gandawidjaja (Ill) def. Timakova (ISU) 6-3, 6-3

Singles (Non-bracketed)
Oumaima Aziz (ISU) def. Emilee Duong (Ill), 7-6(4), 4-0
Ashley Yeah (Ill) def. Alvarez (ISU), 6-0, 6-2

Doubles (Non-bracketed)
Ndindi Ndunda/Azul Pedemonti (Houston) def. Aziz/Timakova (ISU) 6-3
Jasmin Starr/Mccain (UTSA) def. Alvarez (ISU)/Daria Rakitskaya (Baylor), 6-2

Players Mentioned

Karen Alvarez

Oumaima Aziz

Thasaporn Naklo

Margarita Timakova

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