Cyclones Fall To Kansas State

MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Iowa State tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Kansas State Sunday afternoon. The Cyclones fall to 5-10 overall and 1-6 in Big 12 Conference play. K-State improves to 12-9 overall and 2-6 in league action.

The Wildcats claimed wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to earn the doubles point and take the early advantage in the match.

Cyclone freshman Ekaterina Grib highlighted the day in singles action with a three-set, come-from-behind win against the Wildcats' Margot Decker at No. 3 singles. Grib dropped the first set but rallied to win 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (9).

The match at No. 1 singles went the distance as well but Maty Cancini was unable to overcome Maria Linares. Cancini dropped the first set but rallied to force a third before falling, 5-7, 7-5, 0-1 (9).

The Cyclones return to action Friday with a doubleheader, hosting Texas at 11 a.m. and UMKC at 5:30 p.m.

Doubles (Order of Finish: 3, 2)
#1 – Regina Espindola/Ekaterina Grib (ISU) vs. Margot Decker/Anna Turco (KSU), 4-5 unfinished
#2 – Karine-Marion Job/Ines Mesquita (KSU) def. Maty Cancini/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU), 6-3
#3 – Maria Linares/Ioana Gheorghita (KSU) def. Ekaterina Repina/Margarita Timakova (ISU), 6-3

Singles (Order of Finish: 2, 4, 6, 3, 5, 1
#1 – Linares (KSU) def. Cancini (ISU), 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (9)
#2 – Turco (KSU) def. Espindola (ISU), 6-2, 6-0
#3 – Grib (ISU) def. Decker (KSU), 0-6, 6-2, 1-0 (9)
#4 – Job (KSU) def. Repina (ISU), 6-3, 6-2
#5 – Mesquita (KSU) def. Bonadonna (ISU), 7-6 (1), 6-4
#6 – Gheorghita (KSU) def. Timakova (ISU), 6-3, 6-3

Players Mentioned

Annabella Bonadonna

Maty Cancini

Regina Espindola

Ekaterina Grib

Ekaterina Repina

Margarita Timakova

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