Naklo/Hsieh Duo Finishes Unbeaten In Orlando

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Naklo/Hsieh Duo Finishes Unbeaten In Orlando

01.12.2020 | Tennis

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ORLANDO, Fla. – The Iowa State tennis team concluded play at the Orlando Invitational with the freshman pair of Thasaporn Naklo and Christin Hsieh earning a victory to finish the weekend unbeaten.

Naklo and Hsieh went 3-0 this weekend after picking up a 6-4 win against the Virginia pair of Chloe Gullickson and Amber O'Dell.

In singles action, Naklo lost a tough 6-1, 7-5 decision to No. 79 Taylor Russo of Auburn. It was the first setback of the week for Naklo.

The Cyclones return to action next Sunday against Penn State in Manhattan, Kansas.

Doubles
#1 – Thasaporn Naklo/Christin Hsieh (ISU) def. Chloe Gullickson/Amber O'Dell (UVA), 6-4
#2 – Natasha Subhash/Sofia Munera (UVA) def. Ting-Pei Chang/Karen Alvarez, 6-0
#3 – Domenika Turkovic/Sara Culbertson (UCF) def. Chie Kezuka/Margarita Timakova (ISU), 6-1

Singles
#1 – No. 79 Taylor Russo (AUB) def. Naklo (ISU), 6-1, 7-5
#2 – Selin Ovunc (AUB) def. Chang (ISU), 7-5, 7-6
#3 – Georgie Axon (AUB) def. Kezuka (ISU), 6-1, 6-1
#4 – Yu Chen (AUB) def. Hsieh (ISU), 6-3, 6-4
#5 – Carolyn Ansari (AUB) def. Alvarez, 6-0, 6-0