Iowa State Wins Second Match of the Weekend

Sunday, February 16

Urbandale, Iowa

9:30 AM

Iowa State

Georgia State

Iowa State Wins Second Match of the Weekend

02.16.2020 | Tennis

URBANDALE, Iowa - Iowa State won its second match of the weekend Sunday morning by beating Georgia State 4-1. The win gives the Cyclones a 6-2 record on the season and a six-match home win streak at Life Time Fitness.

Iowa State showed the Panthers their strength in doubles with Maty Cancini and Ting-Pei Chang blanking their opponent 6-0 while 51st-ranked Thasaporn Naklo and Christin Hsieh secured the point with a 6-2 victory.

Margarita Timakova and Chie Kezuka were also leading when their match went unfinished.

In singles, Chang extended her personal win streak to six in a row with an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory while Naklo swiftly downed Damira Muminovic 6-4, 6-2.

Christin Hsieh won a very intense match against Georgia State's Angel Carney, 6-3, 7-6, and Kezuka was the clincher for the Cyclones winning her match 7-6, 6-0 and pushing her win streak to six straight wins.

Iowa State returns to action Friday against Drake at 1 p.m. at Life Time Fitness.

Iowa State 5, Georgia State 1
Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1)
#1 Thasaporn Naklo/Christin Hsieh (ISU) def. Eva Chivu/Angel Carney (GSU) 6-2
#2 Maty Cancini/Ting-Pei Chang (ISU) def. Aleksandra Stromova/Mara Pop (GSU) 6-0
#3 Chie Kezuka/Margarita Timakova (ISU) vs. Andreea Stanescu/Damira Muminovic (GSU) 4-3, UF

Singles (Order of finish: 2, 6, 4, 3, 5)
#1 Maty Cancini (ISU) vs. Eva Chivu (GSU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-3, UF
#2 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. Damira Muminovic (GSU) 6-4, 6-2
#3 Christin Hsieh (ISU) def. Angel Carney (ISU) 6-3, 7-6
#4 Ting-Pei Chang (ISU) def. Aleksandra Stromova (GSU) 6-1, 6-2
#5 Chie Kezuka (ISU) def. Andreea Stanescu (GSU) 7-6, 6-0
#6 Mara Pop (GSU) def. Karen Alvarez (ISU) 6-1, 6-2