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01.22.2021 | Tennis
URBANDALE, Iowa – Iowa State rolled to a convincing 6-1 win over South Dakota Friday evening in its season opener at Life Time Fitness.
The Cyclones clinched the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots and earned a sweep with another win at No. 3. At No. 1 doubles, in her first collegiate match Miska Kadleckova teamed up with Thasaporn Naklo in the top slot to defeat Jana Lazarevic and Anna Marija Bukina, 6-2.
Sofia Cabezas then won her collegiate debut alongside Christin Hsieh, beating Natka Kmoskova and Habiba Aly, 6-4. Maty Cancini and Ting-Pei Chang earned a hard-fought 7-6 win against Berta Girbau and Yulia Almiron Solano to kick off the season.
Naklo kicked off singles play by rolling easily to a 6-0, 6-1 win against Lazarevic to give the Cyclones a 2-0 advantage. Kadleckova kept the momentum in favor of the Cyclones with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Kmoskova, while Cabezas also improved to 2-0 on the day with a 6-1, 6-2 win against Almiron Solano, clinching the match for ISU.
Kezuka earned her first win of the spring slate with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Bukina. Chang also won in singles action, beating Girbau, 6-0, 7-6.
Iowa State returns to the courts Sunday to face Marquette at 11 a.m. at Life Time Fitness.
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Doubles Results
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
#1 – Miska Kadleckova/Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. Jana Lazarevic/Anna Marija Bukina (SD), 6-2
#2 – Sofia Cabezas/Christin Hsieh (ISU) def. Natka Kmoskova/Habiba Aly (SD), 6-4
#3 – Maty Cancini/Ting-Pei Chang (ISU) def. Berta Girbau/Yulia Almiron Solano (SD), 7-6
Singles Results
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 5, 4, 6, 2
#1 – Naklo (ISU) def. Lazarevic (SD), 6-0, 6-1
#2 – Aly (SD) def. Hsieh (ISU), 2-6, 7-5, 10-8
#3 – Kadleckova (ISU) def. Kmoskova (SD), 6-0, 6-2
#4 – Chie Kezuka (ISU) def. Bukina (SD), 6-2, 6-2
#5 – Cabezas (ISU) def. Almiron Solano (SD), 6-1, 6-2
#6 – Chang (ISU) def. Girbau (SD), 6-0, 7-6
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,4,6,2