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Tennis
Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, March 12
Urbandale, Iowa
11:00 AM
Iowa State
4
vs
3
Wisconsin
No. 28 Cyclones Rally To Beat No. 42 Wisconsin, 4-3
03.12.2022 | Tennis
URBANDALE, Iowa - No. 28 Iowa State beat No. 42 Wisconsin, 4-3, in an absolute thriller of a match Saturday afternoon to remain unbeaten at 10-0 and extend the best start in program history. The win also extends the Cyclones' home-winning streak to 22-straight matches, another school record. Wisconsin falls to 7-5 on the season.
The Badgers came out hot in doubles play, forcing the Cyclones to play from behind. Wisconsin held 2-0 leads on all three courts, but Iowa State battled hard to close the gap. At No. 3 doubles, Chie Kezuka and Ange Oby Kajuru won six out of the final seven games to beat Ariel Johnson and Ava Markham 6-3.
The doubles point would come down to Thasaporn Naklo & Christin Hsieh versus the 43rd-ranked pairing in the country, Xinyu Cai & Alina Mukhortova, after the Badgers took the win at court two. Despite an 3-0 deficit to start the match, the Cyclone pairing came back to force a tiebreaker but fell just short, losing 7-6 (3). It marked the first time the Cyclones lost the doubles point this season.
Naklo would get her revenge in singles play, quickly disposing of No. 111 Cai 6-3, 6-1 to tie the match up. Wisconsin responded with a win at No. 2 singles, but Anna Supapitch Kuearum tied it up again with her 6-3, 6-1 victory over Antonela Stoica.
After the Badgers won at court six to go up 3-2, the Cyclones were left with no room for error, but Miska Kadleckova came back from down 5-3 in the third set to beat Alina Mukhortova in an absolute battle to tie the score 3-3.
Chie Kezuka also found herself in a three-set grudge match with Taylor Cataldi. With Kadleckova's win, it was up to her to secure the win for the Cyclones; a position Kezuka is familiar with. As she usually does, Kezuka delivered, beating Cataldi 6-4 in the third set to give Iowa State its fourth-ranked win of the season.
Iowa State returns to Life Time Fitness tomorrow morning for another ranked matchup against No. 47 Memphis at 11:00 a.m.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
#1 - No. 43 Xinyu Cai/Alina Mukhortova (WIS) def. Thasaporn Naklo/Christin Hsieh (ISU), 7-6 (3)
#2 - Antonela Stoica/Taylor Cataldi (WIS) def. No. 55 Miska Kadleckova/Sofia Cabezas (ISU), 6-4
#3 - Chie Kezuka/Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. Ariel Johnson/Ava Markham (WIS), 6-3
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5
#1 - No. 67 Naklo (ISU) def. No. 111 Cai (WIS), 6-3, 6-1
#2 - Markham (WIS) def. Kajuru (ISU), 7-5, 6-1
#3 - Kadleckova (ISU) def. Mukhortova (WIS), 6-0, 6-7 (5), 7-5
#4 - Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. Stoica (WIS), 6-3, 6-1
#5 - Kezuka (ISU) def. Cataldi (WIS), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
#6 - Charmaine Seah (WIS) def. Cabezas (ISU), 6-4, 6-3
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Cai, Xinyu / 0 (111/-) [WIS]
31
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Markham, Ava / 0 [WIS]
76
51
#3 Singles Match
123
Mukhortova, Alina / 0 [WIS]
075
667
#4 Singles Match
12
Stoica, Antonela / 0 [WIS]
31
66
#5 Singles Match
123
Cataldi, Taylor / 0 [WIS]
264
626
#6 Singles Match
12
Seah, Charmaine / 0 [WIS]
66
43
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,6,3,5
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