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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, January 14
Des Moines, Iowa
11:00 AM
Iowa State
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Drake
Cyclones Open Season With Drake, South Dakota
01.11.2023 | Tennis
AMES, Iowa – The No. 22 Iowa State tennis team opens the dual season Saturday at Drake with matches against the host Bulldogs and South Dakota at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
THE SCHEDULE
Saturday, Jan. 14
No. 22 Iowa State (0-0) at Drake (0-0), 11 a.m.
Iowa State (0-0) vs. South Dakota (0-0), 4 p.m.
FOLLOWING THE MATCHES
Live stats links will be available at Cyclones.com at the links at the top of page.
THE SERIES
Cyclones vs. Bulldogs
Iowa State and Drake are meeting for the 60th time. The Cyclones will have an opportunity to even the series with Drake leading 30-29 entering the match. ISU has won the last six meetings in the series, including a 7-0 sweep last season in Urbandale.
Cyclones vs. Coyotes
Iowa State and South Dakota will face off for the seventh time with the Cyclones owning a 6-0 all-time mark. This will be the first neutral site meeting as the schools meet for the fifth-straight season.
LAST TIME OUT
Iowa State participated at the Weinman Foundation Invitational in Hawaii and had an impressive opening weekend. The Cyclones were 9-0 in doubles action and posted a 12-5 singles record. To read more about the weekend, click here.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Thasaporn Naklo ranks eighth in school history with 121 career victories and is currently riding a seven-match singles win streak as she continues to climb the Cyclone record books. The senior from Bangkok, Thailand, has only been pushed to three sets in one of her 11 wins during the 2022-23 season.
Naklo's next singles victory will vault her into Iowa State's top five for career singles wins. She enters the weekend with a 64-33 singles record.
CYCLONE TENNIS QUICK HIT
Iowa State is 3-1 in season openers under head coach Boomer Saia. Saia is in his seventh season coaching the Cyclones and owns a 45-32 career mark as head coach, which includes a 30-15 record the last two seasons.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
All seven Cyclones return from last year's NCAA Tournament qualifier. ISU adds a freshman in Xinyi Nong to the roster for this spring.
LOOKING FOR THREE IN A ROW
The Cyclones are looking to advance to their third-straight NCAA Tournament after making the first two appearances in school history in 2021 and 2022. Naklo was ISU's first individual qualifier a season ago, winning her first round match before falling in the second round.
FOLLOW THE CYCLONES
Keep up with Iowa State tennis by following @CycloneTEN on Twitter, @iowastatetennis on Instagram, and Iowa State Tennis on Facebook.
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