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Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, January 28
Miami, Fla.
1:00 PM
Iowa State University
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UCLA
No. 24 Cyclones Earn Highest Ranked Win in Program History
01.28.2023 | Tennis
MIAMI, Fla. – No. 24 Iowa State (3-1) came from behind to defeat No. 18 UCLA (1-1), 4-3, Saturday afternoon in the ITA Kickoff for its highest ranked win in program history.
The Cyclones, trailing 3-0 in the team score and one shy of dropping the dual, showed remarkable resiliency by winning the final four singles matches to pick up the dual victory.
"This was an incredible group effort today," head coach Boomer Saia said. "I'm extremely proud of our kids and their ability to believe and fight on every court. Our team dug in their heels and responded after losing the doubles and being down 3-0 in the team score. We are excited for the opportunity to go compete like Cyclones tomorrow."
Junior Miska Kadleckova earned her 100th collegiate victory, becoming the fastest player in Iowa State history to hit the mark. She joins teammates Thasaporn Naklo and Chie Kezuka as the third Cyclones to reach 100 career wins under Saia's tutelage. Kadleckova, with her sixth straight singles victory, improves her career record to 100-41, including 7-1 against ranked opponents this season.
"I think that it is awesome recognition," said Saia. "Miska has been such a steady kid in our lineup and battles so well."
How it Happened
Thasaporn Naklo, along with, Anna Supapitch Kuearum won the first doubles match for Iowa State, quickly taking down UCLA's Ava Catanzarite and Fangran Tian, 6-2. This would be the only doubles match the Cyclones would win. ISU's top-20 duo of No. 17 Ange Oby Kajuru and Chie Kezuka were defeated by No. 11 Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle, 6-3.
Headed into singles play down 1-0, Iowa State had an uphill battle in front of them.
Naklo would be the first to finish for the team, dropping her singles match after being defeated by No. 94 Tian, 6-1, 6-2. Anna Supapitch Kuearum would also lose her match, 6-4, 6-3, against No. 43 Ava Cantazarite, putting the team down 3-0 in the team score.
The Cyclones then went on to win the final four singles matches of the day.
Kadleckova was the star of the day for Iowa State. In a hard-fought three sets, she took down No. 120 Anna Christine Lutkemeyer, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.
Kajuru, a sophomore, faced No. 46 Hance again in singles play and also continued her winning singles winning streak. In a back-and-forth three sets, the Tokyo, Japan native beat her opponent, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Kajuru improves to 11-2 in singles play and picks up her fourth win against a ranked opponent on the year.
Sofia Cabezas defeated Vannessa Ong 7-6, 6-3 and Kezuka comfortably took down Sasha Vagramov, 6-2, 6-1, helping Iowa State to its victory.
No. 24 Iowa State will take on No. 10 Miami Sunday at Noon CT.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
#1 - No. 11 Hance/Wagle (UCLA) def. No. 17 Kajuru/Kezuka (ISU) 6-3
#2 - Naklo/Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. Catanzarite/Tian (UCLA) 6-2
#3 - Ong/Vagramov (UCLA) 6-3 def. Cabezas/Kadleckova (ISU) 6-3
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 2, 5, 4
#1 - No. 94 Fangran Tian (UCLA) def. No. 57 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) 6-1, 6-2
#2 - Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. No. 46 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
#3 - No. 42 Ava Cantazarite (UCLA) def. No. 80 Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) 6-4, 6-3
#4 - Miska Kadleckova (ISU) def. No. 120 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
#5 - No. 114 Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Vanessa Ong (UCLA) 7-6, 6-3
#6 - Chie Kezuka (ISU) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-2, 6-1
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