Cyclones Go 8-1 Against Washington State In Hawaii

HONOLULU, Hawai'i – No. 22 Iowa State swept doubles and went 5-1 in singles action against Washington State Friday at the Weinman Foundation Invitational.

Coming off of a strong performance as a team, it was Miska Kadleckova who highlighted the day for Iowa State.

The junior from Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, paired with teammate Sofia Cabezas and defeated Washington State's Linda Kumhom and Yura Nakagawa, 6-2. Kadleckova then took on Kumhom in singles and came out on top by a final score of 6-3, 6-3.

The two wins are Kadleckova's 91^st and 92^nd, placing her at No. 20 all-time in program history. With an all-time collegiate record of 92-39, she is the third athlete to be recruited by Head Coach Boomer Saia to enter the program's top-20. Kadleckova is also just eight wins shy from the 100-win mark.

Seniors Thasaporn Naklo (117-69) and Chie Kezuka (103-74) are the two active players that are ahead of Kadleckova, however the Iowa State junior is the fastest of her teammates to enter the program's top-20.

In doubles, the Cyclones swept for the second day in a row. Ange Oby Kajuru and Christin Hsieh dominated Eylse Tse and Yang Lee, 6-1. Naklo and Supapitch Kuearum would have a much closer match than their teammates as they narrowly took down Max Murphy and Eva Alvarez, 7-5.

SINGLES RESULTS
Miska Kadleckova (ISU) def. Linda Kumhom (WASU) 6-3, 6-3
No. 57 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. Max Murphy (WASU) 6-2, 6-1
Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. Eva Alvarez (WASU) 6-3, 6-1
Yura Nakagawa (WASU) def. No. 80 Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 114 Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Elyse Tse (WASU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
Christin Hsieh (ISU) def. Yang Lee (WASU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

DOUBLES RESULTS
Kadleckova/Cabezas (ISU) def. Kumhom/Nakagawa (WASU), 6-2
Kajuru/Hsieh (ISU) def. Tse/Lee (WASU), 6-1
Naklo/Kuearum (ISU) def. Murphy/Alvarez (WASU), 7-5

Players Mentioned

Sofia Cabezas

Christin Hsieh

Miska Kadleckova

Ange Oby Kajuru

Chie Kezuka

Anna Supapitch Kuearum

Thasaporn Naklo

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