Iowa State vs. UCLA Primer

AMES, Iowa – No. 11 seed and 12^th-ranked Iowa State plays host to the NCAA Tournament Super Regionals Friday at the Ames High Tennis Complex. Admission for the event is $5. The first 50 students will be admitted free with a University ID.

The winner will advance to the NCAA Championships at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida May 17-20.

Weekend Schedule
At Ames High Tennis Complex (located on 24th Street)
Friday, May 12
1 p.m. – No. 12 Iowa State (20-5) vs. No. 20 UCLA (15-7)

Note: In the event of inclement weather the match will be moved indoors to Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines.

Following the Matches
Live stats link for the match is available at the top of the page.

The Series
Iowa State and UCLA are meeting for just the second time. The Cyclones won the only previous meeting, 4-3, on January 28 in Miami, Florida, at the ITA Kickoff. In that win, ISU dropped the doubles point but came back and won, the only time this season losing the doubles point and winning (1-4).

In singles action, ISU collected points from Chie Kezuka, Ange Oby Kajuru and Sofia Cabezas before Miska Kadleckova clinched the match when she was playing at No. 4 singles. To read the recap of the match, click here.

In The Rankings
Iowa State
Singles – Thasaporn Naklo #66; Ange Oby Kajuru #67
Doubles – Naklo/Kuearum #44; Kajuru/Nong #57; Kajuru/Kezuka #65

UCLA
Singles – Fangran Tian #14; Kimmi Hance #112
Doubles – Elise Wagle/Hance #7

Last Time Out
Iowa State stayed perfect at home (6-0) with a 4-1 win against No. 22 Wisconsin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones cruised at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to jump out to the early lead, while wins from Thasaporn Naklo and Miska Kadleckova put the Cyclones one win shy of advancing to the Super Regionals.

The win came at No. 6 singles from Chie Kezuka, who clinched her 18th career match.

To learn more about the second round match, click here.

𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 pic.twitter.com/vxGNPrUTSY
— Iowa State Tennis (@CycloneTEN) May 7, 2023

Iowa State NCAA Tournament History
Iowa State is now 3-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament as it makes its third appearance.

Player to Watch
Thasaporn Naklo notched her eighth ranked singles win of the season and the 22^nd of her career last weekend when she beat No. 59 Ava Markham of Wisconsin.

Naklo now owns 33 ranked wins in singles and doubles combined, including three ranked singles win in postseason play. In addition to Markham, Naklo knocked off the nation's No. 30 and No. 6 players in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Naklo will face No. 14 Fangran Tian, who she fell to earlier this season.

Cyclone Tennis Quick Hits
- Iowa State is 19-1 this season when securing the doubles point.
- ISU has won 80 percent of its matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles (28-7).
-Kadleckova owns the single-season school record with 29 singles victories and 29 doubles wins.

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞-𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫

Singles Wins - 29
Doubles Wins - 29

Yes, Miska! pic.twitter.com/vbXOipsZMZ
— Iowa State Tennis (@CycloneTEN) May 6, 2023

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Players Mentioned

Sofia Cabezas

Miska Kadleckova

Ange Oby Kajuru

Chie Kezuka

Thasaporn Naklo

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