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Blue Gray National Tennis Classic
Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, May 17
Orlando, Fla.
6:30 PM
Iowa State University
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North Carolina State
No. 12 ISU Falls to No. 4 NC State in Quarterfinals
05.17.2023 | Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. – No. 12 Iowa State (21-6, 7-2 Big 12) saw its historic season come to an end in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament Wednesday night at the USTA National Campus. The Cyclones, who made their first national quarterfinal appearance in program history, fell, 4-3, to No. 3 seeded and 4th-ranked NC State (27-4, 10-3 ACC).
Despite losing the doubles point, Iowa State managed to take the Wolfpack to the brink. The Cyclones fell behind 2-0 in the dual but secured wins at No. 2, 4 and 5 singles to take a 3-2 lead.
NC State would shut the door, however, by taking the No. 3 and 6 singles matches, both of which went to three sets.
How it Happened
Iowa State lost the doubles point for just the sixth time in 27 matches. NC State picked up a win at the No. 3 spot when Sophie Abrams and Abigail Rencheli downed Sofia Cabezas and Miska Kadleckova, 6-2. In the top doubles slot, the No. 4 ranked Wolfpack pair of Diana Shnaider and Alana Smith cliched the point by defeating the Cyclone duo of Anna Supapitch Kuearum and Thasaporn Naklo, 6-3.
Xinyi Nong and Ange Oby Kajuru were on the brink of defeating the No. 9 ranked doubles team of Nell Miller and Amelia Rajecki, leading 5-3 before the match was abandoned.
NC State extended its dual lead to 2-0 with a win at the No. 1 singles spot where No. 7 Shnaider defeated No. 60 Naklo, 6-0, 6-0.
Supapitch Kuearum got Iowa State on the board at the No. 4 singles spot. The sophomore upset No. 87 Rencheli, 6-2, 6-4, after digging out of a 0-3 hole in the second set.
Cabezas drew the Cyclones level in the dual with a 6-1, 7-6 (2) victory over Abrams at the No. 5 singles spot.
At the No. 2 slot, Kajuru put the Cyclones in front with a gutty win over No. 13 Smith, 7-5, 6-4. It marked Kajuru's 21st win in her last 24 matches.
Oby puts us up 3-2!
— Iowa State Tennis (@CycloneTEN) May 18, 2023
No. 12 ISU 3, No. 4 NC State 2#1PercentBetter | #Cyclones | #NCAATennis pic.twitter.com/G7ApBV9dms
NC State tied the dual again with a win at the No. 6 spot. Gina Dittmann defeated Chie Kezuka in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
A battle at No. 3 singles between Kadleckova and No. 26 Rajecki would decide the dual. Kadleckova held a 2-0 lead in the third set but couldn't fend off her opponent's rally as Rajecki took the match, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3.
"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐞'𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫."#1PercentBetter | #Cyclones pic.twitter.com/bLnOA3h7O7
— Iowa State Tennis (@CycloneTEN) May 18, 2023
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 3, 1
#1 – No. 4 Diana Shnaider/Alana Smith def. No. 54 Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Thasaporn Naklo (ISU), 6-3
#2 – No. 77 Xinyi Nong/Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) vs. No. 9 Nell Miller/Amelia Rajecki (NCST), 5-3 uf
#3 – Sophie Abrams/Abigail Rencheli (NCST) def. Sofia Cabezas/Miska Kadleckova (ISU), 6-2
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3
#1 – No. 7 Diana Shnaider (NCST) def. No. 60 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU), 6-0, 6-0
#2 – No. 66 Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. No. 13 Alana Smith (NCST), 7-5, 6-4
#3 – No. 26 Amelia Rajecki (NCST) def. Miska Kadleckova (ISU), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3
#4 – Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. No. 87 Abigail Rencheli (NCST), 6-2, 6-4
#5 – Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Sophie Abrams (NCST), 6-1, 7-6 (2)
#6 – Gina Dittmann (NCST) def. Chie Kezuka (ISU), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Diana Shnaider / 0 (7/-) [ST]
66
00
#2 Singles Match
12
Alana Smith / 0 (13/-) [ST]
54
76
#3 Singles Match
123
Amelia Rajecki / 0 (26/-) [ST]
746
663
#4 Singles Match
12
Abigail Rencheli / 0 (87/-) [ST]
24
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Sophie Abrams / 0 [ST]
16
67
#6 Singles Match
123
Gina Dittmann / 0 [ST]
636
264
Order of Finish:
1,4,5,2,6,3
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