Cyclones Fall To UCF, 4-0

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State dropped a Friday afternoon Big 12 tennis matchup to No. 55 UCF, 4-0, at the Ames High Tennis Complex.

UCF (9-11, 6-6 Big 12) got on the board first by capturing the doubles point against the Cyclones (3-16, 1-11).

Iowa State was forced to forfeit at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles, giving the Knights an edge to start the match. At No. 1 doubles, Anna Supapitch Kuearum and Ashlee Narker started things off for the Cyclones with a 6-4 win over UCF's Anique Kattenberg and Noel Saidenova, setting up a deciding match at No. 2 doubles.

Juliette Nask and Valeska San Martin rallied back to force a tiebreak, but UCF's Sophia Biolay and Jantje Tilbuerger owned the break and won 7-6, (2).

In singles action, UCF quickly clinched its third point with a 6-0, 6-2 win by Biolay over Kuearum.

The match was clinched when UCF's Olivia Lincer beat Nask, 6-3, 6-2.

Iowa State closes the regular season Sunday against Houston at 10 a.m.

Doubles Results
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
#1 – Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Ashlee Narker (ISU) def. Anique Kattenberg/Noel Saidenova (UCF), 6-4
#2 – Sophia Biolay/Jantje Tilbuerger (UCF) def. Juliette Nask/Valeska San Martin (ISU), 7-6 (2)
#3 – Donatella Guarnieri/Olivia Lincer (UCF) win by forfeit

Singles Results
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 3
#1 – Biolay (UCF) def. Kuearum (ISU), 6-0, 6-2
#2 – Narker (ISU) vs. #97 Saidenova (UCF), 3-6, 4-3 UF
#3 – Lincer (UCF) def. Nask (ISU), 6-3, 6-2
#4 – Gala Arangio (ISU) vs. Tilbuerger (UCF), 3-6, 3-3 UF
#5 – San Martin (ISU) vs. Kattenberg (UCF), 4-6, 5-4 UF
#6 – Guarnieri (UCF) win by forfeit

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Gala Arangio

Anna Supapitch Kuearum

Ashlee Narker

Juliette Nask

Players Mentioned

Gala Arangio

Anna Supapitch Kuearum

Ashlee Narker

Juliette Nask

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