Cyclones Take Down Cincinnati, 4-3

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Iowa State (3-14, 1-9) tennis team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat Cincinnati (8-11, 1-9) on Friday, 4-3.

This win marked head coach Jaron Maestas' first Big 12 conference win as head coach of Iowa State.

The match came down to the No.1 singles spot where Anna Supapitch Kuearum was taking on Rozalia Gruszcyznska. After taking the first set, 7-6(4), the junior from Bangkok dropped the second set, 6-4. In the decisive third set, Kuearum battled back from being down 4-3, to win the game on an overrule, 6-4, and clinch the match for the Cyclones in the first meeting between the schools.

After Cincinnati opened up a 3-0 lead, earning the doubles point and wins at No. 3 and 4 singles, Gala Arangio earned her third Big 12 win in the last five matches, taking down Sakurako Watanabe, 6-2, 7-6(5). This win was the freshman from Argentina's fourth victory of the year.

Ashlee Narker battled for three sets at the No. 2 singles spot where she took on Victoria de Samucewicz taking the match, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. It was Narker first win at the No. 2 singles spot since she moved up for the last three matches.

San Martin dominated her second and third sets against Isabel Pacheco, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1, at the No.5 singles spot to tie the match up, 3-3, for the Cyclones leading to the match-clincher by Kuearum.

In doubles, Narker and Isabella Dunlap moved down to the No. 2 singles spot and made quick work of Victoria de Samucewicz and Callie Flanagan, 6-1, helping the Cyclones only need one doubles win to clinch the doubles point. First-time partners Anna Supapitch Kuearum and Juliette Nask went up against Gruszczynska and Gabrielle Guenther at the No. 1 singles spot, where the pair would drop a tightly contested battle, 6-4.

It came down to court three where Arangio and Valeska San Martin went up against Morgan Pyrz and Sakurato Watanabe. The freshman pair battled hard but ultimately fell in the match, 6-4, allowing Cincinnati to clinch the doubles point and take a 1-0 lead into singles.

Up Next
Iowa State takes on West Virginia on the road on Sunday, April 7th at 10 a.m.

DOUBLES RESULTS 
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
#1 – Gabrielle Guenther/Rozalia Gruszczynska (Cinci) def. Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Juliette Nask (ISU), 6-4
#2 – Isabella Dunlap/Ashlee Narker (Cinci) def. Vic De Samucewicz/Callie Flanagan (Cinci), 6-1
#3 – Gala Arangio/Valeska San Martin (ISU) vs. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (Cinci), 6-4

SINGLES RESULTS 
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 1
#1 – Kuearum (ISU) def. Gruszczynska (Cinci), 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4
#2 – Narker (ISU) def. De Samucewicz (Cinci), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
#3 – Guenther (Cinci) def. Dunlap (ISU), 6-2, 1-3 W/F
#4 – Flanagan (Cinci) def. Nask (ISU), 6-4, 6-3
#5 – Arangio (ISU) def. Watanabe (Cinci), 6-2, 7-6(5)
#6 – San Martin (ISU) def. Isabel Pacheco (Cinci), 3-6, 6-0, 6-1

Players Mentioned

Gala Arangio

Isabella Dunlap

Anna Supapitch Kuearum

Ashlee Narker

Juliette Nask