Cyclones Down No. 31 Arizona, 4-3

AMES, Iowa – No. 59 Iowa State defeated No. 31 Arizona, 4-3, in an instant classic Friday evening at the Iowa State Tennis Facility. The Cyclones improve to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in Big 12 action, while Arizona falls to 10-5 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

After dropping the doubles point, singles play was an absolute battle with five of six matches going to a third set.

Senior Anna Supapitch Kuearum, the nation's No. 97 player, got the Cyclones on the board with an impressive 6-2, 7-5 win over No. 37 Josie Usereau. Kuearum trailed 4-0 in the second set before rallying for the victory, She is now 10-1 this spring, recording her 15^th career conference singles win, which ties her for second-most in school history, just one shy of the school record.

Valeska San Martin Ramirez gave the Cyclones the early edge with a come-from-behind 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 win against Zoya Chulak at No. 6 singles, but Arizona bounced right back with wins at No.2 and No. 5 singles to go up 3-2.

The Cyclones needed wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles with a pair of freshmen left on the courts.

Cristina Ramos Sierra was the first to seize the moment, beating Danielle Tuhten, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, to leave the match up to the No.3 battle between her teammate Mari Paz Alberto Vilar and Arizona's Martyna Ostrzygalo, the nation's No. 116 player.

Alberto Vilar took the opening set, 6-4, but Ostrzygalo won the second by the same score. With all eyes in the facility on the rookie, she delivered with a 6-3 win to record her first career win against a ranked opponent.

Arizona took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3.

Iowa State returns to action Sunday when it hosts No. 26 Arizona State at 11 a.m.

Doubles Results
Order of Finish: 3, 1
#1 – Josie Usereau/Danielle Tuhten (UA) def. Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Cristina Ramos Sierra (ISU), 6-4
#2 – Julia Camblor/Mari Paz Alberto Vilar (ISU) vs. Martyna Ostrzygalo/Zoya Chulak (UA), 4-5 UF
#3 – Belen Nevenhoven/Midori Castillo (UA) def. Suzanie Pretorious/Valeska San Martin Ramirez (ISU), 6-3

Singles Results
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2, 5, 4, 3
#1 – No. 97 Kuearum (ISU) def. No. 37 Usereau (UA), 6-2, 7-5
#2 – Castillo (UA) def. Camblor (ISU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
#3 – Alberto Vilar (ISU) def. No. 116 Ostrzygalo (UA), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
#4 – Ramos Sierra (ISU) def. Tuhten (UA), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
#5 – Tanvi Narendran (UA) def. Pretorious (ISU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
#6 – San Martin Ramirez (ISU) def. Chulak (UA), 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Mari Paz Alberto Vilar

Julia Camblor

Anna Supapitch Kuearum

Cristina Ramos Sierra

Valeska San Martin Ramirez