Cyclones Fall To No. 26 Arizona State

AMES, Iowa – No. 59 Iowa State dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 26 Arizona State Sunday afternoon at the Iowa State Tennis Facility. The Cyclones drop to 8-4 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference play.

The Sun Devils (8-4, 3-1 Big 12) entered the match with two ranked doubles pairings and it showed. At No. 1 doubles, Anna Supapitch Kuearum and Cristina Ramos Sierra played well and were leading the nation's No. 30 duo of Patricija Spaka and Lily Taylor 5-4, but the match went unfinished as ASU won at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles.

Arizona State increased its lead to 3-0 with Karin Altori downing Suzanie Pretorius, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 5 singles and Aiya Nupbay defeating Valeska San Martin Ramirez, 6-2, 6-1, on court six.

ASU clinched the win with a victory in a battle of nationally-ranked players as No. 27 Emilija Tverijonaite defeated No. 97 Kuearum, 6-4, 6-3. The loss snapped Kuearum's five-match winning streak.

Iowa State heads out on the road next weekend for Big 12 matches against No. 23 UCF and Houston. The Cyclones and the Knights meet first on Friday at 5 p.m. (CT).

Doubles Results
Order of Finish: 2, 3
#1 –Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Cristina Ramos Sierra (ISU) vs. No. 30 Patricija Spaka/Lily Taylor (ASU), 5-4 UF
#2 – No. 79 Karin Altori/Sara Svetac (ASU) def. Julia Camblor/Mari Paz Alberto Vilar (ISU), 6-1
#3 – Aiya Nupbay/Emilija Tverijonaite (ASU) def. Suzanie Pretorious/Valeska San Martin Ramirez (ISU), 6-3

Singles Results
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1
#1 – No. 27 Tverijonaite (ASU) def. No. 97 Kuearum (ISU), 6-4, 6-3
#2 –Camblor (ISU) vs. No. 45 Svetac (ASU), 6-7 (4), 2-3 UF
#3 – Alberto Vilar (ISU) vs. Spaka (ASU), 4-6, 3-4 UF
#4 – Ramos Sierra (ISU) vs. Taylor (ASU), 7-5, 5-2 UF
#5 – Altori (ASU) def. Pretorious (ISU), 6-1, 6-2
#6 – Nupbay (ASU) def. San Martin Ramirez (ISU), 6-2, 6-1

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Players Mentioned

Mari Paz Alberto Vilar

Julia Camblor

Anna Supapitch Kuearum

Suzanie Pretorius

Cristina Ramos Sierra

Valeska San Martin Ramirez