Friday, April 14
Ames, IA
3 p.m.
TCU
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at
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Iowa State
Frogs fall to the Cyclones in Ames
4/14/2023 5:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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Ames, Iowa-- TCU fell to the No. 12 Cyclones on Friday afternoon 4-0 in Ames, Iowa.
The freshman Yu-Chin Tsai won the lone set for the Horned Frogs in singles action. She has moved to the No. 3 court over the last few matches and has excelled in her role.
Iowa State improves to 15-4 while the Frogs drop to 11-8 on the season. TCU failed to find a rhythm in the 4-0 loss to the Cyclones.
The doubles point saw Iowa State's Miska Kadleckova and Sofia Cabezas bring down Destinee Martins and Tiphnie Lemaitre 6-3. Mercedes Aristgui and Jade Otway struggled against the duo of Oby Kajuru and Xinyi Nong 6-2.
Down 1-0, Iowa State capitalized on the early momentum and never looked back. Lemaitre and Aristesui lost to some tough opponents. On the first court, Lemaitre fell to the No. 56 ranked player on the nation Naklo Thasaporn (6-3, 6-2). The senior captain dropped her singles match to Kajuru in two close sets (7-5, 6-4). Lastly, Martins lost a tiebreakerin the first set of her match (2-7). She battled in the second but ultimately fell 5-7.
Singles competition
1. #56 Naklo, Thasaporn (ISU) def. Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #74 Kajuru, Ange Oby (ISU) def. #115 Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) vs. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) 2-6, 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
4. Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) def. Destinee Martins (TCU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
5. Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) vs. Jade Otway (TCU) 6-4, 5-7, unfinished
6. Kezuka, Chie (ISU) vs. Helena Narmont (TCU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #52 Naklo, Thasaporn/Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) vs. Yu-Chin Tsai/Helena Narmont (TCU) 4-5, unfinished
2. #57 Kajuru, Ange Oby/Nong, Xinyi (ISU) def. Jade Otway/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 6-2
3. Cabezas, Sofia/Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) def. Destinee Martins/Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) 6-3
Match Notes:
TCU 11-8, 2-6; National ranking #50
Iowa State 15-4, 5-2; National ranking #12
Order of finish:
Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,2,4)
Up Next: TCU Women's Tennis will wrap up the regular season with the Mountaineers in Morgantown, West Virginia on Sunday, April 16 at noon.
The freshman Yu-Chin Tsai won the lone set for the Horned Frogs in singles action. She has moved to the No. 3 court over the last few matches and has excelled in her role.
Iowa State improves to 15-4 while the Frogs drop to 11-8 on the season. TCU failed to find a rhythm in the 4-0 loss to the Cyclones.
The doubles point saw Iowa State's Miska Kadleckova and Sofia Cabezas bring down Destinee Martins and Tiphnie Lemaitre 6-3. Mercedes Aristgui and Jade Otway struggled against the duo of Oby Kajuru and Xinyi Nong 6-2.
Down 1-0, Iowa State capitalized on the early momentum and never looked back. Lemaitre and Aristesui lost to some tough opponents. On the first court, Lemaitre fell to the No. 56 ranked player on the nation Naklo Thasaporn (6-3, 6-2). The senior captain dropped her singles match to Kajuru in two close sets (7-5, 6-4). Lastly, Martins lost a tiebreakerin the first set of her match (2-7). She battled in the second but ultimately fell 5-7.
Singles competition
1. #56 Naklo, Thasaporn (ISU) def. Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) 6-3, 6-2
2. #74 Kajuru, Ange Oby (ISU) def. #115 Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) vs. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) 2-6, 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
4. Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) def. Destinee Martins (TCU) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
5. Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) vs. Jade Otway (TCU) 6-4, 5-7, unfinished
6. Kezuka, Chie (ISU) vs. Helena Narmont (TCU) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #52 Naklo, Thasaporn/Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) vs. Yu-Chin Tsai/Helena Narmont (TCU) 4-5, unfinished
2. #57 Kajuru, Ange Oby/Nong, Xinyi (ISU) def. Jade Otway/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) 6-2
3. Cabezas, Sofia/Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) def. Destinee Martins/Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) 6-3
Match Notes:
TCU 11-8, 2-6; National ranking #50
Iowa State 15-4, 5-2; National ranking #12
Order of finish:
Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,2,4)
Up Next: TCU Women's Tennis will wrap up the regular season with the Mountaineers in Morgantown, West Virginia on Sunday, April 16 at noon.
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