Iowa State Media Relations
AMES, Iowa – No. 12 Iowa State (21-5, 7-2 Big 12) punched its ticket to the National Quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory over No. 20 UCLA (15-8, 6-4 Pac-12) Friday afternoon at the Ames High Tennis Complex.
It marks ISU’s first quarterfinal appearance in program history.
With its 12th of the season over a top-50 opponent, Iowa State improved to 7-0 at home in 2023.
The Cyclones will play the winner of No. 4 NC State and No. 18 Auburn Wednesday in Orlando.
How it Happened
The Cyclones opened the dual by grabbing the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. No. 77 Xinyi Nong and Ange Oby Kajuru were first to finish at No. 2 with a dominant 6-0 win against Ava Catanzarite and Sasha Vagramov. After ISU dropped No. 1 doubles, Sofia Cabezas and Miska Kadleckova clinched the point for the Cyclones at No. 3 with a 6-2 win over the Bruins duo of Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and Fangran Tian.
Iowa State has now won 81 percent of its matches at No. 2 and 3 doubles this season (30-7). The Cyclones improve to 20-1 when winning the doubles point.
Kajuru was first to finish in singles action to push ISU’s advantage to 2-0. The No. 66 ranked Cyclone improved to 20-3 in her last 23 matches with a 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 112 Hance at the No. 2 spot.
Catanzarite put UCLA on the board at No. 3 singles with a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Kadleckova.
Within a span of two minutes, Iowa State clinched the dual with back-to-back wins at No.1 and 5 singles.
At the No.1 spot, No. 66 Naklo handed No. 14 ranked Tian her second loss of the season 7-6 (3), 6-0 to put the Cyclones within striking distance. One minute later, Cabezas punched Iowa State’s ticket to the national quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Vagramov at No. 5.
Matches No. 4 and 6 went unfinished.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
#1 – No. 7 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. No. 54 Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Thasaporn Naklo (ISU), 6-0
#2 – No. 77 Xinyi Nong/Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. Ava Catanzarite/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA), 6-0
#3 – Sofia Cabezas/Miska Kadleckova (ISU) vs. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer/Fangran Tian (UCLA), 6-2
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 5
#1 – No. 60 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. No. 14 Fangran Tian (UCLA), 7-6 (3), 6-0
#2 – No. 66 Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. No. 112 Kimmi Hance (UCLA), 6-4, 6-1
#3 – Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) def. Miska Kadleckova (ISU), 6-4, 7-5
#4 – Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) vs. Elise Wagle (UCLA), 6-3, 2-6, 2-2 uf
#5 – Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA), 6-2, 7-5
#6 – Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) vs. Chie Kezuka (ISU), 7-6 (4), 2-1 uf
AMES, Iowa – No. 12 Iowa State (21-5, 7-2 Big 12) punched its ticket to the National Quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory over No. 20 UCLA (15-8, 6-4 Pac-12) Friday afternoon at the Ames High Tennis Complex.
It marks ISU’s first quarterfinal appearance in program history.
With its 12th of the season over a top-50 opponent, Iowa State improved to 7-0 at home in 2023.
The Cyclones will play the winner of No. 4 NC State and No. 18 Auburn Wednesday in Orlando.
How it Happened
The Cyclones opened the dual by grabbing the doubles point with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. No. 77 Xinyi Nong and Ange Oby Kajuru were first to finish at No. 2 with a dominant 6-0 win against Ava Catanzarite and Sasha Vagramov. After ISU dropped No. 1 doubles, Sofia Cabezas and Miska Kadleckova clinched the point for the Cyclones at No. 3 with a 6-2 win over the Bruins duo of Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer and Fangran Tian.
Iowa State has now won 81 percent of its matches at No. 2 and 3 doubles this season (30-7). The Cyclones improve to 20-1 when winning the doubles point.
Kajuru was first to finish in singles action to push ISU’s advantage to 2-0. The No. 66 ranked Cyclone improved to 20-3 in her last 23 matches with a 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 112 Hance at the No. 2 spot.
Catanzarite put UCLA on the board at No. 3 singles with a 6-4, 7-5 victory against Kadleckova.
Within a span of two minutes, Iowa State clinched the dual with back-to-back wins at No.1 and 5 singles.
At the No.1 spot, No. 66 Naklo handed No. 14 ranked Tian her second loss of the season 7-6 (3), 6-0 to put the Cyclones within striking distance. One minute later, Cabezas punched Iowa State’s ticket to the national quarterfinals with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over Vagramov at No. 5.
Matches No. 4 and 6 went unfinished.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
#1 – No. 7 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. No. 54 Anna Supapitch Kuearum/Thasaporn Naklo (ISU), 6-0
#2 – No. 77 Xinyi Nong/Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. Ava Catanzarite/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA), 6-0
#3 – Sofia Cabezas/Miska Kadleckova (ISU) vs. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer/Fangran Tian (UCLA), 6-2
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 5
#1 – No. 60 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. No. 14 Fangran Tian (UCLA), 7-6 (3), 6-0
#2 – No. 66 Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. No. 112 Kimmi Hance (UCLA), 6-4, 6-1
#3 – Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) def. Miska Kadleckova (ISU), 6-4, 7-5
#4 – Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) vs. Elise Wagle (UCLA), 6-3, 2-6, 2-2 uf
#5 – Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA), 6-2, 7-5
#6 – Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) vs. Chie Kezuka (ISU), 7-6 (4), 2-1 uf
