Iowa State Media Relations
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 11 Iowa State defeated No. 28 Kansas, 4-1, on its home court in its opening match of the Big 12 Championships. Iowa State improves to 18-4 on the year and will play in the Big 12 semifinals tomorrow for just the second time in program history. The Cyclones, the third seed, will face No. 14 Oklahoma, the second seed, in the semifinals at either 3 p.m. or 6 p.m.
"Gritty win from our group today. Kansas came out in doubles ready to go and we did a great job fighting back to get the doubles point," head coach Boomer Saia said. "We carried that momentum into singles and put ourselves into a lot of good positions. Proud of our teams resilience today and we are excited for the opportunity to compete again tomorrow."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cyclones showed their toughness in doubles to start the afternoon, rallying back to earn the point. On court No. 1, No. 52 Thasaporn Naklo and Anna Supapitch Kuearum fell behind, 4-1, to start their match. The duo went on to win five straight games to earn a 6-4 victory and improve to 15-4 on the year.
No. 64 Ange Oby Kajuru and Xinyi Nong also found themselves down, 2-0, early in their match on court No. 2. The duo battled back, winning their match, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for their sixth consecutive win.
ISU improved to 17-0 this season when winning the doubles point.
In singles, Sofia Cabezas gave the Cyclones another point in the team score. The junior would earn her fourth straight singles victory with a, 6-0, 6-3, win on court No. 4.
Kansas was able to get a point back as Heike Ja Van Vuuren beat Supapitch Kuearum, 6-3, 6-4, on court No. 4.
Next to finish for Iowa State was Naklo on court No. 1. The senior earned her seventh ranked singles win this season and put her team within a point of winning the match with a, 7-5, 6-4, win over No. 69 Malkia Ngounoue.
Miska Kadleckova was clincher for the Cyclones for a team-high fifth time this season. The junior took care of Maria Titova, 6-3, 6-3, to earn her fifth Big 12 singles win this year.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 1, 2
#1 – No. 52 Naklo/Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. No. 51 Vuuren/Ngounoue (KU) 6-4
#2 – No. 64 Kajuru/Nong (ISU) def. Massey/Manu (KU) 6-4
#3 - Cabezas/Kadleckova (ISU) vs. Gagoshidze/Titova (KU) 4-4 UF
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1, 3
#1 – No. 67 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. No. 69 Malkia Ngounoue (KU) 7-5, 6-4
#2 – No. 78 Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) vs. Carmen Roxana Manu (KU) 6-3, 6-7(3),1-0 UF
#3 – Miska Kadleckova (ISU) def. Maria Titova (KU) 6-3, 6-3
#4 – Heike Ja Van Vuuren (KU) def. Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) 6-4, 6-3
#5 – Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Silvia Mar Costache (KU) 6-0, 6-3
#6 – Chie Kezuka (ISU) vs. Mariana Manyoma-Valsquez (KU) 6-3, 3-6 UF
LAWRENCE, Kan. – No. 11 Iowa State defeated No. 28 Kansas, 4-1, on its home court in its opening match of the Big 12 Championships. Iowa State improves to 18-4 on the year and will play in the Big 12 semifinals tomorrow for just the second time in program history. The Cyclones, the third seed, will face No. 14 Oklahoma, the second seed, in the semifinals at either 3 p.m. or 6 p.m.
"Gritty win from our group today. Kansas came out in doubles ready to go and we did a great job fighting back to get the doubles point," head coach Boomer Saia said. "We carried that momentum into singles and put ourselves into a lot of good positions. Proud of our teams resilience today and we are excited for the opportunity to compete again tomorrow."
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Cyclones showed their toughness in doubles to start the afternoon, rallying back to earn the point. On court No. 1, No. 52 Thasaporn Naklo and Anna Supapitch Kuearum fell behind, 4-1, to start their match. The duo went on to win five straight games to earn a 6-4 victory and improve to 15-4 on the year.
No. 64 Ange Oby Kajuru and Xinyi Nong also found themselves down, 2-0, early in their match on court No. 2. The duo battled back, winning their match, 6-4, to clinch the doubles point for their sixth consecutive win.
ISU improved to 17-0 this season when winning the doubles point.
In singles, Sofia Cabezas gave the Cyclones another point in the team score. The junior would earn her fourth straight singles victory with a, 6-0, 6-3, win on court No. 4.
Kansas was able to get a point back as Heike Ja Van Vuuren beat Supapitch Kuearum, 6-3, 6-4, on court No. 4.
Next to finish for Iowa State was Naklo on court No. 1. The senior earned her seventh ranked singles win this season and put her team within a point of winning the match with a, 7-5, 6-4, win over No. 69 Malkia Ngounoue.
Miska Kadleckova was clincher for the Cyclones for a team-high fifth time this season. The junior took care of Maria Titova, 6-3, 6-3, to earn her fifth Big 12 singles win this year.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 1, 2
#1 – No. 52 Naklo/Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. No. 51 Vuuren/Ngounoue (KU) 6-4
#2 – No. 64 Kajuru/Nong (ISU) def. Massey/Manu (KU) 6-4
#3 - Cabezas/Kadleckova (ISU) vs. Gagoshidze/Titova (KU) 4-4 UF
SINGLES RESULTS
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 1, 3
#1 – No. 67 Thasaporn Naklo (ISU) def. No. 69 Malkia Ngounoue (KU) 7-5, 6-4
#2 – No. 78 Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) vs. Carmen Roxana Manu (KU) 6-3, 6-7(3),1-0 UF
#3 – Miska Kadleckova (ISU) def. Maria Titova (KU) 6-3, 6-3
#4 – Heike Ja Van Vuuren (KU) def. Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) 6-4, 6-3
#5 – Sofia Cabezas (ISU) def. Silvia Mar Costache (KU) 6-0, 6-3
#6 – Chie Kezuka (ISU) vs. Mariana Manyoma-Valsquez (KU) 6-3, 3-6 UF
