Score: Iowa State 5, VCU 2
Location: Richmond, Va. (Thalhimer Tennis Center)
Records: VCU 10-2, Iowa State 8-0
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The Short Story: VCU secures two victories over ranked foes but falls to Iowa State 5-2
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OPENING SERVE:
- Iowa State claimed the doubles point with wins on courts one and three
- The doubles pairing of Grad Student Paola Exposito Diaz-Delgado and Freshman Laura Garcia Astudillo earned a commanding 6-2 victory over the no. 37 ranked pairing of Miska Kadleckova and Sofia Cabezas. This is the pairings first win over a nationally ranked duo this season
- Diaz-Delgado secured a convincing three-set victory over no. 51 ranked Thasaporn Naklo to earn her 11th straight singles win. This was Diaz-Deglado's second victory over a nationally ranked opponent this season
- Grad Student Nina Sorkin fell behind one set early but was able to claim victory in a back and forth match that saw her take 7-6, 6-4 wins in sets two and three. This win marks Sorkin's seventh consecutive singles victory
THE RESULTS
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DOUBLES:
1. Naklo, Thasaporn/Hsieh, Christin (ISU) def.
Gabriela Davidescu/
Shivani Manjanna (VCU) 6-4
2. Paola Diaz Delgado/Laura Astudillo (VCU) def. #37 Kadleckova, Miska/Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) 6-2
3. Kajuru, Ange Oby/Kezuka, Chie (ISU) def.
Yelizaveta Karlova/
Nina Sorkin (VCU) 6-2
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Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
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SINGLES:
1. #71 Paola Diaz Delgado (VCU) def. #51 Naklo, Thasaporn (ISU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
2. Kajuru, Ange Oby (ISU) def.
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 6-4, 6-0
3. Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) def.
Gabriela Davidescu (VCU) 7-5, 6-2
4.
Nina Sorkin (VCU) def. Supapitch Kuearum, A (ISU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4
5. Kezuka, Chie (ISU) def.
Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) def. Laura Astudillo (VCU) 7-5, 6-2
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Order Of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6