Cyclone Tennis Wins 5-2 Over Drake in Des Moines

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa State overpowered Drake Friday night at the Bulldogs’ Breast Cancer Awareness match at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. The Cyclones clinched a 5-2 win, which improves their season record to 3-8 and drops Drake to 11-3. 

For the first time this season, Iowa State swept all three doubles contests. Simona Cacciuttolo and Ksenia Pronina wrapped up No. 2 doubles with an 8-3 win over Amanda Aragon and Nell Boyd. The Cyclone duo’s win was quickly followed by the No. 3 pair of Marie-Christine Chartier and Tessa Lang, who added an 8-4 win over Drake’s Ali Patterson and Klavdija Rebol. Jenna Langhorst and Maria Macedo, representing Iowa State at the No. 1 slot, finished out the Cyclone sweep, controlling No. 1 doubles 8-6.

The match was clinched in Iowa State’s favor when Meghan Cassens, a freshman, wrapped up her No. 4 singles contest against Boyd, 6-2, 6-3. Cassens’ victory followed wins from Macedo at No. 1 and Langhorst at No. 5, and Simona Cacciuttolo chalked up the final Iowa State victory in the No. 3 spot.

Iowa State will continue to play on the road next week, visiting Houston and Stephen F. Austin University in Houston, Texas on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.

Singles
1. Maria Fernanda Macedo (ISU)def. Klavdija Rebol (DU), 6-2, 6-1
2. Manca Krizman (DU) def. Ksenia Pronina (ISU), 5-7, 6-4, 10-5
3. Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU) def. Gabriela Demos (DU), 6-4, 6-4
4. Meghan Cassens (ISU) def. Nell Boyd (DU), 6-2, 6-3
5. Jenna Langhorst (ISU) def. Amanda Aragon (DU), 6-1, 6-3
6. Ali Patterson (DU) def. Tessa Lang (ISU), 6-3, 6-2

 Doubles
1. Langhorst/Macedo (ISU)def. Demos/Krizman (DU), 8-6
2. Cacciuttolo/Pronina (ISU)def. Aragon/Boyd (DU), 8-3
3. Chartier/Tessa Lang (ISU) def. Patterson/Rebol (DU), 8-4