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Bonadonna, Timakova Win Pair Of Matches At Gopher Invite
09.21.2017 | Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn- The Iowa State tennis team opened the 2017-18 season at the Gopher Invitational Thursday at the University of Minnesota. The first day consisted of two matches for each doubles team, with three doubles pairs representing the Cyclones.
Margarita Timakova and Annabella Bonadonna had a strong showing, defeating Theodora Kyriakopoulou and Marta-Anna Tynna of South Dakota State, 6-3. They went on to win their bracket, downing South Dakota's Anastasia Bondarenko and Aria Chemodanova, 6-1.
Erin Freeman and Regina Espindola started with a 6-2 win against Nanette Nylund and Luana Stanciu of South Dakota. In the second match, Espindola teamed with Karen Alvarez and the duo fell to Minnesota's River Hart and Caroline Ryba, 7-5.
Play begins Friday at 8 a.m. with two doubles matches and two singles matches to follow throughout the day. The tournament continues through Sunday at the Baseline Tennis Center.Â
Doubles
Flight A - First Round
Caitlyn Merzbacher/Tina Kreinis (UMN) def. Maty Cancini/Ekaterina Repina (ISU), 6-2
Flight B - First Round
Margarita Timakova/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Theodora Kyriakopoulou/Marta-Anna Tynna (SDSU), 6-3
Flight C - First Round
Erin Freeman/Regina Espindola (ISU) def. Nanette Nylund/Luana Stanciu (USD), 6-2
Flight A - Consolation Round
Milica Novakovic, Andrea Amortegui (Marquette) def. Maty Cancini/Ekaterina Repina (ISU), 6-1
Flight B - Championship Round
Margarita Timakova/Annabella Bonadonna (ISU) def. Anastasia Bondarenko/Aria Chemodanova (USD), 6-1
Flight C - Championship Round
River Hart/Caroline Ryba (UMN) def. Alvarez/Espindola (ISU), 7-5
To keep up with ISU's performance at the Gopher Invitational, visit Cyclones.com and follow the team on Facebook and Twitter.
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