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Minnesota Beats Iowa State at Home, 4-1
2/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 70 Minnesota women's tennis team defeated Big 12 foe Iowa State, 4-1, at the Baseline Tennis Center Friday afternoon. The Gophers, winners of three of their last four matches, are now 7-4 on the season and improved to 5-1 at home.
Iowa State dropped to 2-5 on the season with the loss.
The match began with a strong doubles competition victory for the Maroon and Gold. The rookie tandem of Caroline Ryba and Mehvish Safdar came up big at No. 3 with a 6-0 win. Tereza Brichacova and Paula Rincon-Otero gave the Gophers a 1-0 lead by doubling up Samantha Budai and Ksenia Pronina at No. 1, 6-3.
In singles, Safdar kept Minnesota rolling with a dominant, 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6. She upped her dual-match singles record to 2-0 after winning her spring singles debut last week against South Dakota State.
Megan Cassens cut the Gophers' lead in half with a win for ISU at No. 3, but Julia Courter got the point right back at No. 5 by taking down Natalie Phippen, 6-2, 6-1.
The match came to an end when senior Brichacova capped off a 6-1, 7-6 (6) win in the top flight to make it 4-1. Ryba and Aria Lambert did not finish their singles matches at Nos. 2 and 5, respectively.
The Gophers pick up play in their current seven-match homestand with an 11 a.m. match against Marquette and a 4 p.m. tilt against Carleton Sunday.
No. 70 Minnesota 4, Iowa State 1
Baseline Tennis Center (Minneapolis, Minn.)
Singles competition
1. Tereza Brichacova (MINN) def. Samantha Budai (ISU) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
2. Caroline Ryba (MINN) vs. Ksenia Pronina (ISU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
3. Megan Cassens (ISU) def. Jessika Mozia (MINN) 6-3, 6-2
4. Aria Lambert (MINN) vs. Alejandra Galvis (ISU) 3-6, 5-6, unfinished
5. Julia Courter (MINN) def. Natalie Phippen (ISU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Mehvish Safdar (MINN) def. Caroline Hauge Andersen (ISU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Tereza Brichacova/Paula Rincon Otero (MINN) def. Samantha Budai/Ksenia Pronina (ISU) 6-3
2. Jessika Mozia/Julia Courter (MINN) vs. Megan Cassens/Alejandra Galvis (ISU) 4-5, unfinished
3. Caroline Ryba/Mehvish Safdar (MINN) def. Caro. Hauge Andersen/Natalie Phippen (ISU) 6-0
Match Notes
Iowa State 2-4 (0-1 Big 12)
Minnesota 7-4 (0-0 Big Ten)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,3,5,1)
Match Length: 2:06
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