DES MOINES, Iowa -- The University of North Dakota women's tennis team fell, 7-0, to Iowa State on Saturday evening in the second of three straight matches to open up the 2022 slate.
After a tough loss on Friday to Illinois State, UND (0-2) couldn't muster any set victories against a strong Big 12 opponent.
Sapir Sela put up a strong match against the No. 27 ranked Thasaporn Naklo, falling by a 6-1, 6-3 score on the top court.
North Dakota returns to action tomorrow at noon against Creighton, a team that the Fighting Hawks defeated last season in Grand Forks.
Doubles Results
Order of Finish: 2,3
#1 – Thasaporn Naklo/Christin Hsieh (ISU) vs. Sapir Sela/Andrea Jansson (UND), 5-1 UF
#2 – Chie Kezuka/Ange Oby Kajuru (ISU) def. Lucia Rizza/Allie Ochotorena (UND), 6-1
#3 - Sofia Cabezas/Anna Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. Charlotte Bowles/Nore Heinitz (UND), 6-1
Singles Results
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 1, 2, 6, 5
#1 – No. 27 Naklo (ISU) def. Sela (UND), 6-1, 6-3
#2 – Kajuru (ISU) def. Jansson (UND), 6-2, 6-1
#3 – Supapitch Kuearum (ISU) def. Ochotorena (UND), 6-1, 6-0
#4 - Kezuka (ISU) def. Heinitz (UND), 6-2, 6-0
#5 – Cabezas (ISU) def. Rizza (UND), 6-3, 6-2
#6 – Hsieh (ISU) def. Angela Georgieva (UND), 6-3, 6-1
