Cyclones To Face No. 17 UCF and Houston

AMES, Iowa – The No. 52 Iowa State tennis team is set to head south this weekend for two conference matches against No. 17 UCF and Houston.

THE SCHEDULE
Friday, Mar. 14 – 5 p.m. CT
USTA National Campus – Orlando, Fla.
No. 52 Iowa State (8-4, 2-2) vs. No. 17 UCF (12-1, 4-0)

Sunday, Mar. 16 – Noon CT
Barbara Wallace Winston Tennis Facility – Houston, Texas
No. 52 Iowa State (8-4, 2-2*) vs. Houston (3-7, 0-4*)
*Record as of 3/13

FOLLOWING THE MATCHES
Live stats and live streams for the matches are available on the schedule page.

THE SERIES
Iowa State and UCF have split their four all-time matchups against each other, with the Knights coming out on top in 2024, 4-0.

Iowa State and Houston matched up for the first time in 2024, with the Cyclones taking the victory, 5-2.

LAST TIME OUT
The Cyclones split two home matches with the Arizona schools last weekend, taking down then-No. 31 Arizona, 4-3, before falling to then-No. 26 Arizona State, 4-0.

PLAYER TO WATCH
Cristina Ramos Sierra was one game away from going 2-0 in singles last weekend as she took down Arizona's Danielle Tuhten, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and held a 7-5, 5-2 lead over Arizona State's Lily Taylor when the match was called off. The freshman owns an impressive 27-17 combined singles and doubles record in 2024-25.

OPPONENTS IN THE RANKINGS

UCF
Singles
Aya El Aouni – No. 83
Sophia Biolay – No. 88

Houston
Singles
Santa Strombacha – No. 122

FOLLOW THE CYCLONES
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Cristina Ramos Sierra

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