Cyclones Downed by No. 39 Arizona

Friday, March 27

Tucson, Ariz.

2:00 PM

Iowa State

Arizona

03.27.2026 | Tennis

Box Score

TUCSON, Ariz. – Iowa State (2-13, 0-10 Big 12) fell to No. 39 Arizona (14-8, 5-3 Big 12) by a score of 4-2, Friday afternoon. The Cyclones drop their 11th straight match with the loss.

In doubles, ISU clinched its second doubles point in a row, via a thrilling victory on Court 3. Mari Paz Alberto Vilar and Ashlee Narker were the first doubles pair to get a win, taking a 6-3 victory on Court 1. Arizona came back with a win of their own on Court 2, forcing a winner-take-all for the doubles point on Court 3.

Just like Sunday against Houston, the freshman duo of Alicia Dale and Gabriella Kellner came through, taking a 7-6 (6) victory to clinch the doubles point for the Cyclones.

In singles, the Wildcats won matches on Courts 2 and 6 to take back the lead, before Julia Camblor defeated Tanvi Narendran, 6-3, 6-3, on Court 4 to tie things back up at 2. But the Cyclones came up short on Courts 5 and 1, allowing Arizona to clinch the match, 4-2. Stanislava Shulzhenko had a 6-5 lead in the final set when the match was called.

The Cyclones will be back in action Sunday, as they complete the Arizona swing against No. 16 Arizona State at 2 p.m.

Results
Doubles
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
#1 – Mari Paz Alberto Vilar/Ashlee Narker (ISU) def. Zoya Chulak/Ciara Moore (UA), 6-3
#2 – Josie Usereau/Maria Garcia (UA) def. Julia Camblor/Stanislava Shulzhenko (ISU), 7-5
#3 – Alicia Dale/Gabriella Kellner (ISU) def. Tanvi Narendran/Martyna Ostrzygalo (UA), 7-6 (6)

Singles
Order of Finish: 2, 6, 4, 5, 1
#1 – Ostrzygalo (UA) def. No. 83 Alberto Vilar, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5
#2 – Usereau (UA) def. Narker (ISU), 6-1, 6-2
#3 – Shulzhenko (ISU) vs. Moore (UA), 5-7, 6-4, 6-5 (UF)
#4 – Camblor (ISU) def. Narendran (UA), 6-3, 6-3
#5 – Garcia (UA) def. Dale (ISU), 2-6, 6-0, 6-4
#6 – Chulak (UA) def. Valeska San Martin Ramirez (ISU), 6-2, 6-2

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