JONESBORO, Ark. (3/10/16) – The Arkansas State women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to Iowa State Thursday morning at RidgePointe Country Club.

Julie Gauguery had a strong effort in the No. 1 match against Samantha Budai. The A-State junior battled Budai to a 6-3 loss in the first set and then nearly forced a tiebreak in the second set before Budai pulled away late with a 6-4 victory.

Victoria Roberts dropped the open set 6-0 in the No. 2 match, but bounced back and fell 6-2 to Liza Buss in the second set. In the No. 3 match Chiara Stefanov fell to Ana Kuuttila 6-0, 6-1, which clinched the match for Iowa State.

The No. 4, 5 and 6 matches each went just one set with Sabina Jeresic falling 8-6, while Sofia Krsmanovic suffered an 8-5 setback. Victoria Pisani lost her match by a score of 8-1.

In doubles' competition, Gauguery and Roberts lost to Budai and Buss 6-0 in the No. 1 match, while Krsmanovic and Pisani lost to Annabella Bonadonna and Alejandra Galvis by a score of 6-3. The No. 3 doubles' match was called once the doubles' point had been decided with Jeresic and Sefanov trailing 3-2

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Tennis Match Results

Iowa State vs Arkansas State

Mar 10, 2016 at Jonesboro, Ark.

Iowa State 4, Arkansas State 0

Singles competition

1. Budai, Samantha (ISU) def. Gauguery, Julie (ASU) 6-3, 6-4

2. Buss, Liza (ISU) def. Roberts, Victoria (ASU) 6-0, 6-2

3. Kuuttila, Anna (ISU) def. Stefanov, Chiara (ASU) 6-0, 6-1

4. Galvis, Alejandra (ISU) def. Jeresic, Sabina (ASU) 8-6

5. Espindola, Regina (ISU) def. Krsmanovic, Sofia (ASU) 8-5

6. Bonadonna, Annabella (ISU) def. Pisani, Victoria (ASU) 8-1

Doubles competition

1. Budai, Samantha/Buss, Liza (ISU) def. Gauguery, Julie/Roberts, Victoria (ASU) 6-0

2. Bonadonna, Annabella/Galvis, Alejandra (ISU) def. Krsmanovic, Sofia/Pisani, Victoria (ASU) 6-3

3. Jeresic, Sabina/Stefanov, Chiara (ASU) vs. Kuuttila, Anna/Espindola, Regina (ISU) 2-3, unfinished

Match Notes:

Iowa State 10-2

Arkansas State 0-8

Match Played Indoors at RidgePointe CC

Official: Joel Gambill