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The Story of a D3 athlete climbing the ladder to becoming a top 10 ACHA goalie
Nikita Kozak, senior in mechanical engineering, plays for the Cyclone hockey team. Courtesy of Nikita Kozak Hockey is not just a game; it is a lifestyle. Hockey is heavily built upon hard work, grit, intelligence and physicality. Both Jason Fairman and Nikita Kozak have a connection to hockey and live their lives based on the sport that they adore. Nikita Kozak is a senior at Iowa State University and currently plays for the Cyclone hockey team. Kozak holds an important position on the ice.
Cyclones and Bronchos to battle on ice
The Iowa State hockey team played Missouri State on Sept. 27. Kara Denner/ Iowa State Daily The Cyclone Hockey team will play the University of Central Oklahoma at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in Oklahoma City. The Central Oklahoma Bronchos usually find themselves highly ranked among Division 1 teams in the ACHA — winning the 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 ACHA Division 1 National Championships.
Cyclone Hockey to host Waldorf for season opener
Cyclone Hockey will have its first game of the season 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena for the team’s home opener against Waldorf University. On Saturday, the Cyclones will travel to Albert Lea to face Waldorf at its home rink. Jason Fairman, head coach of the Iowa State hockey team, is returning for his sixth season and what will be his fourth full season as head coach. During the 2016-2017 season, the Cyclones had the number one spot in the ACHA Men’s rankings since 1999.
'The most rewarding job I have ever had:' Jay Ronayne's path to coaching Iowa State
What started when Jay Ronayne was 14 in his backyard became a lifelong passion for the 13-year Iowa State gymnastics coach. Ronayne has coached multiple All-Americans, two Big 12 Gymnasts of the Year, a Big 12 Event Specialist of the Year, a pair of Big 12 Newcomers of the Year and has even guided Cyclone gymnasts seven times to the NCAA National Championships in the all-around. Since Ronayne took over in 2006, the Cyclones have qualified for the NCAA Regional in 11 of its last 12 seasons.
Amy Rudolph running with her new coaching position
Amy Rudolph is the new head coach of the Iowa State women’s cross country team. Rudolph is inheriting an already strong team that brought home the Big 12 Cross Country and NCAA Midwest Region titles at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships.Rudolph was an assistant coach at Auburn and Drake for a total of eight years before coming to Iowa State. This is Rudolph’s first head coaching role.Rudolph started running at the young age of six.
Iowa State loses in first round of Big 12 Championships to Oklahoma 4-0
The Iowa State Cyclones were eliminated in the first round of the Big 12 Championships this afternoon, falling to the Oklahoma Sooners, 4-0. Senior Samantha Budai played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23. This was the final home match for Budai. She earned the first-ever national ranking by a Cyclone tennis player. Kennedy DeRaedt/Iowa State Daily In singles action, Maty Cancini was defeated by Lily Miyazaki 6-2, 6-3.
Iowa State will face Oklahoma in the first round of Big 12 play
The Iowa State Cyclones will travel to Austin, Texas, this Thursday, April 26, to face the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the Big 12 Championships at 10 a.m.The Big 12 Championships will consist of 10 teams including Iowa State.Earlier this week three Cyclones were recognized as Academic All-Big 12 members.
Iowa State falls to TCU 4-0
The Iowa State tennis team was defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 4-0 this afternoon in Urbandale, Iowa.In singles play, not one Cyclone was able to win a match against the Horned Frogs. No. 5 Annabella Bonadonna faced Alexis Pereira of TCU. Bonadonna won the first set of her match going into a tiebreak, 7-5 but the second set went unfinished.At the No. 6 position, Karen Alvarez came climbing back against Stevie Kennedy.
Cyclones set to face two teams this weekend TCU and Texas Tech
The Iowa State Cyclones will finish out their regular season at home and will face the TCU Horned Frogs on Friday at 2 p.m. and will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Sunday at 10 a.m.The Cyclones are coming off loses to No. 5 Texas and No. 25 Baylor. The Cyclones are looking to finish their regular season strong and get a win for their fans.“I've seen a lot of positives going into this weekend.
Iowa State tennis gets beat by No. 25 Baylor
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the No. 25 Baylor Bears 6-1 this afternoon in Waco, Texas. The Cyclones could not get anything rolling this afternoon in singles play. Not one Cyclone won an individual match. No. 1 Maty Cancini fought hard in the first set against Theresa Van Zyl (BU) losing a close set 4-6, but could not maintain momentum in the final two sets losing 6-1, 6-2.No. 2 Regina Espindola was dominated against Camilla Abbate (BU) losing 6-2, 6-2.
Cyclones tennis dominated by Longhorns
After a lengthy rain delay, the Iowa State tennis team was unable to come up with a win, losing to the No. 5 Texas, 4-0.Failing to show up, the Cyclones could not get anything going in singles and doubles play.During singles, Maty Cancini lost the first set 6-4, the second set 2-0 and the third set went unfinished against Anna Turati. Regina Espindola, at No. 2, also kept it close in the first set, losing 6-3, but then lost 6-2 to Petra Granic.
Iowa State travels to Texas to face the Texas Longhorns and Baylor Bears
After staying home for the past three weeks, the Cyclones will travel to Texas this week and face two teams. The Cyclones will travel to Austin, Texas, Friday.The Cyclones will face No. 6 Texas Longhorns at 1 p.m. On Sunday, the Cyclones will travel to Waco, Texas, and will face No. 25 Baylor Bears.The Cyclones have been on a two-match losing streak and are hoping to get back on the right track this weekend against the Longhorns and Bears.
Iowa State falls to Kansas State 4-0
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the Kansas State Wildcats this morning, 4-0.Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova fell in the No. 3 doubles match when they were defeated by Rosanna Maffei and Ines Mesquita 7-5. In No. 2 doubles, Erin Freeman and Annabella Bonadonna lost 6-4 to Maria Linares and Anna Turco. Senior Samantha Budai played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23. This was the final home match for Budai. She earned the first-ever national ranking by a Cyclone tennis player.
Iowa State Falls to No. 16 Kansas
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the No. 16 Kansas Jayhawks this afternoon, 4-0.The Jayhawks put on a dominate performance this afternoon, going undefeated in singles and doubles play. The Jayhawks' Janet Koch and Amber Policare defeated Annabella Bonadonna and Erin Freeman, 6-0, to gain the early advantage. At the No. 3 position, Despoina Vogasari and Maria Toran Ribes secured the point with a 6-2 win over the Cyclones' Margarita Timakova and Ekaterina Repina.
Iowa State tennis is set to face rival Drake Bulldogs
+1 Sophomore Erin Freeman played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23. Freeman went 2-6 against Vladica Babic of OSU. Cyclones fell 0-4 against Oklahoma. Kennedy DeRaedt/Iowa State Daily The Iowa State Cyclones will start their three-week home stretch against the Drake Bulldogs on Thursday, March 29, at 5 p.m. in Des Moines, Iowa.The Cyclones are coming off a 4-1 loss to West Virginia and have not won a match since March 3 which was against the Mercer Bears.
Iowa State falls to West Virginia 4-1
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the West Virginia Mountaineers 4-1 this afternoon.In singles action, Ekaterina Repina was the only Cyclone to get a win this afternoon playing at the No. 4 spot as she defeated Sofia Duran (WV) 6-4, 6-4.Meanwhile in doubles, Maty Cancini and Regina Espindola started off doubles action with a 6-3 win against Mountaineers Christina Jordan and Duran.
Iowa State is set to face West Virginia for another Big 12 matchup
+2 Then sophomore Regina Espindola played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23, 2017. Epindola fell to Aliona Bolsova of Oklahoma State. Kennedy DeRaedt/Iowa State Daily At 9 a.m. Saturday the Iowa State Cyclones will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to face the West Virginia Mountaineers for another Big 12 matchup.
Cyclones fall to Kangaroos 5-2
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the UMKC Kangaroos 5-2 this afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri.During singles action, Margarita Timakova was the only Cyclone to obtain a win when she defeated Thanushree Vale 6-3, 7-6 in the No. 6 position.The Cyclones could not capture a win during doubles play. At the No. 1 position of Cancini/Espindola, they were defeated by Johnson/Grechkina 6-2. Freeman/Bonadonna were also defeated by Ladutska/Ball 6-2 at the No. 2 position.
Cyclones tennis falls to Cowboys, 4-3
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the Wyoming Cowboys 4-3 this afternoon. During singles action, Maty Cancini had a huge win at the No. 1 spot, defeating three-time All-Mountain West Conference selection Magdalena Stencel, 6-3, 6-3. But the Cowboys would win at the No. 2 and No. 4 spot to take the lead 3-2 and leaving it up to the fifth and sixth spots to win the match.Karen Alvarez got a win against Myiah Scott, 6-3, 6-2, to tie the team score at 3-3.
Iowa State faces their biggest rival, the Iowa Hawkeyes
The Iowa State tennis team will host its biggest rival, the Iowa Hawkeyes, in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series at the LifeTime Fitness Center in Urbandale, Iowa, on March 7 at 4 p.m.The Cyclones currently have a record of 8-4, meanwhile the Hawkeyes hold a record of 7-4. The Cyclones have only grabbed seven wins in its 46-match history with Iowa. Last season when the rivals met in Iowa City, Iowa State was defeated 5-0. +2 Senior Natalie Phippen played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23.
Iowa State falls to North Florida 5-1
The Iowa State Cyclones were defeated by the North Florida Ospreys, 5-1.In singles action, Annabella Bonadonna had the only win at the No. 6 position against Florencia Rossi.In doubles, Ekaterina Repina and Margarita Timakova had the only win in doubles for the Cyclones.
Cyclones head to Florida to face off against two teams
+2 Redshirt sophomore Liera Bender played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23. Bender fell 0-6 during her match against Sofia Blanco of OSU. They fell 0-4 against Oklahoma.
Iowa State defeats Creighton 4-0
Iowa State defeated the Creighton Bluejays 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Lincoln, Nebraska. Iowa State will go to Nebraska to play three matches. The Bluejays started strong in doubles, taking the lead with a 6-1 victory at the No. 3 spot from Epperson/Lavalle. Creighton couldn't keep the momentum, falling short at the No. 2 spot with a 6-1 defeat as well as a 6-4 loss. Singles: No. 1: Maty Cancini and Ashley Ishimura went unfinished at (CU) 6-7, 1-0.
Iowa State tennis loses a close match against Stetson
Regina Espindola returns a serve. Espindola and her partner Erin Freeman played no. 3 doubles against Oklahoma on April 21 at Forker Tennis Courts. No. 3 doubles went on to lose to Oklahoma, 5-7. Hannah Olson / Iowa State Daily The Iowa State Cyclones put up a great fight against the Stetson Hatters but could not finish with a win.
Cyclones face three teams after short week
+1 Then sophomore Regina Espindola played for Iowa State Tennis on April 23, 2017. Epindola fell to Aliona Bolsova of Oklahoma State. Kennedy DeRaedt/Iowa State Daily The Iowa State Cyclones tennis team is traveling to Daytona Beach, Florida, this week and will play two teams on Feb.
Cyclones grab a road victory over Illinois-Chicago Flames
The Cyclone tennis team will play two teams this weekend. Today they started off playing the Illinois-Chicago Flames and grabbed a win with a 6-1 victory.Singles:No. 1: Maty Cancini defeated Georgie Sanders (UIC) with a 6-3, 7-5 victory.
Cyclone tennis faces Illinois-Chicago and Illinois State
+2 Senior Emma Waites drives a serve into her Texas Tech opponent's court at the Cyclone women's meet against Texas Tech on March 30. Waites is one of the senior ladies being celebrated for the Cyclone women's Senior Night. Tomhas Huhnke/Iowa State Daily After coming off of a dominating performance last weekend against South Dakota and Augustana, the Iowa State women’s tennis team travels to Chicago, Illinois. The Cyclones will face two teams again this week, Illinois-Chicago and Illinois State.
Cyclones tennis wins home opener
The Iowa State women's tennis team took on the Augustana Vikings for its first home match of the season this morning. Iowa State won its home opener against Augustana with a 5-2 win.Singles No. 1: Regina Espindola faced off against Kornel Staniszewska (Augustana) and in the first set Staniszewska defeated Espindola 6-3. Staniszewska took the second set as well with a 6-2 victory. No. 2: Maty Cancini defeated Berkley Darr (Augustana) in the first set 6-3 and in the second round 6-2.
Iowa State tennis defeats South Dakota 7-0
The Iowa State Women’s tennis team faced off against the South Dakota Coyotes at the LifeTime Fitness courts in Urbandale, Iowa. Iowa State won the match with an impressive 7-0 win over the Coyotes. SinglesNo. 1: Regina Espindola faced off against Jana Lazarevic and in the first set it came down to a tie breaker which Lazarevic won. Espindola kept fighting and in the second set won 6-1 and in the third set 6-4.
Cyclones set for first home match
+2 Cyclones go up against the University of Ohio on April 21. Kylie Kost/Iowa State Daily After a long winter break, the Iowa State women’s tennis team is starting its second half of the season this week and are looking to come out hot for their first home match for the first time this season.The Iowa State women’s tennis team will host Augustana at 10 a.m. and another match is also set later in the day at 3 p.m. against South Dakota at LifeTime Fitness in Urbandale.
Former tennis player Samantha Budai eyeing her dream to go pro
+4 Iowa State junior Samantha Budai hits the ball at the Kansas match on April 10 at the Forker Tennis Courts. Lani Tons/Iowa State Daily Sami Budai has been in love with the sport of tennis since she was five years old. Her dream of playing professional tennis is becoming a reality with the loving support of her family and friends making a GoFundMe page to support Budai financially to pursue her lifelong dream, becoming a professional tennis player and playing on the professional circuit.
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