Iowa State tennis players Chie Kezuka, Thesaporn Naklo, Oumaima Aziz and Karen Alvarez all returned to action this weekend. They are at the Roberta Alison Classic in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with a majority freshman roster along with senior Alvarez. The tournament will last from Friday morning until Saturday evening, and play began at 9 a.m. each day. Friday began with doubles followed by two rounds of singles.

All eight members of the Cyclones' tennis team competed at the ITA Central Regionals at Oklahoma University in Norman, Oklahoma. The Regionals were loaded with some of the best competition in the nation, including participants from more than 25 teams.

The Cyclones tennis team is already in action on Friday in two separate events. Iowa State sent three players to the H-E-B Invitational in Waco, Texas for a weekend tournament. Karen Alvarez will team up with Baylor’s Daria Rakitskaya to clash with Mississippi State at 9 a.m. followed by the duo of Margarita Timakova and Oumaima Aziz at 10.

The Cyclones opened up their tennis season with singles action on Friday. The team finished the day 5-2 at the Gopher Invitational at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

The Iowa State tennis team is approaching one of its most optimistic seasons in program history. Last season, the team accomplished multiple goals and topped many program best accolades. This included a first-ever win over Baylor and beating Nebraska for the first time since 1995.

The Iowa State Cyclones (6-11, 2-7 Big 12) fell to No. 6 Texas (16-3, 9-0 Big 12), losing 4-3, this past weekend but were able to end their losing streak and pick up a win against Baylor (8-20, 2-7 Big 12), winning 4-3.

The Iowa State tennis team (5-10) looks to take home court advantage this weekend against both Texas (11 a.m. Friday) and Baylor (12 p.m. Sunday).

The Iowa State tennis team (5-8) heads down to Kansas to face both Kansas (5 p.m. Friday) and Kansas State (11 a.m. Sunday) this weekend.