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Minnesota heads to Ames for Inaugural Cyclone Invite
10/2/2025 12:39:00 PM | Tennis
MINNEAPOLIS - The University of Minnesota tennis team will continue its 2025 fall season at the Cyclone Invite this weekend.
The inaugural Cyclone Invite is scheduled for Oct. 3-5 at the Iowa State Tennis Facility in Ames, Iowa.
Tournament Format
The format will feature teams of two players competing in round-robin play. Each matchup will include an eight-game doubles set (tiebreaker at 7-all), followed by two best-of-three singles matches with a full third set. The team that wins at least two of the three matches will win the overall matchup.
Each team will play one matchup per day. Play begins at 10 a.m.
Expected participants include Iowa State, Kansas State, Arkansas, Iowa and Minnesota.
Gopher Participants
Four Gophers will compete at the Cyclone Invite: senior Sofia Pinto and juniors Jeselle Ante, Yinong Ma and Anlin Xie.
Minnesota will compete in both singles and doubles, with Ante and Pinto pairing in doubles on the first day. The Gophers will face Arkansas and Iowa State in their opening matchups.
Fall Season Recap
The Gophers finished the 13th annual Gopher Invitational with a 6-1 record in doubles and a 7-2 mark in singles. Nora Knezevic led Minnesota, going 5-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles.
Mia Liepert, Aiva Schmitz and Anali Kocevar became the first Gophers to play in the ITA All-American Championships since 2015. Liepert earned a notable win in a consolation match, defeating UCLA's Bianca Fernandez 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.
Schmitz and Ante headlined the 'U' at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic this past weekend, advancing to the quarter finals with Schmitz advancing to the tournament's final, falling short to Kansas State's Martaa Chogsomjav 6-3, 6-4.
How to Follow
Fans can follow the weekend's events on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
Iowa State is scheduled to have live scoring for the tournament at the following link.
Next On The Docket
Following the Cyclone Invite, Minnesota will travel to Norman, Oklahoma, for the ITA Central Regionals, scheduled for Oct. 16-20.
The inaugural Cyclone Invite is scheduled for Oct. 3-5 at the Iowa State Tennis Facility in Ames, Iowa.
Tournament Format
The format will feature teams of two players competing in round-robin play. Each matchup will include an eight-game doubles set (tiebreaker at 7-all), followed by two best-of-three singles matches with a full third set. The team that wins at least two of the three matches will win the overall matchup.
Each team will play one matchup per day. Play begins at 10 a.m.
Expected participants include Iowa State, Kansas State, Arkansas, Iowa and Minnesota.
Gopher Participants
Four Gophers will compete at the Cyclone Invite: senior Sofia Pinto and juniors Jeselle Ante, Yinong Ma and Anlin Xie.
Minnesota will compete in both singles and doubles, with Ante and Pinto pairing in doubles on the first day. The Gophers will face Arkansas and Iowa State in their opening matchups.
Fall Season Recap
The Gophers finished the 13th annual Gopher Invitational with a 6-1 record in doubles and a 7-2 mark in singles. Nora Knezevic led Minnesota, going 5-0 in doubles and 2-0 in singles.
Mia Liepert, Aiva Schmitz and Anali Kocevar became the first Gophers to play in the ITA All-American Championships since 2015. Liepert earned a notable win in a consolation match, defeating UCLA's Bianca Fernandez 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.
Schmitz and Ante headlined the 'U' at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic this past weekend, advancing to the quarter finals with Schmitz advancing to the tournament's final, falling short to Kansas State's Martaa Chogsomjav 6-3, 6-4.
How to Follow
Fans can follow the weekend's events on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
Iowa State is scheduled to have live scoring for the tournament at the following link.
Next On The Docket
Following the Cyclone Invite, Minnesota will travel to Norman, Oklahoma, for the ITA Central Regionals, scheduled for Oct. 16-20.
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