Saturday, April 9
Omaha, Neb.
1:00PM
Creighton University
5
vs
2
UMKC
Tom Lilly picked up his 200th women's tennis victory on Saturday
Photo by: Ray Kennedy
Women's Tennis Bounces Kangaroos For Lilly's 200th Victory
4/9/2016 6:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. -- Tom Lilly won his 200th match as head coach of Creighton Women's Tennis as the Bluejays topped UMKC, 5-2, at Hanscom Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday.
Lilly is in his 19th season at the helm of both Bluejay tennis programs after finishing a career as one of the top players in program history, and owns 374 victories overall on the Creighton sideline. After the match, student-athletes from his team poured water on him in celebratory fashion before trading high five's.
Creighton (8-8) won all three doubles matches to quickly take a 1-0 lead in the match. Ashley Ishimura and Darby Rosette won 6-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Sam Anderson and Karlin Naslund followed at No. 3 doubles to clinch the first point of the match.
Michaela Henne won in straight sets at No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph, and Rosette followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles as the Bluejays built a 3-0 lead.
Anderson clinched the milestone win with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles over Linda Ammar Mouhoub.
UMKC (7-15) won the two matches at No. 3 and No. 6 singles before Ishimura closed out the contest with a win at No. 1 singles.
Creighton wraps up a busy weekend with a 5 pm match at South Dakota State on Sunday evening.
Creighton 5, UMKC 2
Apr 09, 2016 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Indoor Tennis Center)
Lilly is in his 19th season at the helm of both Bluejay tennis programs after finishing a career as one of the top players in program history, and owns 374 victories overall on the Creighton sideline. After the match, student-athletes from his team poured water on him in celebratory fashion before trading high five's.
Creighton (8-8) won all three doubles matches to quickly take a 1-0 lead in the match. Ashley Ishimura and Darby Rosette won 6-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Sam Anderson and Karlin Naslund followed at No. 3 doubles to clinch the first point of the match.
Michaela Henne won in straight sets at No. 4 singles with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph, and Rosette followed with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles as the Bluejays built a 3-0 lead.
Anderson clinched the milestone win with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles over Linda Ammar Mouhoub.
UMKC (7-15) won the two matches at No. 3 and No. 6 singles before Ishimura closed out the contest with a win at No. 1 singles.
Creighton wraps up a busy weekend with a 5 pm match at South Dakota State on Sunday evening.
Creighton 5, UMKC 2
Apr 09, 2016 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Indoor Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ashley Ishimura (CU) def. Dimitra Stavrianakou (UMKC) 7-5, 6-7, 1-0 |
| 2. Darby Rosette (CU) def. Melinda Johnson (UMKC) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 3. Marina Albert (UMKC) def. Katherine Nelsen (CU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4. Michaela Henne (CU) def. Raquel Argenal (UMKC) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 5. Sam Anderson (CU) def. Linda Ammar Mouhoub (UMKC) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 |
| 6. Allie Schulte (UMKC) def. Karlin Naslund (CU) 6-4, 7-6 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Ashley Ishimura/Darby Rosette (CU) def. Dimitra Stavrianakou/Melinda Johnson (UMKC) 6-1 |
| 2. Michaela Henne/Katherine Nelsen (CU) def. Raquel Argenal/Allie Schulte (UMKC) 6-3 |
| 3. Sam Anderson/Karlin Naslund (CU) def. Linda Ammar Mouhoub/Marina Albert (UMKC) 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| UMKC 7-15 |
| Creighton 8-8 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,5,3,6,1) |
| Tom Lilly's 200th win as Creighton Women's Tennis head coach |
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