Saturday, March 18
Sioux Falls, S.D.
7:30 PM
Creighton University
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South Dakota
Photo by: Joe Willman
Women's Tennis Extends Winning Streak To Four With Win Over South Dakota
3/18/2017 10:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Creighton women's tennis team continued its winning ways with a 4-3 victory over South Dakota on Friday night in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Bluejays have now won four consecutive matches and six of their last seven.
Creighton is 9-6 overall during the 2017 dual season.
South Dakota claimed the doubles point with 6-3 and 6-2 wins at the top two spots before Creighton clinched four of six singles matches to take the overall dual.
Michaela Henne earned her team-leading 12th singles victory with a straight-sets win at the No. 2 position to give the Bluejays' their first point. Henne has picked up nine consecutive singles victories, with her last loss coming on Feb. 12.
Claire Embree gave Creighton the lead with a straight-sets victory at No. 6. Embree claimed her sixth consecutive win and is now 11-4 overall, including 8-1 at the No. 6 position.
Hylan Miller extended the advantage to 3-1 with a 7-6, 6-1 win at No. 5. Miller has a four-match winning streak and owns a 9-4 singles record.
South Dakota closed the gap with a three-set win at No. 3 before Creighton clinched the match with a dramatic victory at the No. 4 slot.
Darby Rosette sealed a 6-1 win in the opening set before falling 6-3 in the second. In the deciding match, Rosette trailed 4-1, but rallied for a 7-6 victory with a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker. The win marked Rosette's fourth in a row and improved her win-loss record to 7-8 overall in singles play.
The Coyotes ended the night with a three-set come-from-behind victory in the No. 1 singles match.
"Tonight was an amazing match from both teams," head coach Tom Lilly said. "The two teams were dead even and had to fight for every point at every position.
"I'm very proud of our effort after losing the doubles point which has been a strong point this season. We played inspiring tennis and the big points went our way more times than not."
Creighton returns to Omaha for a match against Doane on Sunday afternoon at the Koch Family Tennis Center at 12:30 p.m.
Creighton 4, South Dakota 3
Mar 18, 2017 at Sioux Falls, S.D.
Creighton is 9-6 overall during the 2017 dual season.
South Dakota claimed the doubles point with 6-3 and 6-2 wins at the top two spots before Creighton clinched four of six singles matches to take the overall dual.
Michaela Henne earned her team-leading 12th singles victory with a straight-sets win at the No. 2 position to give the Bluejays' their first point. Henne has picked up nine consecutive singles victories, with her last loss coming on Feb. 12.
Claire Embree gave Creighton the lead with a straight-sets victory at No. 6. Embree claimed her sixth consecutive win and is now 11-4 overall, including 8-1 at the No. 6 position.
Hylan Miller extended the advantage to 3-1 with a 7-6, 6-1 win at No. 5. Miller has a four-match winning streak and owns a 9-4 singles record.
South Dakota closed the gap with a three-set win at No. 3 before Creighton clinched the match with a dramatic victory at the No. 4 slot.
Darby Rosette sealed a 6-1 win in the opening set before falling 6-3 in the second. In the deciding match, Rosette trailed 4-1, but rallied for a 7-6 victory with a 7-5 win in the tiebreaker. The win marked Rosette's fourth in a row and improved her win-loss record to 7-8 overall in singles play.
The Coyotes ended the night with a three-set come-from-behind victory in the No. 1 singles match.
"Tonight was an amazing match from both teams," head coach Tom Lilly said. "The two teams were dead even and had to fight for every point at every position.
"I'm very proud of our effort after losing the doubles point which has been a strong point this season. We played inspiring tennis and the big points went our way more times than not."
Creighton returns to Omaha for a match against Doane on Sunday afternoon at the Koch Family Tennis Center at 12:30 p.m.
Creighton 4, South Dakota 3
Mar 18, 2017 at Sioux Falls, S.D.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ellie Burns (USD) def. Ashley Ishimura (CU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2. Michaela Henne (CU) def. Barbora Kollarova (USD) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 3. Yuliya Sidenko (USD) def. Katherine Nelsen (CU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 4. Darby Rosette (CU) def. Nanette Nylund (USD) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 |
| 5. Hylan Miller (CU) def. Anastasia Bondarenko (USD) 7-6, 6-1 |
| 6. Claire Embree (CU) def. Maria Pandya (USD) 6-3, 6-2 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Anastasia Bondarenko/Nanette Nylund (USD) def. Ashley Ishimura/Darby Rosette (CU) 6-2 |
| 2. Ellie Burns/Hannah Wich (USD) def. Michaela Henne/Katherine Nelsen (CU) 6-3 |
| 3. Barbora Kollarova/Maria Pandya (USD) vs. Hylan Miller/Claire Embree (CU) unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (2,6,5,3,4,1) |
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