Creighton University
Nebraska
Women's Tennis Opens Spring Season With Loss At Nebraska
1/19/2019 10:35:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team opened its 2019 spring schedule on Saturday afternoon against Nebraska at the Dillon Tennis Center. The Bluejays fell to the Cornhuskers 6-1.
Creighton dropped to 0-1, while the host Huskers improved to 1-1.
Nebraska claimed the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions to take the first point of the match. Creighton's Ashley Ishimura and Sarah Wilcox fell 6-2 at the top spot, while Erin Epperson and Claire Embree dropped a 6-2 decision at the No. 3 slot.
The Cornhuskers extended their lead with a straight-sets victory at the No. 5 and No. 1 singles positions and claimed the dual victory with a win at the fourth spot.
Freshman Gabby O'Connor secured Creighton's lone win of the day with a three-set triumph at the No. 6 position. The Ohio native opened the afternoon with a 6-4 win before falling 1-6 in the second frame. In the deciding third set, O'Connor picked up a 10-6 win during a tiebreaker format.
Creighton is back in action on Sunday morning in Lincoln for a neutral site match against Air Force.
Creighton vs Nebraska
Jan 19, 2019 at Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
Nebraska 6, Creighton 1
Singles
1. Claire Reifeis (NEB) def. Ashley Ishimura (CU), 6-1, 6-4
2. Vasanti Shinde (NEB) def. Sarah Wilcox (CU), 6-4, 6-2
3. Marina Cozac (NEB) def. Michaela Henne (CU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Jessica Aragon (NEB) def. Erin Epperson (CU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Hayley Haakenstad (NEB) def. Claire Embree (CU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Jeannie Lozowski (NEB), 6-4, 1-6, 10-6
Doubles
1. Hayley Haakenstad/Claire Reifeis (NEB) def. Ashley Ishimura/Sarah Wilcox (CU), 6-2
2. Gabby O'Connor/Michaela Henne (CU) and Vasanti Shinde/Jessica Aragon (NEB), 4-3, unfinished
3. Marina Cozac/Jeannie Lozowski (NEB) def. Erin Epperson/Claire Embree (CU), 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (5,1,4,2,3,6) T-2:04 A-72
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
5,1,4,2,3,6
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