Sunday, February 17
Lincoln, Neb.
5 PM
Creighton University
0
vs
4
Wichita State
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
Women's Tennis Falls To 2018 NCAA Tournament Qualifier Wichita State
2/17/2019 9:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team fell to Wichita State, 4-0, during a neutral site match on Sunday evening at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Bluejays moved their season record to 2-4, while the Shockers, who have qualified for the NCAA Regionals each of the past 10 springs, improved to 5-4.
Wichita State claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 (6-2) and 3 (6-3) positions. During the No. 1 doubles match Ashley Ishimura and Sarah Wilcox led 5-4 but the match went unfinished because the other two matches were already decided.
The Shockers secured the overall dual with singles victories at the No. 1, 2 and 4 slots. A 6-0, 6-3 win at the second position clinched the fourth and final point of the night. Wichita State also claimed a 6-1, 6-0 win at the top spot and 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2.
The No. 5 singles match, featuring Creighton's Claire Embree, was tied at 6-6 in the first set before play stopped. Michaela Henne also fell 6-4 in the first frame at No. 3 and trailed only 4-3 in the second before the match ended.
"Wichita State is arguably the best team we will play all year and it was good to see us playing competitively against a very good team," head coach Tom Lilly said.
Creighton is back in action next weekend at the Redbird Invitational. The Bluejays will face Illinois State on Saturday before playing Toledo or Southeast Missouri on Sunday.
Wichita State 4, Creighton 0
2/17/2019 at Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
The Bluejays moved their season record to 2-4, while the Shockers, who have qualified for the NCAA Regionals each of the past 10 springs, improved to 5-4.
Wichita State claimed the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 (6-2) and 3 (6-3) positions. During the No. 1 doubles match Ashley Ishimura and Sarah Wilcox led 5-4 but the match went unfinished because the other two matches were already decided.
The Shockers secured the overall dual with singles victories at the No. 1, 2 and 4 slots. A 6-0, 6-3 win at the second position clinched the fourth and final point of the night. Wichita State also claimed a 6-1, 6-0 win at the top spot and 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2.
The No. 5 singles match, featuring Creighton's Claire Embree, was tied at 6-6 in the first set before play stopped. Michaela Henne also fell 6-4 in the first frame at No. 3 and trailed only 4-3 in the second before the match ended.
"Wichita State is arguably the best team we will play all year and it was good to see us playing competitively against a very good team," head coach Tom Lilly said.
Creighton is back in action next weekend at the Redbird Invitational. The Bluejays will face Illinois State on Saturday before playing Toledo or Southeast Missouri on Sunday.
Wichita State 4, Creighton 0
2/17/2019 at Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Sandra Honigova (WSU) def. Ashley Ishimura (CU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Esther Thebault (WSU) def. Sarah Wilcox (CU) 6-0, 6-3 |
| 3. Michaela Henne (CU) vs. Marta Bellucco (WSU) 4-6, 3-4, unfinished |
| 4. Lingwei Kong (WSU) def. Erin Epperson (CU) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Claire Embree (CU) vs. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (WSU) 6-6, unfinished |
| 6. Julia Aguirre (CU) vs. Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) 2-6, 2-5, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Ashley Ishimura/Sarah Wilcox (CU) vs. Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva/Esther Thebault (WSU) 5-4, unfinished |
| 2. Lingwei Kong/Ting-Ya Hsu (WSU) def. Claire Embree/Erin Epperson (CU) 6-2 |
| 3. Marta Bellucco/Alexandra Lazarova (WSU) def. Michaela Henne/Meredith Benson (CU) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Wichita State 5-4 |
| Creighton 2-4 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,4,2) |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Sandra Honigova / 0 [WSU]
66
10
#2 Singles Match
12
Esther Thebault / 0 [WSU]
66
03
#3 Singles Match
123
Marta Bellucco / 0 [WSU]
64UF
43UF
#4 Singles Match
12
Lingwei Kong / 0 [WSU]
66
11
#5 Singles Match
12
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva / 0 [WSU]
6UF
6UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Alexandra Lazarova / 0 [WSU]
65UF
22UF
Order of Finish:
1,4,2
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