Tuesday, March 26
Kansas City, MO
1 PM
Creighton University
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at
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UMKC
Photo by: Joe Willman
Women's Tennis Wins Doubles Point, Unable To Keep Pace With UMKC In Singles During 5-2 Setback
3/26/2019 10:29:00 PM | Women's Tennis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Creighton women's tennis team won the doubles point but fell 5-2 overall against UMKC on Tuesday afternoon at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Bluejays moved to 5-11 with the loss, while the Kangaroos improved to 4-10.
Creighton earned the first point of the match with identical 6-3 wins at the No. 1 and 3 doubles positions. Ashley Ishimura and Sarah Wilcox improved to 8-6 at the top spot, while Erin Epperson and Gabby O'Connor improved to 4-2 as a doubles pair.
All six singles matches were decided in straight-sets as UMKC won at five of the positions.
O'Connor's 6-4, 7-5 victory in the No. 6 position proved to be Creighton's lone singles victory. Epperson forced a tiebreaker in the first set at No. 4 and Wilcox dropped a 7-5 decision in the second set at No.2, but the Kangaroos controlled the majority of the singles action.
"We played some good doubles and are getting better there," head coach Tom Lilly said. "I'm disappointed that we just don't have the fight and grit at some spots right now. We clearly have talent and just not enough grit that really good tennis teams have. We need to toughen up and fight harder from here on out."
Creighton is back in action on April 3 for a match against South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
UMKC 5, Creighton 2
3/26/2019 at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center)
The Bluejays moved to 5-11 with the loss, while the Kangaroos improved to 4-10.
Creighton earned the first point of the match with identical 6-3 wins at the No. 1 and 3 doubles positions. Ashley Ishimura and Sarah Wilcox improved to 8-6 at the top spot, while Erin Epperson and Gabby O'Connor improved to 4-2 as a doubles pair.
All six singles matches were decided in straight-sets as UMKC won at five of the positions.
O'Connor's 6-4, 7-5 victory in the No. 6 position proved to be Creighton's lone singles victory. Epperson forced a tiebreaker in the first set at No. 4 and Wilcox dropped a 7-5 decision in the second set at No.2, but the Kangaroos controlled the majority of the singles action.
"We played some good doubles and are getting better there," head coach Tom Lilly said. "I'm disappointed that we just don't have the fight and grit at some spots right now. We clearly have talent and just not enough grit that really good tennis teams have. We need to toughen up and fight harder from here on out."
Creighton is back in action on April 3 for a match against South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
UMKC 5, Creighton 2
3/26/2019 at Kansas City, Mo. (Plaza Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Michela Xibilia (UMKC) def. Ashley Ishimura (CU) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2. Katie Fries (UMKC) def. Sarah Wilcox (CU) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 3. Yana Grechkina (UMKC) def. Michaela Henne (CU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 4. Riddhi Sharma (UMKC) def. Erin Epperson (CU) 7-6, 6-3 |
| 5. Grace Ball (UMKC) def. Claire Embree (CU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 6. Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Thanushree Vale (UMKC) 6-4, 7-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Ashley Ishimura/Sarah Wilcox (CU) def. Yana Grechkina/Michela Xibilia (UMKC) 6-3 |
| 2. Thanushree Vale/Katie Fries (UMKC) vs. Michaela Henne/Claire Embree (CU) 4-3, unfinished |
| 3. Erin Epperson/Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Grace Ball/Riddhi Sharma (UMKC) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Creighton 5-11 |
| UMKC 4-10 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,5,4,2,6) |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
12
Michela Xibilia / 0 [UMKC]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
25
Katie Fries / 0 [UMKC]
67
#3 Singles Match
12
22
Yana Grechkina / 0 [UMKC]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
63
Riddhi Sharma / 0 [UMKC]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
22
Grace Ball / 0 [UMKC]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Thanushree Vale / 0 [UMKC]
45
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,4,2,6
Players Mentioned
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