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Strong Singles Showing Highlights Women's Tennis' First Day At Drake Invitational
9/13/2019 5:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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Bluejays ended the first day 6-2 in singles action
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Creighton women's tennis team earned six victories in singles action (6-2) to open its fall season on Friday in the Drake Invitational at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
The Bluejays started the day with a 3-4 showing during doubles play. In Flight A, Sarah Wilcox and Erin Epperson teamed up for an 8-5 opening-round victory, while Gabby O'Connor and Meredith Benson claimed a similar 8-5 win during first round action in Flight B.
Julia Aguirre and Laura Higueras earned Creighton's third victory of the day in the consolation side of the Flight B bracket. Aguirre and Higueras outlasted the opposition from Nebraska-Omaha in a tiebreaker to advance to a consolation semifinal match on Saturday morning.
Freshmen Kate Krueger and Emma Gener each recorded their first collegiate victories during singles action. Both women tallied straight-sets victories in the Flight A bracket as Krueger did not lose a game and Gener only dropped one during each frame.Â
Four other Bluejays also advanced to winner's brackets without losing a set. Wilcox joined Krueger and Gener in the Flight A winner's bracket, while Gabby O'Connor advanced in Flight B. Aguirre came back from a break down in the first set to win during a breaker and battled for a 6-4 win in the second set in Flight C. Higueras advanced in Flight D.
Benson fought through a three-set match in Flight C. The Bluejay sophomore started the match with a 6-4 win before falling during the final two sets.Â
Action at the Drake Invitational continues on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
RESULTS
Flight A DoublesÂ
Sarah Wilcox/Erin Epperson def. Zizek/Carr (UNI), 8-5
Saidhujaeva/Thebault (Wichita State) def. Wilcox/Epperson, 8-5
Crowell/Behling (UNO) def. Kate Krueger/Emma Gener, 8-3
Flight B DoublesÂ
Gabby O'Connor/Meredith Benson def. Moreira/Borsh (UNI), 8-5
Hunt/Petushkova (Drake) def. O'Connor/Benson, 8-4
Neville/Webb (Drake) def. Julia Aguirre/Laura Higueras, 8-4
Aguirre/Higueras def. Kapelevich/Tiemeyer (UNO), 8-7 (4)
Flight A Singles
Kate Krueger def. Ines Absisan (UNO), 6-0, 6-0
Emma Gener def. Kim Zizek (UNI), 6-1, 6-1
Sarah Wilcox def. Taylor Jackson (Augustana), 6-1, 6-4
Flight B SinglesÂ
Gabby O'Connor def. Emily Behiling (UNO), 6-1, 6-3
Natalie Lorentz (UNO) def. Erin Epperson, 6-3, 6-1
Flight C Singles
Nanette Nylund (South Dakota) def. Meredith Benson, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Julia Aguirre def. Agustina Diaz (South Dakota), 7-6, 6-4
Flight D Singles
Laura Higueras def. Clare Crockett, 6-2, 6-2
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The Bluejays started the day with a 3-4 showing during doubles play. In Flight A, Sarah Wilcox and Erin Epperson teamed up for an 8-5 opening-round victory, while Gabby O'Connor and Meredith Benson claimed a similar 8-5 win during first round action in Flight B.
Julia Aguirre and Laura Higueras earned Creighton's third victory of the day in the consolation side of the Flight B bracket. Aguirre and Higueras outlasted the opposition from Nebraska-Omaha in a tiebreaker to advance to a consolation semifinal match on Saturday morning.
Freshmen Kate Krueger and Emma Gener each recorded their first collegiate victories during singles action. Both women tallied straight-sets victories in the Flight A bracket as Krueger did not lose a game and Gener only dropped one during each frame.Â
Four other Bluejays also advanced to winner's brackets without losing a set. Wilcox joined Krueger and Gener in the Flight A winner's bracket, while Gabby O'Connor advanced in Flight B. Aguirre came back from a break down in the first set to win during a breaker and battled for a 6-4 win in the second set in Flight C. Higueras advanced in Flight D.
Benson fought through a three-set match in Flight C. The Bluejay sophomore started the match with a 6-4 win before falling during the final two sets.Â
Action at the Drake Invitational continues on Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
RESULTS
Flight A DoublesÂ
Sarah Wilcox/Erin Epperson def. Zizek/Carr (UNI), 8-5
Saidhujaeva/Thebault (Wichita State) def. Wilcox/Epperson, 8-5
Crowell/Behling (UNO) def. Kate Krueger/Emma Gener, 8-3
Flight B DoublesÂ
Gabby O'Connor/Meredith Benson def. Moreira/Borsh (UNI), 8-5
Hunt/Petushkova (Drake) def. O'Connor/Benson, 8-4
Neville/Webb (Drake) def. Julia Aguirre/Laura Higueras, 8-4
Aguirre/Higueras def. Kapelevich/Tiemeyer (UNO), 8-7 (4)
Flight A Singles
Kate Krueger def. Ines Absisan (UNO), 6-0, 6-0
Emma Gener def. Kim Zizek (UNI), 6-1, 6-1
Sarah Wilcox def. Taylor Jackson (Augustana), 6-1, 6-4
Flight B SinglesÂ
Gabby O'Connor def. Emily Behiling (UNO), 6-1, 6-3
Natalie Lorentz (UNO) def. Erin Epperson, 6-3, 6-1
Flight C Singles
Nanette Nylund (South Dakota) def. Meredith Benson, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
Julia Aguirre def. Agustina Diaz (South Dakota), 7-6, 6-4
Flight D Singles
Laura Higueras def. Clare Crockett, 6-2, 6-2
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