Friday, September 13
Des Moines, Iowa
Creighton University
vs
Drake Invite
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
Laura Higueras Claims Drake Invitational Flight D Singles Crown
9/15/2019 9:50:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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Higueras did not drop a set on her way to a perfect 4-0 weekend
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Creighton women's tennis junior Laura Higueras earned a straight-sets victory to claim the Flight D Singles championship at the Drake Invitational on Sunday.
Higueras completed the weekend 4-0 and did not drop a set. The Madrid, Spain native outlasted Nebraska-Omaha's Lillian Tiemeyer 6-3, 6-4 to earn the crown.
Overall, the Bluejays finished the final day of the Drake Invitational with a 2-2 record.
Sophomore Meredith Benson earned her third consecutive win to complete the consolation draw of Flight C singles action. Benson fell during the first round on Friday in three sets but did not drop a set during the remainder of the weekend.
Freshman Kate Krueger ended her weekend with a 2-2 mark in the Flight A singles after falling in the third-place match on Sunday.
Julia Aguirre and Higueras nearly earned their third doubles win in Des Moines, but the pair fell during a tiebreaker in the Doubles Flight B consolation draw final.
Creighton returns to the courts on Sept. 27-28 for the Bluejay Invite at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
RESULTS
Flight D Singles
Laura Higueras def. Lillian Tiemeyer (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3, 6-4 (Championship Match)
Flight C Singles
Meredith Benson def. Grace Goble (Augustana), 8-6 (Consolation Draw Final)
Flight A Singles
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (Wichita State) def. Kate Krueger, 6-1, 6-4 (Third-Place Match)
Flight B Doubles
Goble/Rusu (Augustana) def. Higueras/Aguirre, 8-7 (3) (Consolation Draw Final)
Higueras completed the weekend 4-0 and did not drop a set. The Madrid, Spain native outlasted Nebraska-Omaha's Lillian Tiemeyer 6-3, 6-4 to earn the crown.
Overall, the Bluejays finished the final day of the Drake Invitational with a 2-2 record.
Sophomore Meredith Benson earned her third consecutive win to complete the consolation draw of Flight C singles action. Benson fell during the first round on Friday in three sets but did not drop a set during the remainder of the weekend.
Freshman Kate Krueger ended her weekend with a 2-2 mark in the Flight A singles after falling in the third-place match on Sunday.
Julia Aguirre and Higueras nearly earned their third doubles win in Des Moines, but the pair fell during a tiebreaker in the Doubles Flight B consolation draw final.
Creighton returns to the courts on Sept. 27-28 for the Bluejay Invite at the Koch Family Tennis Center in Omaha.
RESULTS
Flight D Singles
Laura Higueras def. Lillian Tiemeyer (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3, 6-4 (Championship Match)
Flight C Singles
Meredith Benson def. Grace Goble (Augustana), 8-6 (Consolation Draw Final)
Flight A Singles
Sarvinoz Saidhujaeva (Wichita State) def. Kate Krueger, 6-1, 6-4 (Third-Place Match)
Flight B Doubles
Goble/Rusu (Augustana) def. Higueras/Aguirre, 8-7 (3) (Consolation Draw Final)
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