Friday, September 27
Omaha, Neb.
Creighton University
vs
Bluejay Invite
Photo by: A.J. Olnes
Women's Tennis Ends Bluejay Invitational With Eight Crowns
9/28/2019 11:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bluejays swept doubles play with four doubles championship and earned four singles champions
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team ended a successful Bluejay Invitational with a total of eight champions. The Bluejays swept doubles play with four crowns and earned four titles in singles on Saturday at the Koch Family Tennis Center.
Creighton ended Saturday with a 17-8 record, including a perfect 5-0 in doubles play. The Bluejays finished the weekend with a 36-19 record -- 14-1 in doubles.
Sarah Wilcox and Kate Krueger earned the Flight A Doubles crown with a 6-4 victory. The Bluejays claimed co-champions in Flight B Doubles. The pairs of Emma Gener and Gabby O'Connor and Erin Epperson and Meredith Benson each advanced to Saturday's final and played their opposite semifinal counterparts. Gener and O'Conner earned a 6-1 win on Saturday, while Epperson and Benson won 6-3. In Flight C Doubles Julia Aguirre and Julia King combined to win the championship with a 7-5 victory. Kendra Lavallee and Laura Higueras also paired up for a third-place finish with a 7-5 win.
Gener, Benson, Aguirre and Lavallee each won singles championships.
Gener earned the Flight B singles title with a pair of straight-sets victories on Saturday.
Benson rallied from behind during her semifinal match before winning the Flight C crown. The sophomore lost her first set of the day, 6-1, but came from behind to win 6-1 and 10-4 in the final two sets in the semifinal. Benson cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win in the championship match.
Aguirre also dropped the first set of her semifinal before winning two straight sets and sweeping the final in Flight E.
Lavallee did not lose a set on her way to the Flight F championship.
Krueger, Epperson, Higueras and King each went 1-1 during singles play on Saturday.
The Bluejays conclude the fall season with the ITA Regional Championship in Norman, Oklahoma, Oct. 17-20.
SATURDAY RESULTS
Flight A Doubles
Sarah Wilcox/Kate Krueger def. Lazerevic/Girbau (South Dakota), 6-4 (Championship)
Flight B Doubles
Emma Gener/Gabby O'Connor def. Nylund/Diaz (South Dakota), 6-1
Erin Epperson/Meredith Benson def. Tiemeyer/Gallegos (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3
Flight C Doubles
Julia Aguirre/Julia King def. Kapelevich/Linscott (Nebraska-Omaha), 7-5 (Championship)
Kendra Lavallee/Laura Higueras def. Moreira/Doherty (UNI), 7-5 (Third-place match)
Flight A Singles
Kate Krueger def. Isa Sullivan (North Dakota), 6-0, 6-1
Jana Lazerevic (South Dakota) def. Krueger, 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 (Championship)
Lazerevic (South Dakota) def. Wilcox, 6-1, 7-5
Sullivan (North Dakota) def. Wilcox, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 10-4 (Third-place match)
Flight B Singles
Emma Gener def. Berta Girbau (South Dakota), 6-2, 6-2
Gener def. Emma Carr (UNI), 6-2, 6-1
Erin Epperson def. Carr (UNI), 2-6, 6-3, 10-6
Girbau (South Dakota) def. Epperson, 6-4, 6-3
(Gener and Epperson each advanced to championship so the two played played opposite opponent from semifinals for third match; Gener finished weekend 3-0 to earn title)
Flight C Singles
Meredith Benson def. Anna Stutz (Gustavus), 1-6, 6-1, 10-4
Benson def. Frida Soto (North Dakota), 6-3, 6-1 (Championship)
Soto (North Dakota) def. O'Connor, 6-1, 6-4
Stutz (Gustavus) def. O'Connor, 3-0 retired inj. (Third-place match)
Flight D Singles
Laura Higueras def. Marie Kapelevich (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3, 6-3
Madeline Doherty (UNI) def. Higueras, 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
Julia King def. Doherty (UNI), 6-3, 6-3
Kapelevich (Nebraska-Omaha) def. King, 6-3, 4-4 retired inj.
(Higueras and King each advanced to championship and played opposite opponent from semifinals for third match)
Flight E Singles
Julia Aguirre def. Jaylee Yasunaga (North Dakota), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 10-8
Aguirre def. Eesha Varma (South Dakota), 6-1, 6-4 (Championship match)
Flight F Singles
Kendra Lavallee def. Justine Linscott (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-4, 6-1
Lavalle def. Clare Crockett (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3, 6-4 (Championship Match)
Creighton ended Saturday with a 17-8 record, including a perfect 5-0 in doubles play. The Bluejays finished the weekend with a 36-19 record -- 14-1 in doubles.
Sarah Wilcox and Kate Krueger earned the Flight A Doubles crown with a 6-4 victory. The Bluejays claimed co-champions in Flight B Doubles. The pairs of Emma Gener and Gabby O'Connor and Erin Epperson and Meredith Benson each advanced to Saturday's final and played their opposite semifinal counterparts. Gener and O'Conner earned a 6-1 win on Saturday, while Epperson and Benson won 6-3. In Flight C Doubles Julia Aguirre and Julia King combined to win the championship with a 7-5 victory. Kendra Lavallee and Laura Higueras also paired up for a third-place finish with a 7-5 win.
Gener, Benson, Aguirre and Lavallee each won singles championships.
Gener earned the Flight B singles title with a pair of straight-sets victories on Saturday.
Benson rallied from behind during her semifinal match before winning the Flight C crown. The sophomore lost her first set of the day, 6-1, but came from behind to win 6-1 and 10-4 in the final two sets in the semifinal. Benson cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win in the championship match.
Aguirre also dropped the first set of her semifinal before winning two straight sets and sweeping the final in Flight E.
Lavallee did not lose a set on her way to the Flight F championship.
Krueger, Epperson, Higueras and King each went 1-1 during singles play on Saturday.
The Bluejays conclude the fall season with the ITA Regional Championship in Norman, Oklahoma, Oct. 17-20.
SATURDAY RESULTS
Flight A Doubles
Sarah Wilcox/Kate Krueger def. Lazerevic/Girbau (South Dakota), 6-4 (Championship)
Flight B Doubles
Emma Gener/Gabby O'Connor def. Nylund/Diaz (South Dakota), 6-1
Erin Epperson/Meredith Benson def. Tiemeyer/Gallegos (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3
Flight C Doubles
Julia Aguirre/Julia King def. Kapelevich/Linscott (Nebraska-Omaha), 7-5 (Championship)
Kendra Lavallee/Laura Higueras def. Moreira/Doherty (UNI), 7-5 (Third-place match)
Flight A Singles
Kate Krueger def. Isa Sullivan (North Dakota), 6-0, 6-1
Jana Lazerevic (South Dakota) def. Krueger, 6-3, 3-6, 10-6 (Championship)
Lazerevic (South Dakota) def. Wilcox, 6-1, 7-5
Sullivan (North Dakota) def. Wilcox, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 10-4 (Third-place match)
Flight B Singles
Emma Gener def. Berta Girbau (South Dakota), 6-2, 6-2
Gener def. Emma Carr (UNI), 6-2, 6-1
Erin Epperson def. Carr (UNI), 2-6, 6-3, 10-6
Girbau (South Dakota) def. Epperson, 6-4, 6-3
(Gener and Epperson each advanced to championship so the two played played opposite opponent from semifinals for third match; Gener finished weekend 3-0 to earn title)
Flight C Singles
Meredith Benson def. Anna Stutz (Gustavus), 1-6, 6-1, 10-4
Benson def. Frida Soto (North Dakota), 6-3, 6-1 (Championship)
Soto (North Dakota) def. O'Connor, 6-1, 6-4
Stutz (Gustavus) def. O'Connor, 3-0 retired inj. (Third-place match)
Flight D Singles
Laura Higueras def. Marie Kapelevich (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3, 6-3
Madeline Doherty (UNI) def. Higueras, 6-2, 3-6, 10-3
Julia King def. Doherty (UNI), 6-3, 6-3
Kapelevich (Nebraska-Omaha) def. King, 6-3, 4-4 retired inj.
(Higueras and King each advanced to championship and played opposite opponent from semifinals for third match)
Flight E Singles
Julia Aguirre def. Jaylee Yasunaga (North Dakota), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 10-8
Aguirre def. Eesha Varma (South Dakota), 6-1, 6-4 (Championship match)
Flight F Singles
Kendra Lavallee def. Justine Linscott (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-4, 6-1
Lavalle def. Clare Crockett (Nebraska-Omaha), 6-3, 6-4 (Championship Match)
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