Creighton University
Northern Colorado
Women's Tennis Remains Unbeaten At Home With 6-1 Win Against Northern Colorado
2/29/2020 10:18:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Bluejays improved to 7-4 overall and 6-0 at home.
Creighton started the day with wins at the top two doubles positions to earn the first point. Sarah Wilcox and Kate Krueger combined for a 6-1 win the top spot, while Emma Gener and Gabby O'Connor won 6-3 at the No. 2 slot.
The Bluejays earned five straight-sets singles victories. Erin Epperson dropped only three games at No. 4 and Krueger claimed her sixth victory at the No. 1 position before Meredith Benson clinched the overall dual with a tiebreaker win in the second set at No. 6. Wilcox (No. 2) and O'Connor (No. 5) also earned straight-set singles wins.
"We played a good match today," head coach Tom Lilly said. "Everyone was focused and ready for the challenges that arose and I like how we are competing as a team and playing for each other. Now we will take a week to prepare for outdoor tennis in Florida."
Creighton starts play in Orlando on March 9 against Sioux Falls for the first of four matches in four days at the USTA Tennis Center.
Northern Colorado vs Creighton
2/29/2020 at Omaha, Neb.
(Hanscom Tennis Center)
Creighton 6, Northern Colorado 1
Singles competition
1. Kate Krueger (CU) def. Raffa Mora (NC) 6-4, 6-3
2. Sandra Keta (NC) def. Emma Gener (CU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Sarah Wilcox (CU) def. Milena Belianovich (NC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Erin Epperson (CU) def. Madison Wolfe (NC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Sarina Chhabra (NC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Meredith Benson (CU) def. Synclair Larson (NC) 6-2, 7-6
Doubles competition
1. Sarah Wilcox/Kate Krueger (CU) def. Raffa Mora/Synclair Larson (NC) 6-1
2. Emma Gener/Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Milena Belianovich/Madison Wolfe (NC) 6-3
3. Sandra Keta/Sarina Chhabra (NC) def. Erin Epperson/Meredith Benson (CU) 6-3
Match Notes:
Northern Colorado 2-6
Creighton 7-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,1,6,3,5,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,1,6,3,5,2
Players Mentioned
