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Women's Tennis Continues Drake Invitational With Eight Singles Wins on Saturday
9/11/2021 8:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bluejay freshmen Siri Kongara and Valerie Negin each won twice
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis completed day two of the Drake Invitational with eight singles victories on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa.
Freshmen Siri Kongara and Valerie Negin each remained unbeaten during the opening weekend with two wins each in Flight 3 singles. Kongara won her first match of the day in straight sets and her second in an 11-9 10-point tie breaker after falling in the opening set. Negin did not drop a set on Saturday.
Kate Krueger and Sarah Wilcox each went 1-1 in Flight 1, while Malvika Shukla tallied a 1-1 mark in Flight 2 and Allison Wilcox finished 1-1 in Flight 4.Â
"We played pretty well today again, but we let a few opportunities slip away," head coach Tom Lilly said. "I like the way we are competing in most of the matches, but we will need to keep getting better in big moments to get where we want to next spring."
The Bluejay women complete their weekend in Des Moines with the final day of action on Sunday. Creighton doubles pairs of Krueger and Shukla, Wilcox and Negin, and Kongara and Gener will each compete for doubles crowns.Â
Day 2 Results
Flight 1 Singles
Habiba Aly (South Dakota) def. Kate Krueger, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Krueger def. Daria Walczak (Drake) , 4-6. 6-1, 10-5
Sarah Wilcox def. Valeriya Monko (Augstana), 0-6, 6-3, 10-8
Jillian Roa (Nebraka) def. Wilcox, 6-2, 6-0
Flight 2 Singles
Mille Haagensen (Drake) def. Emma Gener, 6-2, 6-2
Nina Zdravkovic (North Dakota) def. Malvika Shukla, 6-4, 3-6, 13-11
Shukla def. Rachel Osborn (Omaha), 6-3, 6-3
Flight 3 Singles
Siri Kongara def. Allie Ochotorena (North Dakota), 6-2, 7-5
Kongara def. Lucy Loy (Nebraska), 2-6, 6-2, 11-9
Valerie Negin def. Alexia Di Gullo (Omaha), 6-1, 6-0
Negin def. Darinka Stepan (Drake), 6-4, 6-4
Flight 4 Singles
Nore Heinitz (North Dakota) def. Allison Wilcox, 6-2, 6-3
Wilcox def. Kendall Hunt (Drake), 6-4, 6-1
Anna Marija Bukina (South Dakota) def. Meredith Benson, 6-3. 1-6, 10-7
Freshmen Siri Kongara and Valerie Negin each remained unbeaten during the opening weekend with two wins each in Flight 3 singles. Kongara won her first match of the day in straight sets and her second in an 11-9 10-point tie breaker after falling in the opening set. Negin did not drop a set on Saturday.
Kate Krueger and Sarah Wilcox each went 1-1 in Flight 1, while Malvika Shukla tallied a 1-1 mark in Flight 2 and Allison Wilcox finished 1-1 in Flight 4.Â
"We played pretty well today again, but we let a few opportunities slip away," head coach Tom Lilly said. "I like the way we are competing in most of the matches, but we will need to keep getting better in big moments to get where we want to next spring."
The Bluejay women complete their weekend in Des Moines with the final day of action on Sunday. Creighton doubles pairs of Krueger and Shukla, Wilcox and Negin, and Kongara and Gener will each compete for doubles crowns.Â
Day 2 Results
Flight 1 Singles
Habiba Aly (South Dakota) def. Kate Krueger, 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Krueger def. Daria Walczak (Drake) , 4-6. 6-1, 10-5
Sarah Wilcox def. Valeriya Monko (Augstana), 0-6, 6-3, 10-8
Jillian Roa (Nebraka) def. Wilcox, 6-2, 6-0
Flight 2 Singles
Mille Haagensen (Drake) def. Emma Gener, 6-2, 6-2
Nina Zdravkovic (North Dakota) def. Malvika Shukla, 6-4, 3-6, 13-11
Shukla def. Rachel Osborn (Omaha), 6-3, 6-3
Flight 3 Singles
Siri Kongara def. Allie Ochotorena (North Dakota), 6-2, 7-5
Kongara def. Lucy Loy (Nebraska), 2-6, 6-2, 11-9
Valerie Negin def. Alexia Di Gullo (Omaha), 6-1, 6-0
Negin def. Darinka Stepan (Drake), 6-4, 6-4
Flight 4 Singles
Nore Heinitz (North Dakota) def. Allison Wilcox, 6-2, 6-3
Wilcox def. Kendall Hunt (Drake), 6-4, 6-1
Anna Marija Bukina (South Dakota) def. Meredith Benson, 6-3. 1-6, 10-7
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