Saturday, January 20
Omaha, Neb.
3:00 P.M.
Creighton University
2
vs
5
Wichita State
Photo by: Joe Willman
Women’s Tennis Drops Season-Opener To Wichita State, 5-2
1/20/2024 9:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Malvika Shulka became the 20th Bluejay in program history to record 100 career wins.
OMAHA, Neb. – Despite senior Malvika Shukla becoming the 20th Bluejay in program history to record 100 career wins, the Creighton women's tennis team dropped their season-opening match to Wichita State, 5-2, on Saturday afternoon at the Hanscom Tennis Center in Omaha.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 0-1 on the season, while the Shockers improved to 1-1 with the victory.
Shukla captured her 100th career victory in dramatic fashion, securing a three-set win on the top singles court. The Mumbia, India native dropped her opening set 6-4, but responded nicely with a 6-4 win of her own in the second frame, forcing a decisive third set. In the third frame, Shukla soared out to an early 5-3 lead, only before Wichita State's Wang clawed back to snag a 9-8 advance and set up match point. Shukla answered the call and finished the match with three straight game-winners to secure the 11-9 victory.
Senior Bianca Rademacher was the only other Bluejay to record a victory on opening day. The Lincoln, Neb. lost her first set, 6-1, be recovered and closed out a 6-3 victory in set two. In the third set Rademacher cruised to a 6-2 triumph to secure the three-set victory.
Wichita State claimed the early lead in the match with win at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions and continued their strong play into singles play, clinching the match wins win at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 single positions.
Creighton returns to the courts on Friday, January 26 when they travel north to battled Minnesota at 4 p.m. in Minneapolis.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 0-1 on the season, while the Shockers improved to 1-1 with the victory.
Shukla captured her 100th career victory in dramatic fashion, securing a three-set win on the top singles court. The Mumbia, India native dropped her opening set 6-4, but responded nicely with a 6-4 win of her own in the second frame, forcing a decisive third set. In the third frame, Shukla soared out to an early 5-3 lead, only before Wichita State's Wang clawed back to snag a 9-8 advance and set up match point. Shukla answered the call and finished the match with three straight game-winners to secure the 11-9 victory.
Senior Bianca Rademacher was the only other Bluejay to record a victory on opening day. The Lincoln, Neb. lost her first set, 6-1, be recovered and closed out a 6-3 victory in set two. In the third set Rademacher cruised to a 6-2 triumph to secure the three-set victory.
Wichita State claimed the early lead in the match with win at the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions and continued their strong play into singles play, clinching the match wins win at the No. 2, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 single positions.
Creighton returns to the courts on Friday, January 26 when they travel north to battled Minnesota at 4 p.m. in Minneapolis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Xin Tong Wang / 0 [WSU]
649
4611
#2 Singles Match
12
Natsumi Kurahashi / 0 [WSU]
66
40
#3 Singles Match
12
KristinaKudryavtsev / 0 [WSU]
66
01
#4 Singles Match
123
Anne Knuettel / 0 [WSU]
632
166
#5 Singles Match
12
Jessica Anzo / 0 [WSU]
66
42
#6 Singles Match
12
Theodora Chantava / 0 [WSU]
66
10
Order of Finish:
6,3,2,5,4,1
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