Friday, March 1
Omaha, Neb.
12:30 P.M.
Creighton University
3
vs
4
Drake
Photo by: Chelsea Nicholson
Women’s Tennis Falls To Drake, 4-3, in Marathon Match
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OMAHA, Neb. – The Creighton women's tennis team battled for nearly three and a half hours before dropping a 4-3 decision to Drake on Friday afternoon inside the Hanscom Tennis Center.
The loss moves the Bluejays record to 5-4 on the year, while the Bulldogs improved to 4-5 overall with the victory.
Due to Drake only having five health players, the Bulldogs were forced to forfeit the No. 3 doubles and the No. 6 singles matches, give Creighton early advantages. This helped the Bluejays take an early 1-0 lead, as Creighton used the forfeit and a 6-4 victory by senior Malvika Shukla and junior Valerie Negin at the top doubles position to secure the first point of the match.
After taking a 2-0 lead with the forfeit on singles court No. 6, Creighton quickly pushed its advantage to 3-0 when junior Siri Kongara claimed a 6-3, 6-2 straight-sets win at the No. 3 singles position.
Drake, however, answered with a 6-4, 6-3 straight-sets win at the No. 1 singles position to cut the deficit to 3-1 and start the Bulldogs rally. Drake would then capture victories on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles courts to level the match at 3-3.
With the match still up for grabs, the Bluejays and Bulldogs battled it out on the No. 4 singles court. Sophomore Annika Elvestrom opened the match with a 7-5 win in set one but suffered a 6-1 setback in the second frame. In the decisive third set, Elvestrom fell behind 4-1 but clawing back to within one at 5-4 before falling to Drake's Darinka Stepan, 6-4.
Creighton will return to the courts when they start BIG EAST play on March 5 against Seton Hall at the USTA Tennis Center in Orlando, Fla.
Drake 4, Creighton 3
Mar 01, 2024 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)
The loss moves the Bluejays record to 5-4 on the year, while the Bulldogs improved to 4-5 overall with the victory.
Due to Drake only having five health players, the Bulldogs were forced to forfeit the No. 3 doubles and the No. 6 singles matches, give Creighton early advantages. This helped the Bluejays take an early 1-0 lead, as Creighton used the forfeit and a 6-4 victory by senior Malvika Shukla and junior Valerie Negin at the top doubles position to secure the first point of the match.
After taking a 2-0 lead with the forfeit on singles court No. 6, Creighton quickly pushed its advantage to 3-0 when junior Siri Kongara claimed a 6-3, 6-2 straight-sets win at the No. 3 singles position.
Drake, however, answered with a 6-4, 6-3 straight-sets win at the No. 1 singles position to cut the deficit to 3-1 and start the Bulldogs rally. Drake would then capture victories on the No. 2 and No. 5 singles courts to level the match at 3-3.
With the match still up for grabs, the Bluejays and Bulldogs battled it out on the No. 4 singles court. Sophomore Annika Elvestrom opened the match with a 7-5 win in set one but suffered a 6-1 setback in the second frame. In the decisive third set, Elvestrom fell behind 4-1 but clawing back to within one at 5-4 before falling to Drake's Darinka Stepan, 6-4.
Creighton will return to the courts when they start BIG EAST play on March 5 against Seton Hall at the USTA Tennis Center in Orlando, Fla.
Drake 4, Creighton 3
Mar 01, 2024 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ines Stephani (DU) def. Malvika Shukla (CU) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 2. Mille Haagensen (DU) def. Valerie Negin (CU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 3. Siri Kongara (CU) def. Rebecca Ehn (DU) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 4. Darinka Stepan (DU) def. Annika Elvestrom (CU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 5. Jyun-Yi Lee (DU) def. Allison Wilcox (CU) 7-5, 6-2 |
| 6. Elsa Jurrens (CU) def. No player (DU), by default |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Malvika Shukla/Valerie Negin (CU) def. Rebecca Ehn/Ines Stephani (DU) 6-4 |
| 2. Darinka Stepan/Mille Haagensen (DU) def. Siri Kongara/Annika Elvestrom (CU) 6-2 |
| 3. Jeanne Gearity/Allison Wilcox (CU) def. No player/No player (DU), by default |
| Match Notes |
| Drake 4--5 |
| Creighton 5-4 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,5,2,4) |
| T-3:30 |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Ines Stephani / 0 [DU]
66
43
#2 Singles Match
123
Mille Haagensen / 0 [DU]
466
623
#3 Singles Match
12
Rebecca Ehn / 0 [DU]
32
66
#4 Singles Match
123
Darinka Stepan / 0 [DU]
566
714
#5 Singles Match
12
Jyun-Yi Lee / 0 [DU]
76
52
#6 Singles Match
1
No player / 0 [DU]
0
WD
Order of Finish:
3,1,5,2,4
Players Mentioned
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