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Women’s Tennis Opens Fall Season with 18 Victories at Augustana Invite
9/14/2024 7:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Six different Bluejays advanced to their singles main draw finals as the Creighton women's tennis team post 15 singles wins and three doubles victories during the first day of competition at the Augustana Invite in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Saturday, Sept. 14.
The Bluejays' weekend trip to South Dakota marked the beginning of the 2024 fall schedule.
"We had a good start to the fall season," said head coach Tom Lilly. "Ten hours at the tennis courts can wear on anyone, but we finished strong and are looking forward to competing hard tomorrow."
The pair of Valerie Negin and Bianca Rademacher got the Bluejays started, advancing to the No. 1 Doubles Main Draw Semifinals with an 8-4 victory of Minnesota State-Mankato's Freia Lawrence and Avery Stilwell.
Freshmen duo Karli Vo and Olivia Minikel picked up their first collegiate win on Saturday, taking down Augustana's Chelse Seidewitz and Smilte Bakyte, 8-6, to advance to the No. 2 Doubles Draw Semifinals, while Alem Cote and Elsa Jurrens teamed up for an 8-4 win in the No. 3 Doubles Draw against MSU-Mankota's Brynn Psooy and Hana Minisy.
In singles play, Rademacher rolled into the No. 1 Singles Main Draw Finals, capturing a pair of straight set victories over North Dakota's Andrea Pineda (6-2, 6-0) and Omaha's Zoe Adkins (6-4, 6-2).
Junior Ana Paula Martinez advanced to the finals in the No. 2 Singles Main Draw, defeating Sioux Fall's Chloe Siegfort in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, before topping North Dakota's Nore Heinitz, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 in the semifinals.
Freshman Philippa Roy cruised to a pair of victories of her own in the No. 3 Singles Main Draw, capturing win over Winona State's Lainy Ristau, 7-5, 6-2, before racing past Sioux Falls' Sofiya Janos, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the title match tomorrow afternoon.
At the No. 4 Singles Main Draw, Minikel picked up a pair of three-set victories over Augustana's Martina Sofia Sfilio (3-6, 6-4, 10-8) and Winona State's Skylar Gary (6-1, 4-6, 10-4) to move into the No. 4 Singles Main Draw Finals tomorrow.
Vo and Jurrens each advanced to the finals of the No. 6 Singles Main Draw but will not battle each other tomorrow in the finals. Vo took down USF's Sydney Osburn, 6-2, 6-3, in the quarterfinals, before cruising to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over North Dakota's Manon Hallemans in the semifinals. Jurrens had a tougher road, claiming a 6-2, 6-3 straight sets win over Winona State's Elysia Beynon and a 6-1, 1-6, 12-10 three-set win over UND's Alyssa Giupponi in the semifinals.
Negin, Cote and Annika Elvestrom each dropped their first singles match of the day but did advance to the consolation finals of each of their draws. Negin and Elvestom advanced by default, while Cote defeated MSU-Mankato's McKenna DeMarce, 6-4, 6-4, to advance in her draw.
Creighton concludes play at the Augustana Invitational on Sunday morning.
Augustana Invite
September 14-15 | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Double
No. 1 Doubles Draw Quarterfinals
Paula Arcarons/Zoe Adkins (UNO) def. Annika Elvestrom/Philippa Roy (CU), 8-2
Bianca Rademacher/Valerie Negin (CU) def. Freia Lawrence/Avery Stilwell (MSU-Mankato), 8-4
No. 2 Doubles Draw Quarterfinals
Karli Vo/Olivia Minikel (CU) def. Chelsea Seidewitz/Smilte Bakyte (AU), 8-6
No. 3 Doubles Draw Quarterfinals
Alem Cote/Elsa Jurrens (CU) def, Brynn Psooy/Hana Minisy (MSU-Mankato), 8-4
Singles
No. 1 Singles Draw
QF - Bianca Rademacher (CU) def. Andrea Pineda (UND), 6-2, 6-0
QF - Khayli Buckels (UNO) def. Valerie Negin (CU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
SF - Bianca Rademacher (CU) def. Zoe Adkins (UNO), 6-4, 6-2
SF-C - Valerie Negin (CU) def. Jule Schulte (UND), Default – Inj.
No. 2 Singles Draw
QF - Ana Paula Martinez (CU) def. Chloe Siegfort (USF), 6-1, 6-2
QF - Paula Arcarons (UNO) def. Annika Elvestrom (CU), 1-6, 6-2, 10-3
SF - Ana Paula Martinez (CU) def. Nore Heinitz (UND), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
SF-C - Annika Elvestrom (CU) def. Chloe Chong (UMary), Default – Inj.
No. 3 Singles Draw
QF - Philippa Roy (CU) def. Lainy Ristau (Winona St.), 7-5, 6-2
SF - Philippa Roy (CU) def. Sofiya Janos (USF), 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 Singles Draw
QF - Olivia Minikel (CU) def. Martina Sofia Sfilio (AU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
SF – Olivia Minikel (CU) def. Skylar Gary (Winona St.), 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
No. 5 Singles Draw
QF - Smilte Bakyte (AU) def. Alem Cote (CU), 6-2, 6-4
SF-C – Alem Cote (CU) def. McKenna DeMarce (MSU-Mankato), 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Singles Draw
QF - Karli Vo (CU) def. Sydney Osburn (USF), 6-2, 6-3
QF - Elsa Jurrens (CU) def. Elysia Beynon (Winona St.), 6-2, 6-3
SF – Karli Vo (CU) def. Manon Hallemans (UND), 6-2, 6-0
SF – Elsa Jurrens (CU) def. Alyssa Giupponi (UND), 6-2, 1-6, 12-10
The Bluejays' weekend trip to South Dakota marked the beginning of the 2024 fall schedule.
"We had a good start to the fall season," said head coach Tom Lilly. "Ten hours at the tennis courts can wear on anyone, but we finished strong and are looking forward to competing hard tomorrow."
The pair of Valerie Negin and Bianca Rademacher got the Bluejays started, advancing to the No. 1 Doubles Main Draw Semifinals with an 8-4 victory of Minnesota State-Mankato's Freia Lawrence and Avery Stilwell.
Freshmen duo Karli Vo and Olivia Minikel picked up their first collegiate win on Saturday, taking down Augustana's Chelse Seidewitz and Smilte Bakyte, 8-6, to advance to the No. 2 Doubles Draw Semifinals, while Alem Cote and Elsa Jurrens teamed up for an 8-4 win in the No. 3 Doubles Draw against MSU-Mankota's Brynn Psooy and Hana Minisy.
In singles play, Rademacher rolled into the No. 1 Singles Main Draw Finals, capturing a pair of straight set victories over North Dakota's Andrea Pineda (6-2, 6-0) and Omaha's Zoe Adkins (6-4, 6-2).
Junior Ana Paula Martinez advanced to the finals in the No. 2 Singles Main Draw, defeating Sioux Fall's Chloe Siegfort in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2, before topping North Dakota's Nore Heinitz, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 in the semifinals.
Freshman Philippa Roy cruised to a pair of victories of her own in the No. 3 Singles Main Draw, capturing win over Winona State's Lainy Ristau, 7-5, 6-2, before racing past Sioux Falls' Sofiya Janos, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the title match tomorrow afternoon.
At the No. 4 Singles Main Draw, Minikel picked up a pair of three-set victories over Augustana's Martina Sofia Sfilio (3-6, 6-4, 10-8) and Winona State's Skylar Gary (6-1, 4-6, 10-4) to move into the No. 4 Singles Main Draw Finals tomorrow.
Vo and Jurrens each advanced to the finals of the No. 6 Singles Main Draw but will not battle each other tomorrow in the finals. Vo took down USF's Sydney Osburn, 6-2, 6-3, in the quarterfinals, before cruising to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over North Dakota's Manon Hallemans in the semifinals. Jurrens had a tougher road, claiming a 6-2, 6-3 straight sets win over Winona State's Elysia Beynon and a 6-1, 1-6, 12-10 three-set win over UND's Alyssa Giupponi in the semifinals.
Negin, Cote and Annika Elvestrom each dropped their first singles match of the day but did advance to the consolation finals of each of their draws. Negin and Elvestom advanced by default, while Cote defeated MSU-Mankato's McKenna DeMarce, 6-4, 6-4, to advance in her draw.
Creighton concludes play at the Augustana Invitational on Sunday morning.
Augustana Invite
September 14-15 | Sioux Falls, S.D.
Double
No. 1 Doubles Draw Quarterfinals
Paula Arcarons/Zoe Adkins (UNO) def. Annika Elvestrom/Philippa Roy (CU), 8-2
Bianca Rademacher/Valerie Negin (CU) def. Freia Lawrence/Avery Stilwell (MSU-Mankato), 8-4
No. 2 Doubles Draw Quarterfinals
Karli Vo/Olivia Minikel (CU) def. Chelsea Seidewitz/Smilte Bakyte (AU), 8-6
No. 3 Doubles Draw Quarterfinals
Alem Cote/Elsa Jurrens (CU) def, Brynn Psooy/Hana Minisy (MSU-Mankato), 8-4
Singles
No. 1 Singles Draw
QF - Bianca Rademacher (CU) def. Andrea Pineda (UND), 6-2, 6-0
QF - Khayli Buckels (UNO) def. Valerie Negin (CU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
SF - Bianca Rademacher (CU) def. Zoe Adkins (UNO), 6-4, 6-2
SF-C - Valerie Negin (CU) def. Jule Schulte (UND), Default – Inj.
No. 2 Singles Draw
QF - Ana Paula Martinez (CU) def. Chloe Siegfort (USF), 6-1, 6-2
QF - Paula Arcarons (UNO) def. Annika Elvestrom (CU), 1-6, 6-2, 10-3
SF - Ana Paula Martinez (CU) def. Nore Heinitz (UND), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5
SF-C - Annika Elvestrom (CU) def. Chloe Chong (UMary), Default – Inj.
No. 3 Singles Draw
QF - Philippa Roy (CU) def. Lainy Ristau (Winona St.), 7-5, 6-2
SF - Philippa Roy (CU) def. Sofiya Janos (USF), 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 Singles Draw
QF - Olivia Minikel (CU) def. Martina Sofia Sfilio (AU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
SF – Olivia Minikel (CU) def. Skylar Gary (Winona St.), 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
No. 5 Singles Draw
QF - Smilte Bakyte (AU) def. Alem Cote (CU), 6-2, 6-4
SF-C – Alem Cote (CU) def. McKenna DeMarce (MSU-Mankato), 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Singles Draw
QF - Karli Vo (CU) def. Sydney Osburn (USF), 6-2, 6-3
QF - Elsa Jurrens (CU) def. Elysia Beynon (Winona St.), 6-2, 6-3
SF – Karli Vo (CU) def. Manon Hallemans (UND), 6-2, 6-0
SF – Elsa Jurrens (CU) def. Alyssa Giupponi (UND), 6-2, 1-6, 12-10
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