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Minikel and Tran Lead Women’s Tennis in Fall Opener at Augustana Invite
9/13/2026 6:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Junior Olivia Minikel and sophomore Teresa Tran claimed the Flight 1 Doubles championship as the Creighton women's tennis team closed out play at the Augustana Invite on Sunday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Minikel and Tran opened the season with a perfect 3-0 record, capturing the Flight 1 Doubles title with a 6-2 win over South Dakota's Sofia Issakova and Cassandra Marra in the semifinals before cruising to a 6-0 victory over Augustana's AnaMaria Zoric and Mariia Bakhtina in the finals.
The duo of senior Elsa Jurrens and graduate transfer Ella Lewis teamed up for a 7-6 (7-2) semifinals win over Nebraska-Kearney's Agustina Adbo and Kit Schrock but finished as the runner up in Flight 3 after dropping a 6-3 decision to Augustana's Kristin Lucas Caceres and Martina Sofia Sfilio in the finals.
Juniors Karli Vo and Philippa Roy rallied from a semifinal loss in the Flight 2 with a 6-0 victory over Nebraska-Kearney's Valentina Zamora and Hannah Klaiber to finish third.
Vo captured the Bluejays lone win in singles play as the Hawaii native upended Minnesota State-Mankato's Lucie Sliskova, 8-0, to claim the Flight 4 Consolation title.
Creighton will take two weeks off before returning to the courts to host the Omaha Invitational on Sept. 25-26 at the Koch Family Tennis Center.
Augustana Invite – Day 2
Sept. 13, 2026
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Flight 1 Doubles
SF – Olivia Minikel/Teresa Tran (CU) def. Sofia Issakova/Cassandra Marra (USD), 6-2
Finals – Olivia Minikel/Teresa Tran (CU) def. AnaMaria Zoric/Mariia Bakhtina (AU), 6-0
Flight 2 Doubles
SF - Fernanda Sandoval/Smilte Bakyte (AU) def. Karli Vo/Philippa Roy (CU), 6-3
3-4 Playoff- Karli Vo/Philippa Roy (CU) def. Valentina Zamora/Hannah Klaiber (UNK), 6-0
Flight 3 Doubles
SF – Elsa Jurrens/Ella Lewis (CU) def. Agustina Abdo/Kit Schrock (UNK), 7-6 (7-2)
Finals –Kristin Lucas Caceres/Martina Sofia Sfilio (AU) def. Elsa Jurrens/Ella Lewis (CU), 6-3
Flight 1 Singles
Finals – Sofia Issakova (USD) def. Teresa Tran (CU), 6-2, 6-2
C-Finals – Victoria Trentino Garcia (UNK) def. Philippa Roy (CU), 8-2
Flight 2
Finals – Mariia Bakhtina (AU) def. Olivia Minikel (CU), 6-1, 6-2
Flight 4
C-Finals - Karli Vo (CU) def. Lucie Sliskova (MSU), 8-0
Flight 5
3-4 Playoff – Natalie Alves De Lima (USD) def. Elsa Jurrens (CU), 8-6
Minikel and Tran opened the season with a perfect 3-0 record, capturing the Flight 1 Doubles title with a 6-2 win over South Dakota's Sofia Issakova and Cassandra Marra in the semifinals before cruising to a 6-0 victory over Augustana's AnaMaria Zoric and Mariia Bakhtina in the finals.
The duo of senior Elsa Jurrens and graduate transfer Ella Lewis teamed up for a 7-6 (7-2) semifinals win over Nebraska-Kearney's Agustina Adbo and Kit Schrock but finished as the runner up in Flight 3 after dropping a 6-3 decision to Augustana's Kristin Lucas Caceres and Martina Sofia Sfilio in the finals.
Juniors Karli Vo and Philippa Roy rallied from a semifinal loss in the Flight 2 with a 6-0 victory over Nebraska-Kearney's Valentina Zamora and Hannah Klaiber to finish third.
Vo captured the Bluejays lone win in singles play as the Hawaii native upended Minnesota State-Mankato's Lucie Sliskova, 8-0, to claim the Flight 4 Consolation title.
Creighton will take two weeks off before returning to the courts to host the Omaha Invitational on Sept. 25-26 at the Koch Family Tennis Center.
Augustana Invite – Day 2
Sept. 13, 2026
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Flight 1 Doubles
SF – Olivia Minikel/Teresa Tran (CU) def. Sofia Issakova/Cassandra Marra (USD), 6-2
Finals – Olivia Minikel/Teresa Tran (CU) def. AnaMaria Zoric/Mariia Bakhtina (AU), 6-0
Flight 2 Doubles
SF - Fernanda Sandoval/Smilte Bakyte (AU) def. Karli Vo/Philippa Roy (CU), 6-3
3-4 Playoff- Karli Vo/Philippa Roy (CU) def. Valentina Zamora/Hannah Klaiber (UNK), 6-0
Flight 3 Doubles
SF – Elsa Jurrens/Ella Lewis (CU) def. Agustina Abdo/Kit Schrock (UNK), 7-6 (7-2)
Finals –Kristin Lucas Caceres/Martina Sofia Sfilio (AU) def. Elsa Jurrens/Ella Lewis (CU), 6-3
Flight 1 Singles
Finals – Sofia Issakova (USD) def. Teresa Tran (CU), 6-2, 6-2
C-Finals – Victoria Trentino Garcia (UNK) def. Philippa Roy (CU), 8-2
Flight 2
Finals – Mariia Bakhtina (AU) def. Olivia Minikel (CU), 6-1, 6-2
Flight 4
C-Finals - Karli Vo (CU) def. Lucie Sliskova (MSU), 8-0
Flight 5
3-4 Playoff – Natalie Alves De Lima (USD) def. Elsa Jurrens (CU), 8-6
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