Women's Tennis Picks Up 6-1 Win Over North Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Creighton women's tennis team defeated North Dakota 6-1 on Friday night in Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Bluejays are now 8-6 and have won five of their last six matches, including three straight.

Creighton started the night with a 6-0 loss at No. 2 doubles, but responded with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 slots to clinch the doubles point.

Ashley Ishimura and Darby Rosette paired up for their seventh consecutive victory as a duo with a 6-2 win at the No. 1 position. Claire Embree and Hylan Miller helped the Bluejays take the doubles portion of the night with a 6-1 win at No. 3.

In singles play, Creighton picked up three straight-sets victories and a pair of three-set wins.

Miller, Ishimura and Michaela Henne each won in straight-sets, while Rosette and Embree notched wins in three frames.

Henne tallied her eighth consecutive victory with a 6-4, 6-1 win at the No. 3 position.

Embree extended her individual winning streak to five matches with a hard-fought three-set win. The sophomore fell 7-6 in the opening set and tied the match at 1-1 with a 6-4 second-frame win. In the deciding set, Embree won a super breaker 10-5 for Creighton's final victory of the night.

North Dakota's lone singles victory came in straight-sets at the No. 2 position.

The Bluejays are back on the courts in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Saturday night against South Dakota. The match is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Creighton 6, North Dakota 1
Mar 17, 2017 at Sioux Falls, S.D.

Singles competition

1. Ashley Ishimura (CU) def. Yunker, Mimi (UND) 6-2, 6-1

2. Kasilingam, Preethi (UND) def. Katherine Nelsen (CU) 6-4, 6-1

3. Michaela Henne (CU) def. Lee, Faith (UND) 6-4, 6-2

4. Darby Rosette (CU) def. Allen-Fisher, Sophie (UND) 6-1, 2-6, 6-1

5. Hylan Miller (CU) def. Revenig, Alex (UND) 6-0, 7-6

6. Claire Embree (CU) def. Nakasato, Alysse (UND) 6-7, 6-4, 7-6

Doubles competition

1. Ashley Ishimura/Darby Rosette (CU) def. Lee, Faith/Kasilingam, Preethi (UND) 6-2

2. Allen-Fisher, Sophie/Yunker, Mimi (UND) def. Michaela Henne/Katherine Nelsen (CU) 6-0

3. Claire Embree/Hylan Miller (CU) def. Nakasato, Alysse/Revenig, Alex (UND) 6-1

Match Notes

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)

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Players Mentioned

Claire Embree

Michaela Henne

Ashley Ishimura

Hylan Miller

Katherine Nelsen

Darby Rosette