Women's Tennis Downs Nebraska-Kearney, 7-0

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team downed Nebraska-Kearney, 7-0, on Friday afternoon at the Hanscom Tennis Center.

The Bluejays improved to 8-5, while the Lopes moved to 3-10.

Creighton won at the top two doubles positions to take the first point of the match.

UNK earned a 6-3 win at the No. 3 slot to take an early edge before the Bluejays won the other two matches. Joanna Nowakowska and Gabby O'Connor claimed a 6-2 win at No. 2 to even the doubles portion. Kate Krueger and Sarah Wilcox combined for a 6-4 victory at the top position to seal the point.

Creighton cruised to straight-sets wins at all six singles slots. Julia Aguirre won 6-0, 6-1 for her second singles win of the season to start the action. Wilcox added to the Bluejays' edge with her team-leading eighth singles victory with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2. Nowakowska clinched the overall dual and dropped only one game at No. 3 (6-1, 6-0).

Meredith Benson earned her first victory of the season with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5 before Erin Epperson won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4 and Krueger ended the match with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph at the top position.

"We played a solid match although there are still some things we need to improve that showed up more in doubles," head coach Tom Lilly said. "Getting out of our comfort zones during matches is always a tough thing to do but we can reach another level if we can do that more."

Creighton closes the regular season on April 17 against Doane for senior day.

Creighton 7, Nebraska-Kearney 0
4/9/2021 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Kate Krueger (CU) def. Melisa Becerra (UNK) 6-3, 6-4

2. Sarah Wilcox (CU) def. Jazmin Zamorano (UNK) 6-1, 6-1

3. Joanna Nowakowska (CU) def. Mia Sherikulova (UNK) 6-1, 6-0

4. Erin Epperson (CU) def. Brooklyn Hunter (UNK) 6-2, 6-2

5. Meredith Benson (CU) def. Claire Neil (UNK) 6-2, 6-0

6. Julia Aguirre (CU) def. Pranathi Gannavaram (UNK) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Kate Krueger/Sarah Wilcox (CU) def. Melisa Becerra/Claire Neil (UNK) 6-4

2. Joanna Nowakowska/Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Mia Sherikulova/Brooklyn Hunter (UNK) 6-2

3. Jazmin Zamorano/Pranathi Gannavaram (UNK) def. Laura Higueras/Erin Epperson (CU) 6-3

Match Notes

Nebraska-Kearney 3-10

Creighton 8-5

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

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Team Stats

Players Mentioned

Julia Aguirre

Meredith Benson

Erin Epperson

Laura Higueras

Kate Krueger

Joanna Nowakowska

Gabby O'Connor

Sarah Wilcox