Sunday, March 19
Fort Collins, CO
10:45 A.M.
Creighton University
1
at
5
Colorado State
Photo by: Steve Branscombe
Women’s Tennis Falls To No. 43 Colorado State, 5-1
3/19/2023 4:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Creighton women's tennis team fell, 5-1 to No. 43 Colorado State on Sunday afternoon at the Fort Collins Country Club in Fort Collins, Colo.
The loss drops the Bluejays to 12-5 on the year while Colorado State improved to 11-2 overall.
The Rams secured the first point of the afternoon with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions. Colorado State claimed a 6-2 victory on the top doubles spot while freshman Ana Paula Martinez and sophomore Valerie Negin combined for a 6-1 triumph at the No. 2 doubles spot the Bluejays. In the decisive third doubles match, Colorado State's Sarka Richterova and Viktoryia Zhadzinskaya clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot.
In singles play, the Rams picked up victories at the top three singles positions to clinch the overall dual, before sophomore Siri Kongara claimed a 6-4, 7-5 victory at the No. 6 singles spot for Creighton's lone point of the match.
Graduate Leanne Kendall battled to a hard fought 7-5 win in set one and led in set two before Richterova responded to secure a 7-6 (7-1) win and force a decisive third set. A back-and-forth final frame, saw Richterova overcome an early deficit to claim a 10-7 win at the No. 5 singles spot.
"We had some chances today against a ranked team and just didn't capitalize," said head coach Tom Lilly. "It's unfortunate that the score will go down as 1-5, as we thought we had two more match wins, while our doubles could have been the difference today. It was a better match than yesterday with a lower altitude and more confidence, but we just could pull it out. We are looking forward to a great match on Wednesday in Lincoln.
The Bluejays return to the court on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. when they travel down I-80 to face off against Nebraska at the Dillon Tennis Center.
#43 Colorado State 5, Creighton 1
Mar 19, 2023 at Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins Country Club)
The loss drops the Bluejays to 12-5 on the year while Colorado State improved to 11-2 overall.
The Rams secured the first point of the afternoon with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles positions. Colorado State claimed a 6-2 victory on the top doubles spot while freshman Ana Paula Martinez and sophomore Valerie Negin combined for a 6-1 triumph at the No. 2 doubles spot the Bluejays. In the decisive third doubles match, Colorado State's Sarka Richterova and Viktoryia Zhadzinskaya clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot.
In singles play, the Rams picked up victories at the top three singles positions to clinch the overall dual, before sophomore Siri Kongara claimed a 6-4, 7-5 victory at the No. 6 singles spot for Creighton's lone point of the match.
Graduate Leanne Kendall battled to a hard fought 7-5 win in set one and led in set two before Richterova responded to secure a 7-6 (7-1) win and force a decisive third set. A back-and-forth final frame, saw Richterova overcome an early deficit to claim a 10-7 win at the No. 5 singles spot.
"We had some chances today against a ranked team and just didn't capitalize," said head coach Tom Lilly. "It's unfortunate that the score will go down as 1-5, as we thought we had two more match wins, while our doubles could have been the difference today. It was a better match than yesterday with a lower altitude and more confidence, but we just could pull it out. We are looking forward to a great match on Wednesday in Lincoln.
The Bluejays return to the court on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. when they travel down I-80 to face off against Nebraska at the Dillon Tennis Center.
#43 Colorado State 5, Creighton 1
Mar 19, 2023 at Fort Collins, Colo. (Fort Collins Country Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Radka Buzkova (CSU) def. Malvika Shukla (CU) 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2. Zara Lennon (CSU) def. Kate Krueger (CU) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 3. Emily Dush (CSU) def. Valerie Negin (CU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 4. Sarah Weekley (CSU) vs. Ana Paula Martinez (CU) 7-5, unfinished |
| 5. Sarka Richterova (CSU) def. Leanne Kendall (CU) 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 10-7 |
| 6. Siri Kongara (CU) def. Victoryia Z. (CSU) 6-4, 7-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Radka Buzkova/Emily Dush (CSU) def. Leanne Kendall/Malvika Shukla (CU) 6-2 |
| 2. Ana Paula Martinez/Valerie Negin (CU) def. Ky Ecton/Zara Lennon (CSU) 6-1 |
| 3. Sarka Richterova/Victoryia Z. (CSU) def. Siri Kongara/Kate Krueger (CU) 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Creighton 12-5 |
| #43 Colorado State 11-2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1,3,6,5) |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
35
Radka Buzkova / 0 [CSU]
67
#2 Singles Match
12
40
Zara Lennon / 0 [CSU]
66
#3 Singles Match
123
633
Emily Dush / 0 [CSU]
366
#4 Singles Match
12
50
Sarah Weekley / 0 [CSU]
7UF
#5 Singles Match
123
767
Sarka Richterova / 0 [CSU]
5710
#6 Singles Match
12
67
Victoryia Z. / 0 [CSU]
45
Order of Finish:
2,1,3,6,5
Players Mentioned
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