Tuesday, April 11
Sioux Falls, S.D.
1:00 P.M.
Creighton University
5
at
2
South Dakota
Photo by: Chelsea Nicholson
Women’s Tennis Claims 5-2 Victory Over South Dakota
4/11/2023 3:53:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Creighton women's tennis team blew past South Dakota with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday afternoon at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls, S.D.
The win lifted the Bluejays to 15-6 on the year, while the Coyotes fell to 4-13 with the loss.
Creighton secured the first point of the day with doubles victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Valerie Negin and Ana Paula Martinez combined for a 6-3 win in the No. 2 slot, while Kate Krueger and Bianca Rademacher clinched the opening point with a 6-4 triumph at the No. 3 spot.
The Bluejays continued their winning ways with wins at the No. 2, No. 4 and No.6 singles positions to clinch the overall dual.
Rademacher claimed a 7-5, 6-1 victory at the No. 4 singles spot to increase the Bluejays lead to 2-0, a 6-3, 6-2 straight sets win at the No. 2 slot by Krueger gave Creighton a 3-0 advantage. Leanne Kendall then clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph at the No. 6 spot for the Bluejays.
Negin added to Creighton's lead with a three-set victory at the No. 3 singles position. The Colorado native captured a 6-2 win in set one but fell in set two 6-0. In the decisive third set, Negin quickly claimed the victory with a 6-2 win.
South Dakota's lone victories came during a pair of three-set matches at the No 1 and No. 5 singles positions.
"I knew this would be a close match and we would need to compete well in order to get the result we wanted," said head coach Tom Lilly. "We let a few sets slip after winning the first but I liked how we regrouped when we needed to and competed well throughout."
Creighton returns to action on Friday at 2:30 p.m. when they travel to take on McPherson in Kansas.
Creighton 5, South Dakota 2
4/11/2023 at Sioux Falls, S.D, (Huether Family Match Pointe)
The win lifted the Bluejays to 15-6 on the year, while the Coyotes fell to 4-13 with the loss.
Creighton secured the first point of the day with doubles victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Valerie Negin and Ana Paula Martinez combined for a 6-3 win in the No. 2 slot, while Kate Krueger and Bianca Rademacher clinched the opening point with a 6-4 triumph at the No. 3 spot.
The Bluejays continued their winning ways with wins at the No. 2, No. 4 and No.6 singles positions to clinch the overall dual.
Rademacher claimed a 7-5, 6-1 victory at the No. 4 singles spot to increase the Bluejays lead to 2-0, a 6-3, 6-2 straight sets win at the No. 2 slot by Krueger gave Creighton a 3-0 advantage. Leanne Kendall then clinched the match with a 6-3, 6-3 triumph at the No. 6 spot for the Bluejays.
Negin added to Creighton's lead with a three-set victory at the No. 3 singles position. The Colorado native captured a 6-2 win in set one but fell in set two 6-0. In the decisive third set, Negin quickly claimed the victory with a 6-2 win.
South Dakota's lone victories came during a pair of three-set matches at the No 1 and No. 5 singles positions.
"I knew this would be a close match and we would need to compete well in order to get the result we wanted," said head coach Tom Lilly. "We let a few sets slip after winning the first but I liked how we regrouped when we needed to and competed well throughout."
Creighton returns to action on Friday at 2:30 p.m. when they travel to take on McPherson in Kansas.
Creighton 5, South Dakota 2
4/11/2023 at Sioux Falls, S.D, (Huether Family Match Pointe)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Bea Havlickova (USD) def. Malvika Shukla (CU) 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2. Kate Krueger (CU) def. Anna Medvyedyeva (USD) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3. Valerie Negin (CU) def. Grace Chadick (USD) 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 |
| 4. Bianca Rademacher (CU) def. Paige Alter (USD) 7-5, 6-1 |
| 5. Selena Bird (USD) def. Siri Kongara (CU) 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 10-8 |
| 6. Leanne Kendall (CU) def. Sydney Weinberg (USD) 6-3, 6-3 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Grace Chadick/Paige Alter (USD) vs. Malvika Shukla/Leanne Kendall (CU) 5-5, unfinished |
| 2. Valerie Negin/Ana Paula Martinez (CU) def. Anna Medvyedyeva/Selena Bird (USD) 6-3 |
| 3. Kate Krueger/Bianca Rademacher (CU) def. Bea Havlickova/Eesha Varma (USD) 6-4 |
| Match Notes |
| Creighton 15-6 |
| South Dakota 4-13 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (4,2,6,3,1,5) |
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
635
Bea Havlickova / 0 [USD]
267
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Anna Medvyedyeva / 0 [USD]
32
#3 Singles Match
123
606
Grace Chadick / 0 [USD]
262
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Paige Alter / 0 [USD]
51
#5 Singles Match
123
758
Selena Bird / 0 [USD]
6710
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Sydney Weinberg / 0 [USD]
33
Order of Finish:
4,2,6,3,1,5
Players Mentioned
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