Women's Tennis Falls To Wyoming In Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team fell 7-0 against Wyoming on Friday night at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.

The Bluejays are now 2-2 this season, and Wyoming is 3-1.

The Cowgirls secured the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 slots. Darby Rosette and Kendra Lavallee picked up a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles for the Jays' lone victory on Friday.

Wyoming continued to control the match with three straight-sets victories to clinch the overall dual. The Cowgirls won 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 2 position, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 and 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1.

Creighton dropped each of the opening sets in singles action, but Lavallee (No. 6) came closest to a first-set win. Lavallee trailed 3-2 and 5-4, before falling 7-5.

"Kendra had chances in the first set, and played great in doubles with Darby," head coach Tom Lilly said.

Wyoming responded from the close win in the opening set at No. 6 slot with a 6-2 second-set win.

The Cowgirls completed the 7-0 overall win without dropping a set in singles action.

"Wyoming has a strong team and played with a lot of confidence," Lilly said. "We just weren't able to keep things close enough.

"We need to get healthier and continue improving, and I'm confident that will start next week."

The Bluejays return to the court Feb. 11 as Creighton heads back to Lincoln, Neb. to face Eastern Michigan at 11 a.m. The Jays will also play Nebraska at its home facility next weekend, on Feb. 12 at noon.

Wyoming 7, Creighton 0
Feb 03, 2017 at Lincoln, Neb. (Dillon Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Dorottya Jonas (WYOMING) def. Darby Rosette (CU) 6-1, 6-0

2. Tessa Van Der Ploeg (WYOMING) def. Katherine Nelsen (CU) 6-0, 6-0

3. Milka Genkova (WYOMING) def. Hylan Miller (CU) 6-2, 6-2

4. Elisa Koonik (WYOMING) def. Michaela Henne (CU) 6-1, 6-1

5. Ana Tkachenko (WYOMING) def. Claire Embree (CU) 6-2, 6-0

6. Imogen Clews (WYOMING) def. Kendra Lavallee (CU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Elisa Koonik/Tessa Van Der Ploeg (WYOMING) def. Claire Embree/Hylan Miller (CU) 6-2

2. Dorottya Jonas/Ana Tkachenko (WYOMING) def. Katherine Nelsen/Michaela Henne (CU) 6-2

3. Darby Rosette/Kendra Lavallee (CU) def. Imogen Clews/Milka Genkova (WYOMING) 6-3

Match Notes

Wyoming 3-1

Creighton 2-2

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Players Mentioned

Claire Embree

Michaela Henne

Kendra Lavallee

Hylan Miller

Katherine Nelsen

Darby Rosette