Women's Tennis Falls 4-3 To Colorado State

OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team fell 4-3 to Colorado State on Saturday afternoon at the Hanscom Tennis Center.

The Bluejays are now 11-7 with three matches remaining during the regular season, including two at home.

The No. 3 singles position decided the match. Colorado State's Alyssa Grijaiva won 7-6 (6) in the first frame before Katherine Nelsen evened the match with a 6-4 second-set win. Grijaiva jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the deciding set, but Nelsen fought back with wins in three of the next four games to make it 5-3. In the ninth game, Grijaiva closed out the match with a 6-3 victory.

The Rams took an early advantage by winning the top two doubles positions without dropping a game to take the doubles point.

Creighton took the lead with straight-sets wins at the No. 2, 4 and 1 singles. Michaela Henne started the action with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 2, while Darby Rosette claimed a 6-2, 6-5 win at No. 4. Ashley Ishimura came out on top at No. 1 with a 7-5, 6-4 win.

Henne has now won 12-straight matches and is 15-3, while Rosette owns a seven-match winning streak and is 10-8.

Colorado State tied the action with wins at the bottom two singles positions before Grijaiva helped the Rams clinch the overall dual.

"This was a tough loss because we had our chances and just came up a bit short," head coach Tom Lilly said. "Colorado State is a great program, so there is no shame in losing, but to be in a position to win and not capitalize makes every competitor feel bad. Our depth and doubles have been a strength this year, but we just didn't have it today in the lower lineup, and CSU played great doubles.

"Our girls will respond and compete hard in the next match -- I'm confident in that."

The Bluejays are off next week before resuming competition against BIG EAST foe Marquette on April 8.

Colorado State 4, Creighton 3
Mar 25, 2017 at Omaha, Neb. (Hanscom Tennis Center)

Singles competition

1. Ashley Ishimura (CU) def. Emily Kolbow (CSU) 7-5, 6-4

2. Michaela Henne (CU) def. Riley Reeves (CSU) 6-1, 6-3

3. Alyssa Grijaiva (CSU) def. Katherine Nelsen (CU) 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-3

4. Darby Rosette (CU) def. Celine Voss (CSU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Sandra Keta (CSU) def. Hylan Miller (CU) 7-5, 6-3

6. Madison Porter (CSU) def. Claire Embree (CU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Emily Kolbow/Alyssa Grijaiva (CSU) def. Ashley Ishimura/Darby Rosette (CU) 6-0

2. Riley Reeves/Celine Voss (CSU) def. Michaela Henne/Katherine Nelsen (CU) 6-0

3. Hylan Miller/Claire Embree (CU) vs. Madison Porter/Solene Crawley (CSU) 3-3, unfinished

Match Notes

Colorado State 5-8

Creighton 11-7

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

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Players Mentioned

Claire Embree

Michaela Henne

Ashley Ishimura

Hylan Miller

Katherine Nelsen

Darby Rosette