OMAHA, Neb. – Utah State women's tennis (8-7, 0-0 MW) extended their winning streak to four matches with a 4-3 victory against Creighton (4-10) on Friday evening at the Hanscom Tennis Center.
"Today was a bit of a struggle, but we found a way to win," said head coach Sean McInerney. "Creighton did a good job hanging around and pushed us, but in the end, we had just enough for the victory."
In doubles play, sophomore Alexandra Taylor and junior Hannah Jones recorded a 6-2 win at the top spot, while sophomore Alexandra Pisareva and freshman Sidnee Lavatai clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win of their own at the second position.
In singles, Jones opened the night with a 6-3, 6-4 straight-sets win at the No. 3 spot, while Pisareva recorded a 6-1, 7-5 victory at the No. 1 spot, making it 3-0 Aggies. Creighton would tie things up as they won at the No. 2, 4 and 6 spot, and the match came down to the No. 5 spot. Freshman Annaliese County would make things interesting as she fell in the first set, 6-2, but swept her second set, 6-0. The third and final set came down to a tiebreaker and County would prevail, recording the 7-6 (4) win to clinch the march.
With Jones' two wins tonight, she has now recorded 100 career wins and currently ranks 8th all-time in program history for the most combined singles and doubles wins.
"Congrats to Hannah Jones on her 100th career victory," McInerney said. "She has become such a huge part of our success and I'm very proud of what she has become as a player. Many wins are still ahead for her."
Utah State will close out their stay in Omaha with a neutral-court match against North Dakota (9-7) tomorrow at 1 p.m. (MT).
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RESULTS
Utah State 4, Creighton 3
Doubles
1. Alexandra Taylor/Hannah Jones (USU) def. Ashley Ishimura/Sarah Wilcox (CU) 6-2
2. Alexandra Pisareva/Sidnee Lavatai (USU) def. Claire Embree/Michaela Henne (CU) 6-2
3. Erin Epperson/Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Annaliese County/Gabrielle Dekkers (USU) 6-1
Singles
1. Alexandra Pisareva (USU) def. Ashley Ishimura (CU) 6-1, 7-5
2. Sarah Wilcox (CU) def. Lucy Octave (USU) 6-2, 7-6
3. Hannah Jones (USU) def. Michaela Henne (CU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Erin Epperson (CU) def. Gabrielle Dekkers (USU) 7-6, 7-5
5. Annaliese County (USU) def. Claire Embree (CU) 2-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4)
6. Gabby O'Connor (CU) def. Sidnee Lavatai (USU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Match Notes:
Utah State 8-7
Creighton 4-10
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,6,5)
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