Grand Fork, ND – Clayton women’s tennis head coach tom lily got his 500th The Blue Jays beat the Air Force 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the Choice Health & Fitness Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota, for a career victory.
Lilly, Clayton’s all-time winningest tennis coach, was just the fourth coach in Clayton’s history to reach 500 career wins. He was the only coach at Creighton to reach his 500th win, tying his longtime softball coaches Brent His Bignes (819) and Mary Higgins (564), baseball head coach Ed Serve ( 618 times).
With the win, Clayton improves to 2-0 on the year and Air Force drops to 0-3 overall.
Sophomore Valerie Negin and freshman Ana Paula Martinez The doubles started with a comfortable 6-1 victory in second place, but the Air Force won first and third, 6-1 and 6-4, to score the first points of the afternoon. .
In singles, senior Kate Kruger An injury forced him to retire, giving the Falcons a 2-0 advantage.That lead didn’t last in his junior years Malvika Shukla Claiming a 6-4, 6-1 straight sets win, he was third in singles and a freshman. Annika Elvestrom We won 6-3, 6-3 on the 6th slot.
The Blue Jays took the lead shortly after their graduate school transfer Leanne Kendall A 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 win in the fifth-place singles gave Creighton a 3-2 advantage. Martinez then closed out the match in his fourth place with his 6-1, 6-5, 6-1 win over Air Force’s Andrea Lee.
“We struggled in doubles again today, but I liked how hard our team played,” Lilly said. “We have to focus on doubles in practice next week, but this was a very good win for the Jays. we know.”
Clayton will return to court on Friday, February 3 to fight across town against Omaha. The first serve between the Blue Jays and Mavericks is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Miracle Hills Tennis Center.
Clayton 4, Air Force 3
Jan. 28, 2023 Grand Forks, N.D. (Choice Health & Fitness)
| singles tournament |
| 1. Sydney Fitch (AF) def. Kate Kruger (CU) 4-6, 4-1, retired |
| 2. Alex Odom (AF) def. Valerie Negin (CU) 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 |
| 3. Malvika Shukla (CU) Def. Isabella Flodin (AF) 6-4, 6-1 |
| Four. Ana Paula Martinez (WI) Def. Abby Cotuna (AF) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 |
| Five. Leanne Kendall (CU) Def. Courtney Swift (AF) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 6. Annika Elvestrom (WI) Def. Andrea Le (AF) 6-3, 6-3 |
| match notes |
| air force 0-3 |
| Clayton 2-0 |