OMAHA, Neb. -- The Creighton women's tennis team posted six doubles wins during the first day of the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday and sent three pairs into Sunday's finals. The Bluejays also won seven matches during first round action in singles play, including six via 10-point tie breakers, as Creighton ended the day with a coming 13-1 record in doubles and singles action.
The Bluejays' weekend trip to central Iowa marked the beginning of the 2021 fall schedule.
The pair of Kate Krueger and Malvika Shukla tallied a pair of 8-3 wins in Flight 1, Sarah Wilcox and Valerie Negin claimed 8-6 and 8-3 victories in Flight 2 and Siri Kongara and Emma Gener won 8-4 in Flight 3 after receiving a bye in the first round.