Women’s Tennis Claims Three Championships

Friday, September 30

Omaha, Neb.

All Day

South Dakota State University

Bluejay Invite

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

10/3/2016 11:46:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Single Results Doubles Results

The South Dakota State women's tennis team captured three championship titles this pas weekend at the Bluejay Invitational in Omaha, Nebraska.

Senior Iasmin Rosa and sophomore Morgan Brower won flight A doubles matches, defeating South Dakota, 6-4, Creighton, 6-0 and Nebraska-Omaha, 6-3.

Also in flight A, Molly Crum and Isabella Chela lost their first two rounds against Creighton, 6-4 and North Dakota, 7-5. The duo rallied to beat Doane, 6-1.

Freshman Emilly Van Dijk and junior Maria Laura Velazco won the flight B doubles beating Doane, 7-5, North Dakota, 6-0 and South Dakota, 6-2, to capture the title.

Rosa won the flight A singles crown after a tough first-round battle beating North Dakota, 3-6, 6-3. 6-4. In the second round, she defeated Creighton, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals where she lost to South Dakota, 6-4, 6-4.

Velazco won the first round in flight C singles, defeating South Dakota, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2, but lost the next round to North Dakota, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, and managed to finish strong by beating teammate, Laura Romero, 6-2, 6-2.

In flight D singles, Van Dijk won the first round, 6-0, 6-1, against Doane, but fell to North Dakota, 4-6, 6-4. 6-3, and South Dakota, 6-2, 6-7, (10-7).

Up Next
The women's team travels to the ITA Regionals Oct. 13-17 in Minneapolis, Minn.

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