ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 The Creighton women’s tennis team swept Providence, 7-0, on Tuesday morning at the USTA National Campus during the Bluejays first spring break match in Orlando, Fla.<\/p>\n
The victory lifted the Bluejays to 10-3 on the year and 2-1 in BIG EAST action, while improving to 56-10 overall in matches played in the Sunshine State. The Friars, meanwhile, fell to 3-7 overall and 0-3 in league action with the loss.<\/p>\n
“This was a good start to our outdoors season,” said head coach Tom Lilly<\/a>. “I thought we competed well and will need to step it up again tomorrow against the defending BIG EAST conference champs.”<\/p>\n Creighton quickly jumped out to a 1-0 lead, claiming the doubles point with victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 doubles positions. Sophomores Sophie Schwartz<\/a> and Alem Cote<\/a> teamed up for a 6-1 win at the No. 2 doubles spot, before Providence’s Camila Barrera and Sophie Ahlberg answered with a 6-2 win on the No. 3 doubles court to level the match. Freshmen Teresa Tran<\/a> and Mithila Dixit<\/a>, however, delivered a 6-2 win at the top doubles spot to clinch the first point of the match and give the Bluejays a 1-0 advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Bluejays carried their early momentum into singles play, clinching the overall dual with straight set victories at all six singles positions.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dixit gave Creighton a 2-0 lead, racing to ta 6-1, 6-0 straight sets win at the No. 2 singles spot. Tran followed with a 6-1, 6-2 victory of her own at the No. 3 singles slot, before senior Annika Elvestrom<\/a> clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph on the No. 4 singles court.<\/p>\n Schwartz then claimed a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the top singles spot to give the Jays a 5-0 lead. Freshman Livia Daud Rodriguez would follow with a 6-2, 6-0 straight sets win at the No. 6 singles spot, before Cote closed out the sweep with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on the No. 5 singles court.\u00a0<\/p>\n Creighton returns to the courts in Orlando on Wednesday for a 2 p.m. CT match against Xavier\u00a0 Doubles Results
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\nCreighton Women’s Tennis
\nTuesday, March 10, 2026
\nOrlando, Fla. (USTA National Campus)<\/p>\n
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\n\tTeresa Tran<\/a>\/Mithila Dixit<\/a> (CU) def. Allison Root\/Flora Eidson (PC), 6-2
\n\tSophie Schwartz<\/a>\/Alem Cote<\/a> (CU) def. Erika Beltran\/Audrey Magnusen (PC), 6-1
\n\tCamila Barrera\/Sophie Ahiberg (PC) def. Olivia Minikel<\/a>\/Annika Elvestrom<\/a> (CU), 6-2
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\nSingles Results<\/p>\n
\n\tSophie Schwartz<\/a> (CU) def. Camila Barrera (PC), 6-1, 6-3
\n\tMithila Dixit<\/a> (CU) def. Allison Root (PC), 6-1, 6-0
\n\tTeresa Tran<\/a> (CU) def. Flora Eidson (PC), 6-1, 6-2
\n\tAnnika Elvestrom<\/a> (CU) def. Gabriella Plonowski (PC), 6-2, 6-0
\n\tAlem Cote<\/a> (CU) def. Sophie Ahlberg (PC), 6-3, 6-4
\n\tLivia Daud Rodriguez (CU) def. Audrey Magnusen (PC), 6-2, 6-0
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