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Women's Tennis Starts BIG EAST Championships With 4-0 Win Over Providence

CAYCE, S.C. -- The No. 6 seed Creighton women's tennis team started its run in the 2021 BIG EAST Tennis Championship Presented by JEEP with a 4-0 first round victory against Providence on Thursday morning at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center.

The Bluejays improved to 10-5 overall this season and advanced to Friday's quarterfinals, while the Friars ended their season at 2-10.

Creighton will face third-seeded Villanova on Friday at 8 a.m. Central.

The Bluejays started Thursday's match against the Friars by winning the No. 1 and 3 doubles positions to take the first point.