University of Northern Iowa Athletics
University of Northern Iowa
Omaha/Creighton Invite
10/24/2026 8:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
OMAHA, Neb. — UNI women's tennis continues its fall season at the Omaha Invite on October 24. The Panthers faced challenging competition against three top-level teams from the Midwest and walked away with one singles win and one doubles win over the weekend.
In singles play, the Panthers fought through two matches each. Sophomores Andrea Noa Galin, Yangjiaxin Li, Kayla Santosa, and Lucia Schuknecht dropped both of their respective matches. Junior Abbie Peterson picked up a hard fought win against Ella Lewis (Creighton) in a tiebreaker round going, 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (7). However, she ultimately fell short in her second match against Natalia De Lima (South Dakota) 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles play, sophomore duo Galin and Schuknecht beat Sofia Issakova/Ketevan Shavishvili (South Dakota) 7-5. Peterson and Santosa also faced Karli Vo/Olivia Minikel (Creighton) but lost, 6-3. Li also teamed up with Ava Doddridge from South Dakota to take on Grace Greenwald and Kerrigan Spiers (Omaha) but lost in the tiebreaker going 7-6 (4).
UP NEXT
The Panthers will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to compete in the Drake Invite on October 31-November 1.
RESULTS
SINGLES
- L- Khayli Buckels (Omaha) 7-5, 6-3
- L- Shelby Smith (Omaha) 6-2, 6-4
- L- Anastasiia Soloveva (South Dakota) 6-2, 6-0
- L- Kaelyn Le (Omaha) 6-4, 6-4
- L- Livia Daud (Creighton) 6-1, 6-3
- L- Cassy Marra (South Dakota) 6-2, 6-3
- W- Ella Lewis (Creighton) 6-0, 3-6, 1-0 (7)
- L- Natalia De Lima (South Dakota) 6-3, 6-2
- L- Grace Greenwald (Omaha) 6-2, 6-2
- L- Elsa Jurrens (Creighton) 6-3, 6-3
DOUBLES
Andrea Noa Galin/Lucia Schuknecht
- W- Sofia Issakova/Ketevan Shavishvili (South Dakota) 7-5
- L- Karli Vo/Olivia Minikel (Creighton) 6-3
Yangjiaxin Li/Ava Doddridge (South Dakota)
- L- Grace Greenwald/Kerrigan Spiers (Omaha) 7-6 (4)
UNI tennis action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Tennis), X (@UNITennis) and on Instagram (@uniwtennis). The 2026-27 schedule and roster, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
