Team Information
Creighton University |
Men | Women |
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Division: | NCAA - Div. I |
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Conference: | Big East |
Location: | Omaha, NE |
Head Coach: | Tbd |
Assistant Coach: | Aaron Chalstrom |
Institution Type: | Private |
Environment: | Large city |
Student Population: | 5,000+ |
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Conference Highlights
This will be our 3rd year in the Big East Conference. We lost 4-2 to the #2 seed in last year's tournament.
Individual Achievements
Two years ago the Jays were 2nd in the country for ITA Scholar Athletes with 8 players receiving the award. Last year 6 players received that recognition.
We have had several all-conference players as well as ITA Academic All-Americans, conference players of the week, etc., etc.
Coaching Achievements
Head Coach Tom Lilly will enter his 19th season as the head coach after 3 years as an assistant at Creighton. He has tallied 168 wins as the men's coach.
The 2015-16 team returns 5 key singles starters as well as 2 that started in doubles but not in singles. Lilly's teams competed in the Missouri Valley Conference leading up to 2013 when they joined the Big East Conference. He has coached several All-Conference players and numerous Scholar-Athletes as well as ITA Scholar-Athletes.