DES MOINES, Iowa – The 36^th-ranked Drake University men's tennis team swept Michigan State, 7-0, on Saturday evening for the Bulldogs fifth straight win over a Big Ten opponent this season.

Drake made quick work in doubles, as Scotland natives Vinny Gillespie and Calum MacGeoch rolled over Jasper Koenen and Bill Shisler, 6-1 at No. 2 and Ben Lott and Ben Wood clinched the double point with a 6-3 win at the No. 1 spot.

The Bulldogs continued to cruise past the Spartans with Drake winning the first set on all six courts. Lott was the first one off the court in singles, defeating Mac Roy, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1. Gillespie extended his winning streak to six matches with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3. Sophomore Ben Stride clinched the match for the Bulldogs with a dominating 6-2, 6-2 win over Shisler at the No. 4 spot. Gillespie and freshman Ben Clark also produced straight set victories to put drake up 6-0. Freshman Tom Hands won the final singles match in a third set super-tiebreaker, defeating Alexander Kim, 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8).

"I am really pleased at this point. I will take a match like that after a tough one last night and a match against Cornell tomorrow. To come out and take care of business in that fashion will definitely help our guys out in recovering for tomorrow," Drake head coach Davidson Kozlowski said.

The Bulldog wrap up their weekend on Sunday at 11 a.m. when they host No. 65 Cornell. 

#36 Drake 7, Michigan State 0
Mar 05, 2016 at Des Moines, Iowa (Roger Knapp Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Lott, Ben (DU) def. Mac Roy (MSU) 6-2, 6-3

2. Gillespie, Vinny (DU) def. Michael Dube (MSU) 6-3, 6-2

3. MacGeoch, Calum (DU) def. Jasper Koenen (MSU) 6-4, 6-1

4. Stride, Ben (DU) def. Billy Shisler (MSU) 6-2, 6-2

5. Hands, Tom (DU) def. Alexander Kim (MSU) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-8)

6. Clark, Ben (DU) def. Ivan Rakic (MSU) 6-1, 7-5

 

Doubles competition

1. Lott, Ben/Wood, Ben (DU) def. Mac Roy/Michael Dube (MSU) 6-3

2. Gillespie, Vinny/MacGeoch, Calum (DU) def. Jasper Koenen/Billy Shisler (MSU) 6-1

3. Clark, Ben/Stride, Ben (DU) vs. Alexander Kim/Ivan Rakic (MSU) 5-4, unfinished

 

Match Notes

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,3,4,2,6,5)