CARBONDALE, Ill. – The Drake University women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision at Southern Illinois on Sunday at University Courts.

The Bulldogs took an early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. Summer Brills and Joely Lomas rolled past Meagan Monaghan and Vitoria Beirao, 6-2, at the No. 2 spot, as Mariel Ante and Maddie Johnson clinched the point with a 6-3 victory over Xiwei Cai and Ana Sofia Cordero at No. 1.

The Salukis tied things up quickly, as they took No. 5 singles. SIU added two more victories shortly after with wins on courts one and four, taking a 3-1 lead. The Salukis clinched the match when Polina Dozortseva defeated Lea Kozulic, 6-3, 6-4. The Bulldogs closed out the match with a pair of wins from Tess Herder and Johnson.

Drake wraps up the regular season next weekend as the Bulldogs host Bradley on Saturday and Illinois State on Sunday.
 
SIU 4 Drake 3

Doubles
1. Ante/Johnson (DU) def. Cai/Cordero (SIU) 6-3
2. Brills/Lomas (DU) def. Monaghan/Beirao (SIU) 6-2
3. Chrysanthou/Dozortseva (SIU) def. Herder/Jaglarz (DU) 6-2

Singles
1. Xiwei Cai (SIU) def. Mariel Ante (DU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Maddie Johnon (DU) def. Athena Chrysanthou (SIU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
3. Tess Herder (DU) def. Meaghan Monaghan (SIU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Ana Sofia Cordero (SIU) def. Summer Brills (DU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Katie Fries (SIU) def. Joely Lomas (DU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Polina Dozortseva (SIU) def. Lea Kozulic (DU) 6-3, 6-4