WICHITA, KAN. - The Drake women's tennis team concluded its regular season on Sunday (April 20) with a 7-0 setback at Wichita State.

The Bulldogs fell to 9-14 overall, while finishing Missouri Valley Conference action at 3-5, the Shockers registered their 14th consecutive victory to improve to 14-7 on the year, including going 7-1 in conference play with the win.

Wichita State swept both doubles matches to secure a lead it didn't relinquish.

Junior Veronika Leszayova (Povazska Bystrica, Slovak Republic) and senior Irina Kalashnikova (Sochi, Russia) each fought valiantly in singles action before each seeing their personal three-match winning streaks snapped.

Leszayova came up short in a 7-4, 7-6 (5) setback to Stephanie Dalmacio at No. 1, while Kalashnikova won her first set versus Florentina Hanisch at No. 2, before dropping the next two frames in suffering a 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-6 loss.

The Bulldogs open play at the State Farm MVC Championship on Friday (April 25). Tournament seeding and match times have not been announced.

Wichita State def. Drake, 7-0
Wichita, Kan. ? April 20, 2008
Records: Drake (9-14, 3-5 MVC), Wichita State (14-7, 7-1 MVC)

Singles:
No. 1 Stephanie Dalmacio (WSU) def. Veronika Leszayova (DU), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
No. 2 Florentina Hanisch (WSU) def. Irina Kalashnikova (DU), 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-6
No. 3 Anna Egorova (WSU) def. Kari Sloboth (DU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Lenore Lazaroiu (WSU) def. Daria Zawislak (DU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Torrie Browning (WSU) def. Sarah Plowman (DU), 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Laryssa Ferreira (WSU) won by default

Doubles:
No. 1 Ferreira/Dalmacio (WSU) def. Leszayova/Plowman (DU), 8-3
No. 2 Egorova/Lazaroiu (WSU) def. Kalashnikova/Sloboth (DU), 8-2
No. 3 Browning/Hanisch (WSU) won by default