COLUMBIA, MO. - Senior
Sarah Plowman (Halifax, Nova Scotia/Halifax Grammar) and freshman
Jessica Aguilera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/Saint George School) will play for singles titles at the Missouri Invitational after the Drake women's tennis team finished second day action on Saturday (Sept. 13) with 6-6 and 1-3 ledgers in singles and doubles play, respectively.
Aguilera advanced to the “B” single championship after registering victories over Maureen Modesto of Missouri and Joe Becker of Saint Louis. Aguilera bested Modesto, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8, before downing Becker, 6-4, 6-0.
Plowman matched the feat in the “C” draw by defeating Caitlin Boukulic, 6-1, 6-2.
Also recording singles victories were freshmen
Gabby Demos (Chesterfield, Mo./Lafayette),
Morgan Rainey (Kansas City, Mo./Barstow School) and senior
Kari Sloboth (Omaha, Neb./Burke).
Sloboth and freshman
Earlynn Lauer (Wichita, Kan./Goddard) accounted for Drake's doubles win as the duo downed Jillian Yakominich and Jessica Ball of UMKC.
Tournament play concludes on Sunday (Sept. 14).
Singles:Gabby Demos (DU) def. Casey Miller (SLU), 6-2, 7-5
Julia Zubkova (ILLST) def.
Gabby Demos (DU), 7-6 (8), 6-0
Kaitlyn Ritchie (MIZZOU) def.
Veronika Leszayova (DU), 7-5, 6-3
Morgan Rainey (DU) def. Chelsea Horner (UMKC), 6-2, 6-2
Franziska Steinhardt (ILLST) def.
Morgan Rainey (DU), 7-5, 6-2
Kari Sloboth (DU) def. Carmen Peters (ILLST), 6-3, 2-6, 12-10
Sofia Ayala (MIZZOU) def.
Kari Sloboth (DU), 6-1, 6-2
Joe Becker (SLU) def.
Amanda Aragon (DU), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 10-6
Jessica Aguilera (DU) def. Maureen Modesto (MIZZOU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Jessica Aguilera (DU) def. Joe Becker (SLU), 6-4, 6-0
Kaitlin Dunham (MIZZOU) def.
Earlynn Lauer (DU), 6-1, 6-3
Sarah Plowman (DU) def. Caitlin Boukulic (SLU), 6-1, 6-2
Doubles:Sofia Ayala/Maureen Modesto (MIZZOU) def.
Jessica Aguilera/
Morgan Rainey (DU), 8-3
Kari Sloboth/
Earlynn Lauer (DU) def. Jillian Yakominich/Jessica Ball (UMKC), 8-1
Joe Becker/Hailee Elmore (SLU) def.
Gabby Demos/
Amanda Aragon, 8-4
Mallory Weber/Jamie Mera (MIZZOU) def.
Veronika Leszayova/
Sarah Plowman (DU), 9-7