DES MOINES, IOWA - Corralling its sixth straight victory, the Drake women's tennis team improved to 3-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 5-2 decision over Evansville on Sunday (April 5) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

The Bulldogs remained perfect at home (5-0) this season with the win and now stand at 9-8 overall, while the Purple Aces dropped to 8-6 on the year, including 1-2 in league action.

Freshman Gabriela Demos (Chesterfield, Mo.) and senior Kari Sloboth (Omaha, Neb.) captured the doubles tally for the Bulldogs downing Allie Cox and Stephanie Millis at the No. 3 position, 8-2.

Sloboth and freshman Jessica Aguilera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) added victories at the Nos. 5 and 4 slots to present Drake with a 3-0 advantage.

Evansville rallied with a pair of triumphs on the Nos. 1 and 3 courts to cut the deficit to 3-2, before freshman Amanda Aragon (Fort Collins, Colo.) earned a 6-2, 6-7 (9), 7-5 win against Millis at the No. 6 hole to clinch the victory for the Bulldogs.

Demos rounded out the win total for Drake with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 decision against Ashton Schwerin on the No. 2 court.

Drake begins a three-match road swing on Friday (April 10) as the Bulldogs battle Bradley in a 1:00 p.m. matinee affair.

DRAKE (9-8, 3-0 MVC) DEF. EVANSVILLE (8-6, 1-2 MVC), 5-2
APRIL 5, 2009
ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER ? DES MOINES, IOWA

SINGLES:
No. 1 Kate Chybowski (UE) def. Veronika Leszayova (DU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 Gabriela Demos (DU) def. Ashton Schwerin (UE), 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
No. 3 Theadora Kotsiou (UE) def. Jessica Labarte (DU), 6-0, 6-4
No. 4 Jessica Aguilera (DU) def. Pin Sorensen (UE), 6-2, 6-4
No. 5 Kari Sloboth (DU) def. Allie Cox (UE), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Amanda Aragon (DU) def. Stephanie Millis (UE), 6-2, 6-7 (9), 7-5
Order of finish (5,4,3,1,6,2)

DOUBLES:
No. 1 Chybowski/Kotsiou (UE) def. Jessica Labarte/Aragon (DU), 8-4
No. 2 Leszayova/Rainey (DU) def. Sorensen/Schwerin (UE), 8-3
No. 3 Demos/Sloboth (DU) def. Millis/Cox (UE), 8-2
Order of finish (1,2,3)