DES MOINES, IOWA - The Drake women's tennis completed a weekend sweep to extend its winning streak to five in a row following the Bulldogs' 6-1 victory over Chicago State on Sunday (Feb. 28) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

Drake claimed the doubles point registering triumphs at the Nos. 1 and 2 positions, while the Cougars defaulted at No. 3.

In singles, junior Jessica Labarte's (Barcelona, Venezuela) 6-2, 6-2 victory over Peggy Moore on court No. 5 secured the decision for Drake.

The Bulldogs also garnered wins in singles action from freshman Manca Krizman (Solkan, Slovenia) and sophomores Gabriela Demos (Chesterfield, Mo.), Jessica Aguilera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) and Earlynn Lauer (Wichita, Kan.) at the Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 6 slots, respectively.

Drake has the next two weeks off from competition before its spring break trip to North Carolina where the Bulldogs will battle UNC Wilmington (March 15), East Carolina (March 16) and UNC Greensboro (March 17).

DRAKE (5-6) DEF. CHICAGO STATE (2-3), 6-1

FEB. 28, 2010 - DES MOINES, IOWA

ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER

SINGLES:

No. 1 Manca Krizman (DU) def. Dian Mayasari (CSU), 6-2, 6-3

No. 2 Gabriela Demos (DU) def. Juan Rosalina (CSU), 6-1, 6-1

No. 3 Juan Rosalia (CSU) def. Ali Patterson (DU), 6-2, 6-3

No. 4 Jessica Aguilera (DU) def. Golda Rubina (CSU), 6-4, 6-4

No. 5 Jessica Labarte (DU) def. Peggy Moore (CSU), 6-2, 6-2

No. 6 Earlynn Lauer (DU) won by default

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

DOUBLES:

No. 1 Demos/Krizman (DU) def. Rosalina/Rosalia (CSU), 8-3

No. 2 Patterson/Labarte (DU) def. Mayasari/Rubina (CSU), 8-5

No. 3 Aguilera/Amanda Aragon (DU) won by default

Order of finish (3,1,2)