DES MOINES, IOWA - The Drake men's tennis team will vie for as many as eight titles after posting an 8-5 combined singles/doubles ledger, including 6-1 in singles, in second-day action at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Individuals on Saturday (Jan. 22) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

The Bulldogs, who are tied with Indiana State for the most crowns in tournament history with 50, will look to break that tie when action resumes on Sunday (Jan. 23) at 9:00 a.m.

Moving in the title matches at the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 flights were senior Mauricio Ballivian (Santa Cruz, Bolivia), sophomore James McKie (Edinburgh, Scotland), sophomore Jean Erasmus (Windhoek, Namibia), sophomore Anis Ghorbel (Sfax, Tunisia), freshman Robin Goodman (Cambridge, England) and sophomore Ryan Drake (Hilton Head Island, S.C.).

The Bulldogs will also battle to earn crowns at the first and third doubles holes, respectively.

STATE FARM MVC INDIVIDUALS

JAN. 22, 2011 • ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER

SINGLES:

Mauricio Ballivian (DU) def. Juan Diego Cuadrado (BU), 6-0, 6-1

James McKie (DU) def. Patrick Stiebinger (WSU), 6-3, 6-4

Jean Erasmus (DU) def. Brandon Florez (SIU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-0

Anis Ghorbel (DU) def. Jorge Cavero (SIU), 6-4, 1-6, 6-0

Robin Goodman (DU) def. Guillermo Nicol (WSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Ryan Norman (CU) def. Cesar Bracho (DU), 6-0, 6-3

Ryan Drake (DU) def. Kevin Keiner (BU), 7-6 (5), 6-2

DOUBLES:

Pelaez/Reichelt (ILST) def. Ballivian/Ghorbel (DU), 8-4

Ballivian/Ghorbel (DU) def. Florez/Cavero (SIU), 8-4

Zlatkovic/Manner (ILST) def. Erasmus/Goodman (DU), 8-4

Fabik/DeBeenhouwer (SIU) def. Erasmus/Goodman (DU), 9-7

Miljevic/Smith-Dennis (ILST) def. Bracho/McKie (DU), 8-6

Bracho/McKie (DU) def. Cuadrado/Romanet (BU), 8-2