DES MOINES, IOWA - The Drake
men's tennis team returned to a winning form on Saturday (March 5) as the
Bulldogs posted a 7-0 triumph over Marquette at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
Drake took two of the three doubles matches with the duo of sophomores James McKie (Edinburgh,
Scotland) and Jean Erasmus (Windhoek, Namibia) securing the doubles point after dispatching of Thibault Troude and Otavio Perim at No. 3, 8-5.
The lead swelled to 3-0 after victories at the Nos. 3 and 5 slots by McKie and freshman Robin Goodman
(Cambridge, England).
McKie bested Jose Manuel Munoz at No. 3, 6-2, 6-2, while Goodman downed
Perim at No. 5, 6-1, 6-1.
Sealing the win for the Bulldogs on court No. 6 was junior Jonathan Hadash (Lapid, Israel), who
defeated Troude, 6-3, 6-3.
Drake also garnered victories at the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 slots,
respectively, from senior Mauricio Ballivian (Santa Cruz, Bolivia), Erasmus and sophomore Anis Ghorbel (Sfax, Tunisia).
The Bulldogs close out their weekend homestand entertaining Western
Illinois in a 3:00 p.m. match on Sunday (March 6) at the Roger Knapp Tennis
Center.
DRAKE (7-2) DEF. MARQUETTE (7-6),
7-0
MARCH 5, 2011 • ROGER KNAPP TENNIS
CENTER
SINGLES:
No. 1 Mauricio Ballivian (DU) def. Jose Carlos Guitierrez Crowley
(MARQ), 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Jean Erasmus (DU) def. Dan Mamalat (MARQ), 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 James McKie (DU) def. Jose Manuel Munoz (MARQ), 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Anis Ghorbel (DU) def. Logon Collins (MARQ), 7-5, 6-3
No. 5 Robin Goodman (DU) def. Otavio Perim (MARQ), 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 Jonathan Hadash (DU) def. Thibault Troude (MARQ), 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5,3,6,2,1,4
DOUBLES:
No. 1 Ballivian/Ghorbel (DU) def. Munoz/Jonathan Schwerin (MARQ), 8-0
No. 2 Crowley/Mamalat (MARQ) def. Ryan Drake/Goodman (DU), 8-2
No. 3 Erasmus/McKie (DU) def. Perim/Troude (MARQ), 8-5
Order of Finish: 1,2,3