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