APRIL 17, 2011
DES MOINES, Iowa - On the
strength of its third-straight victory, the Drake women's tennis team assured
itself of the Bulldogs' first winning campaign since 2006 with a 7-0 decision
past Southern Illinois on Sunday (April 17) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
With only five available players, the Salukis were behind the eight ball
from the start and Drake capitalized clinching the doubles point following an
8-4 triumph by junior Gabriela Demos
(Chesterfield, Mo.) and sophomore Manca Krizman (Solkan, Slovenia) over Melanie Delsart and Jennifer Dien at the
No. 1 slot.
With junior Earlynn Lauer
(Wichita, Kan.) earning a default victory at the No. 6, the Bulldogs held the
early 2-0 advantage before singles officially commenced.
Stretching the lead to 3-0 was junior Jessica Aguilera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia), who bettered Korey Love at
No. 4, 6-2, 6-1.
Sealing the deciding tally in the match at the No. 3 slot was freshman Klavdija Rebol (Kranj, Slovenia), who
downed Dien, 6-1, 6-4.
The rallies went back-and-forth in the remaining three contests as all
were either decided in a second-set tiebreaker or went the full three
sets.
After dropping the initial frame, 6-3, at No. 5 against Anastacia
Simons, junior Amanda Aragon (Fort Collins,
Colo.) rallied back to register a 3-6, 6-3, 10-6, triumph, before Krizman
bested Delsart at No. 1, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Demos turned in the most impressive of the final three tilts overcoming
a 4-1 second-set deficit to down Anita Lee, 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Drake continues its homestand entertaining Creighton in a 4:00 p.m.
contest on Friday (April 22) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
DRAKE (12-8, 3-2 MVC) DEF. SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS (9-12, 1-4 MVC), 7-0
APRIL 17, 2011 • ROGER KNAPP
TENNIS CENTER
SINGLES:
No. 1 Manca Krizman (DU) def. Melanie Delsart (SIU), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 Gabriela Demos (DU) def. Anita Lee (SIU), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
No. 3 Klavdija Rebol (DU) def. Jennifer Dien (SIU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 Jessica Aguilera (DU) def. Korey Love (SIU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Amanda Aragon (DU) def. Anastacia Simons (SIU), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
No. 6 Earlynn Lauer (DU) won by default
Order of Finish: 6,4,3,5,1,2
DOUBLES:
No. 1 Demos/Krizman (DU) def. Delsart/Dien (SIU), 8-4
No. 2 Love/Simons (SIU) def. Ali Patterson/Rebol (DU), 8-7 (5)
No. 2 Aragon/Jessica Labarte (DU) won by default
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
