FEBRUARY 3, 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake women's tennis team
capped a perfect 4-0 homestand registering a 7-0 victory over North Dakota on
Friday (Feb. 3) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs
established momentum in the affair from the start sweeping all three doubles
contests, with the tandem of senior Gabriela Demos and junior Manca Krizman (Solkan, Slovenia) clinching the
doubles tally with an 8-1 decision past Stephanie Biehn and Stephanie Petsis at
the No. 1 position.
Drake continued its
strong play in singles as victories by Demos and senior Amanda Aragon (Fort Collins, Colo.) at the Nos. 3
and 5 slots pushed the Bulldogs to within a point of victory.
Aragon dealt Mindy
Lawrence a 6-0, 6-0 setback at No. 5, before Demos downed Megan Sween at No. 3,
6-0, 6-0.
Clinching the triumph
at the No. 4 position was freshman Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.), who
registered a 6-1, 6-1 decision over Sarah Stejskal.
Rounding out Drake's
victory total at the Nos. 1, 2 and 6 holes was Krizman, sophomore Klavdija Rebol (Kranj, Slovenia) and junior Ali Patterson (Overland
Park, Kan.).
Krizman and Rebol
netted identical 6-2, 6-2 wins over Petsis and Beihn, respectively, while
Patterson downed Hailey Whitman 6-1, 6-1.
In exhibition action,
freshman Amanda Dick (Kenosha, Wis.) picked up an 8-6 triumph versus Lindsey
Viegut.
The Bulldogs return
to action next weekend with matches at Green Bay and Milwaukee on Friday (Feb.
10) and Saturday (Feb. 11), respectively.
Both contests are slated to begin at 5:00 p.m.
DRAKE (5-1) DEF.
NORTH DAKOTA (0-1), 7-0
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 •
ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER
SINGLES
No. 1 Manca Krizman
(DU) def. Stephanie Petsis (UND), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Klavdija Rebol
(DU) def. Stephanie Biehn (UND), 6-2,6-2
No. 3 Gabriela Demos
(DU) def. Megan Sween (UND), 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Nell Boyd (DU)
def. Sarah Stejskal (UND), 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Amanda Aragon
(DU) def. Mindy Lawrence (UND), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Ali Patterson
(DU) def. Hailey Whitman (UND), 6-1, 6-1
ORDER OF FINISH: (5,3,4,6,1,2)
DOUBLES:
No. 1 Demos/Krizman
(DU) def. Biehn/Petsis (UND), 8-1
No. 2 Aragon/Boyd
(DU) def. Stejskal/Sween (UND), 8-4
No. 3 Lauer/Rebol
(DU) def. Lawrence/Whitman (UND), 8-0
ORDER OF FINISH: (3,1,2)
