FEBRUARY 8, 2012
WHAT'S AHEAD: The Drake
women's tennis team ventures to Wisconsin this weekend as the Bulldogs face Green
Bay and Milwaukee on Friday (Feb. 10) and Saturday (Feb. 11),
respectively. Match time against
the Phoenix is scheduled for 5:00 p.m., while the showdown with the Panthers is
slated for 6:00 p.m.
A LOOK BACK: Drake
capped a perfect 4-0 homestand registering a 7-0 victory over North Dakota last
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 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.
Clinching the triumph at the No. 4 position was freshman Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.),
who registered a 6-1, 6-1 decision.
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.).
In exhibition action, freshman Amanda Dick (Kenosha, Wis.) picked up an 8-6 triumph versus Lindsey
Viegut.
OUR LAST MEETINGS: Drake
competed against both schools this past September at the Northern Iowa Fall
Invitational where the Bulldogs posted a 7-2 combined singles/doubles ledger
against the two schools.
In Drake's last dual season encounter with Milwaukee on Jan. 19, 2008 in
Minneapolis, Minn., the Bulldogs registered a 7-0 victory over the
Panthers.
Drake swept all three doubles matches to pick up the doubles point and the
momentum remained in favor of the Bulldogs as the squad posted wins at all six
singles positions.
Leszayova fought to secure a 7-5 triumph in the second-set tiebreaker to post
her first singles win of the dual campaign with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) decision over
Drvaric at the top singles slot.
UP NEXT: Returning
to the Roger Knapp Tennis Center, Drake will host UMKC and Chicago State on
Feb. 18. Match times are slated
for 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., respectively.
