EVANSVILLE, Ind. -
The Drake women's
tennis team cracked the 20-win plateau for the first time since 1992 on the
strength of the Bulldogs' 5-2 victory at Evansville on Sunday (April 15).
"We rebounded well
today under tough circumstances after sitting around all day as weather kept us
inside," Drake head coach Paul Thomson commented.
"Evansville has a great team and battled hard. This win was a tough one and hard earned, but it got us back
on track."
The Bulldogs were
forced to come from behind to earn the triumph after the Purple Aces collected
the doubles tally with wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 positions.
Drake came out
determined to start singles play and the results showed as the Bulldogs rolled
off three unanswered victories to stakes themselves to a 3-1 advantage.
After suffering her
first loss of the dual campaign a day earlier, junior Manca Krizman (Solkan, Slovenia) returned to the
win column downing Dora Kotsiou on court No. 1, 6-1, 6-0.
Senior Amanda Aragon (Fort
Collins, Colo.) followed by besting Kelsey Costales at No. 6, 6-2, 6-3.
Freshman Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.) gave the
Bulldogs their third tally of the match registering a 6-2, 6-2 triumph past
Mina Milovic at the No. 4 position.
Evansville cut the
deficit to 3-2 after a win at No. 2.
Senior Gabriela Demos
(Chesterfield, Mo.) sealed the affair in Drake's favor on court No. 3
dispatching Natasha James in three sets, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Junior Ali Patterson (Overland
Park, Kan.) rounded out the victory total for the Bulldogs registering a 6-4,
6-7, 6-4 triumph over Gaby Fifer at the No. 5 slot.
Drake returns to
action next weekend with matches at Wichita State and Creighton on Saturday
(April 21) and Sunday (April 22), respectively.
DRAKE (20-5, 4-1
MVC) DEF. EVANSVILLE (11-7, 2-3 MVC), 5-2
APRIL 15, 2012 •
EVANSVILLE, IND.
SINGLES:
No. 1 Manca Krizman
(DU) def. Dora Kotsiou (UE), 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 Aleks Dzakula
(UE) def. Klavdija Rebol (DU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
No. 3 Gabriela Demos
(DU) def. Natasha James (UE), 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (5)
No. 4 Nell Boyd (DU)
def. Mina Milovic (UE), 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Ali Patterson
(DU) def. Gaby Fifer (UE), 6-4, 6-7, 6-4
No. 6 Amanda Aragon
(DU) def. Kelsey Costales (UE), 6-2, 6-3
Order of finish: (1,6,4,2,3,5)
DOUBLES:
No. 1 James/Kotsiou
(UE) def. Demos/Krizman (DU), 8-6
No. 2 Jessica Aguilera/Rebol (DU) def. Costales/Emily Richardson (UE), 8-6
No. 3 Dzakula/Jessica
Raatz (UE) def. Aragon/Boyd (DU), 8-6
Order of finish: (2,3,1)
