OMAHA, Neb. - The Drake women's tennis pulled in
lucky No. 21 establishing a new school-record with its 21st victory
of the season, a 7-0 decision past Creighton on Sunday (April 22).
The win enabled the
Bulldogs to finish their Missouri Valley Conference slate with a 5-2 mark, a
record that will give Drake the No. 2 seed at next weekend's State Farm MVC
Championship in Omaha, Neb.
"Even though we took
a loss to Wichita State on Saturday this was a very good weekend for us,"
Bulldog head coach Paul Thomson commented. "To
finish one match better in the conference than last season, as well as set the
all-time single season win mark for women's tennis, that's a pretty cool thing
for these seniors especially. They are all excited and looking forward to
redeeming themselves next weekend in Omaha after a tough first-round lost last
year."
The two sides split
decisions at the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles positions before the tandem of freshman Nell Boyd (Arlington
Heights, Ill.) and junior Ali Patterson (Overland Park, Kan.) registered an 8-5 victory at No. 2 over
Mary McMullan and Kelsey Schmidt to provide Drake the tally.
The Bulldogs came out
determined to notch the triumph in singles and their efforts showed sweeping
all six contests.
Sophomore Klavdija Rebol (Kranj,
Slovenia) started the effort with a 6-0, 6-1 victory past Analese Snyder at the
No. 2 slot.
Turning in her
team-best 55th win of the year at the top position was junior Manca Krizman (Solkan, Slovenia), who bested
Jennie Hartjes, 6-4, 6-0.
Earning the
match-clinching point at No. 4 was senior Jessica Aguilera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia), who
dispatched Elizabeth Vermillion, 6-3, 6-1.
The Bulldogs closed
out the affair garnering victories at the Nos. 3, 5 and 6 slots, respectively, from senior Gabriela Demos (Chesterfield, Mo.), Boyd and senior Amanda Aragon (Fort Collins, Colo.).
Demos added Drake's
fifth point with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph versus McMullan before Aragon downed
Amanda Noonan at No. 6, 6-2, 6-4.
Closing the match with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-4 win over Taylor Koehrson at No.
5 was Boyd.
The Bulldogs open
action at the State Farm MVC Championship on Friday (April 27) versus Northern
Iowa at 1:00 p.m.
DRAKE (21-6, 5-2
MVC) DEF. CREIGHTON (11-9, 2-5 MVC), 7-0
APRIL 22, 2012 •
OMAHA, NEB.
SINGLES:
No. 1 Manca Krizman
(DU) def. Jennie Hartjes (CU), 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 Klavdija Rebol
(DU) def. Analese Snyder (CU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 Gabriela Demos
(DU) def. Mary McMullan (CU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Jessica Aguilera (DU) def. Elizabeth Vermillion (CU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 Nell Boyd (DU)
def. Taylor Koehrson (CU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-4
No. 6 Amanda Aragon
(DU) def. Amanda Noonan (CU), 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: (2,1,4,3,6,5)
DOUBLES:
No. 1 Demos/Krizman
(DU) def. Hartjes/Snyder (CU), 8-0
No. 2 Boyd/Ali Patterson (DU) def. McMullan/Kelsey Schmidt (CU), 8-5
No. 3
Noonan/Vermillion (CU) def. Earlynn Lauer/Rebol (DU), 8-6
Order of finish: (1,3,2)
