NORMAL, Ill. - The Drake women's tennis team got
off to a strong start at the Redbird Roundup posting a 9-3 combined
singles/doubles ledger on Friday (Sept. 21).
Junior Klavdija Rebol (Kranj,
Slovenia) captured a 6-2, 6-3 victory past Claire McNulty of Dayton in the top
singles flight.
Going 2-0 in the 'B'
singles draw was senior Ali Patterson (Overland Park, Kan.), who bested Katie Boeckman of Dayton,
6-4, 6-3, and Heather Nisbet of Illinois State, 6-1, 6-3.
The Bulldogs also
garnered triumphs courtesy of freshmen Mariel Ante (Riverside, Calif.), Jordan Eggleston
(LaQuinta, Calif.), Maddie Johnson (Onalaska, Wis.) and Evy Van Genechten (Antwerp, Belgium).
Competition on the
day began outdoors before rains forced matches to be moved indoors.
Tournament play at
the Redbird Roundup resumes on Saturday (Sept. 22) beginning at 9:00 a.m.
REDBIRD ROUNDUP
SEPT. 21, 2012 •
NORMAL, ILL.
SINGLES:
'A' FLIGHT
Klavdija Rebol (DU)
def. Claire McNulty (UD), 6-2, 6-3
Brooke Urzendowski
(SLU) def. Lea Kozulic (DU), 7-5, 6-0
Mia Elmore (SLU) def.
Nell Boyd (DU), 6-2, 7-6 (7)
'B' FLIGHT
Ali Patterson (DU)
def. Katie Boeckman (UD), 6-4, 6-3
Ali Patterson (DU)
def. Heather Nisbet (ILST), 6-1, 6-3
Evy Van Genechten
(DU) def. Maria Toro Moreno (SLU), 6-2, 6-4
Mariel Ante (DU) def.
Madison Cook (SLU), 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
'C' FLIGHT
Jordan Eggleston (DU)
def. Sandrine Beaule (MSU), 6-0, 6-0
Maddie Johnson (DU)
def. Ashley Roth (BU), 6-1, 6-1
Erin Filbrandt (UD)
def. Amanda Dick (DU), 7-6 (5), 6-2
DOUBLES:
Johnson/Kozulic (DU)
def. Roth/Lauren Watts (BU), 8-1
Ante/Boyd (DU) def.
Caroline Hendrick/Angelina Qin (BUT), 8-3