AMES, Iowa - The Drake women's tennis team came up short in its bid to
capture the Bulldogs' in-state showdown at Iowa State on Friday (March 8) as the Cyclones
posted a 5-2 victory.
Iowa State garnered the doubles point on the strength of
triumphs at the Nos. 1 and 2 doubles positions.
The tandem of sophomore Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and
freshman Evy Van Genechten (Antwerp, Belgium) earned Drake's lone doubles win at No.
3, downing Meghan Cassens and Ana Gasparovic, 8-5.
The Bulldogs exerted their muscle at the top of the singles
lineup as Drake registered victories on the No. 1 and 3 courts, respectively.
Junior Klavdija Rebol (Kranj, Slovenia) bested Simona Cacciuttolo at No.
1, 6-3, 7-6 (4), while Van Genechten dispatched Gasparovic at No. 3, 6-4, 7-5.
Drake returns to action next Friday (March 15) battling
Bradley in a non-conference showdown at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. Match time is slated for 2:00 p.m.
IOWA STATE (3-6) DEF. DRAKE (6-7), 5-2
MARCH 8, 2013 • AMES, IOWA
SINGLES:
No. 1 Klavdija Rebol (DU) def. Simona Cacciuttolo (ISU),
6-3, 7-6 (4)
No. 2 Ksenia Pronina (ISU) def. Lea Kozulic (DU), 6-0, 6-2
No. 3 Evy Van Genechten (DU) def. Ana Gasparovic (ISU), 6-4,
7-5
No. 4 Meghan Cassens (ISU) def. Maddie Johnson (DU), 6-4,
6-0
No. 5 Jenna Langhorst (ISU) def. Nell Boyd (DU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Emma Waites (ISU) def. Mariel Ante (DU), 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 2,5,4,3,1,6
DOUBLES:
No. 1 Langhorst/Pronina (ISU) def. Jordan Eggleston/Rebol (DU), 9-7
No. 2 Caroline Andersen/Cacciuttolo (ISU) def. Johnson/Kozulic
(DU), 8-4
No. 3 Boyd/Van Genechten (DU) def. Cassens/Gasparovic (ISU),
8-5
Order of
finish: 2,3,1
