DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake women's tennis team improved to 3-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference on the strength of a 7-0 victory past Bradley (4-13, 0-3 MVC) on Saturday (April 12) at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

The Bulldogs (13-4, 3-1 MVC) opened the match earning decisions at all three doubles positions to garner the doubles tally and assume a lead they didn't relinquish.

Registering the deciding point in doubles with an 8-4 triumph at the No. 2 position over Carly Miles and Ashley Thai was the Bulldogs' tandem of senior Klavdija Rebol (Kranj, Slovenia) and junior Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.).

Sophomore Jordan Eggleston (LaQuinta, Calif.) opened singles for Drake recording her 50th career singles win besting Miles on court No. 5, 6-1, 6-0.

Sophomore Lea Kozulic (Varazdin, Croatia) extended the Bulldogs' advantage to 3-0 dispatching Elizabeth Przystawski at the No. 6 slot, 6-0, 6-2.

Collecting the match-clinching point with her 50th career singles triumph at No. 3 was sophomore Maddie Johnson (Onalaska, Wis.), who downed Thai, 6-0, 6-2.

Drake also received victories at the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 positions, respectively, from Rebol, sophomore Mariel Ante (Riverside, Calif.) and Boyd.

Rebol netted a 6-3, 6-1 triumph past Adele Henke at No. 1 before Boyd registered a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sarah Rodefeld at No. 4.

After winning the initial set in her showdown at No. 2 versus Ariel Dechter, 6-1, Ante dropped the second frame, 6-3. In the deciding 10-point third-set tiebreaker, Ante rallied to net a 6-1, 3-6, 12-10 victory.

Drake closes out its home campaign on Sunday (April 13) battling Illinois State in a 10:00 a.m. match at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. Rebol will be honored in Senior Day festivities before the match.

DRAKE (13-4, 3-1 MVC) DEF. BRADLEY (4-13, 0-3 MVC), 7-0

APRIL 12, 2014 • ROGER KNAPP TENNIS CENTER

SINGLES:

No. 1 Klavdija Rebol (DU) def. Adele Henke (BU), 6-3, 6-1

No. 2 Mariel Ante (DU) def. Ariel Dechter (BU), 6-1, 3-6, 12-10

No. 3 Maddie Johnson (DU) def. Ashley Thai (BU), 6-0, 6-2

No. 4 Nell Boyd (DU) def. Sarah Rodefeld (BU), 6-2, 6-2

No. 5 Jordan Eggleston (DU) def. Carly Miles (BU), 6-1, 6-0

No. 6 Lea Kozulic (DU) def. Elizabeth Przystawski (BU), 6-0, 6-2

Order of finish: 5,6,3,1,4,2

DOUBLES:

No. 1 Johnson/Kozulic (DU) def. Henke/Rodefeld (BU), 8-0

No. 2 Boyd/Rebol (DU) def. Miles/Thai (BU), 8-4

No. 3 Ante/Eggleston (DU) def. Dechter/Cassia Wojtalik (BU), 8-3

Order of finish: 1,2,3