Written by: Megan Leverenz, Athletic Communications Student Assistant
DES MOINES, Iowa- The Drake University women's tennis team swept visiting Missouri State 7-0 at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center Saturday, April 18.
Drake's (20-4) junior Maddie Johnson (Onalaska, Wis.), freshman Adrienne Jensen (Iowa City, Iowa) and senior Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.) have experienced seven-match winning streaks after Saturday's match against Missouri State (4-15).
In singles action, Drake No.1 singles Mariel Ante (Riverside, Calif.) defeated Missouri State's Emma Turudija,7-6, 7-6 to complete the sweep. Ante won both tie breakers, 7-1 and 8-6, respectively.
Lea Kozulic (Varazdin, Croatia) at No. 6 singles and Tess Herder (Lee's Summit) at No. 5 singles defeated their Missouri State opponents 6-0, 6-0 each. Jensen at No. 4 singles won 6-0, 6-3 against opponent Miranda Poile. Boyd defeated Anelisse Torrico 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Summer Brills (North Oaks, Minn.) won 6-4, 6-2 against Ekaterina Donetskova at No. 2 singles.
In doubles action, No. 2 doubles Boyd/Johnson and No. 3 doubles Brills/Herder each defeated Missouri State 8-0. Ante/Jensen won 8-1 in No. 1 singles.
The Bulldogs hosts No. 32 Wichita State on Sunday at 10 a.m., as the winner will take claim to the Missouri Valley Conference regular season title.
Drake 7, Missouri State 0
Apr 18, 2015 at Des Moines, Iowa (Roger Knapp Tennis Center)
Singles
1. Ante, Martel (DU) def. Turudija, Ema (MSU) 7-6, 7-6
2. Brills, Summer (DU) def. Donetskova, Ekaterina (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Nell, Boyd (DU) def. Torrico, Anelisse (MSU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Jensen, Adrienne (DU) def. Poile, Miranda (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Herder, Tess (DU) def. Belote, Abbey (MSU) 6-0, 6-0.
6. Kozulic, Lea (DU) def. McIsaac, Rebecca (MSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Ante, Mariel/Jensen, Adrienne (DU) def. Turudija, Ema/Poile, Miranda (MSU) 8-1
2. Boyd, Nell/ Johnson, Maddie (DU) def. Donteskova, Ekaterina/Torrico, Anelisse (MSU) 8-0
3. Brills Summer/ Herder, Tess (DU) def. Belote, Abbey/ McIsaac, Rebecca (MSU) 8-0
Match Notes
Drake 20-4
Order of finish: Singles (6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) Doubles (2, 3, 1)
