NORMAL, Ill. – The Drake University women's tennis team routed Illinois State 7-0 on Friday afternoon.
The Bulldogs swept all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead.
In singles action, Drake didn't allow an ISU player to win more than four games. The Redbirds defaulted at No. 6, while Adrienne Jensen (Iowa City, Iowa) trounced ISU's Catherine Shulman, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5. Maddie Johnson (Onalaska, Wis.) rolled past her competition taking No. 2, 6-3, 6-1. Summer Brills (North Oaks, Minn. ) at No. 3 and Nell Boyd (Arlington Heights, Ill.) at No. 4 each won their first set 6-0. Boyd finished with a 6-0, 6-1 victory, while Brills came away with a 6-0, 6-2 win. Mariel Ante (Riverside, Calif.) completed the sweep with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 1.
The Bulldogs have a quick turnaround as they travel to Bradley in Peoria, Ill. on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Drake 7, Illinois State 0
Apr 03, 2015 at Normal, Ill.
Singles
1. Ante, Mariel (DU) def. Ilves, Kadi (ILSU) 6-4, 6-0
2. Johnson, Maddie (DU) def. Haycock, Donna (ILSU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Brills, Summer (DU) def. Scudiero, Chanel (ILSU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Boyd, Nell (DU) def. Gercar, Valerija (ILSU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Jensen, Adrienne (DU) def. Shulman, Catherine (ILSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Kozulic, Lea (DU) def. Parchowski, Natalia (ILSU), by default
Doubles
1. Ante, Mariel/Jensen, Adrienne (DU) def. Ilves, Kadi/Haycock, Donna (ILSU) 8-4
2. Boyd, Nell/Johnson, Maddie (DU) def. Scudiero, Chanel/Shulman, Catherine (ILSU) 8-3
3. Eggleston, Jordan/Herder, Tess (DU) def. Gercar, Valerija/Parchowski, Natalia (ILSU) 8-2
Match Notes
Drake 16-4
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,5,2,4,3,1)