LINCOLN, Neb. – The Drake University women's tennis team overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Colorado State, 4-3 on Saturday at the Dillon Tennis Center in Lincoln, Neb.
 
"This was a great win for us. We knew it was going to be a competitive match with Colorado State. The girls played with so much grit," said Drake head coach Mai-Ly Tran.
 
The Rams came out of the gates strong, winning No. 2 double 6-1. Summer Brills and Joely Lomas' 6-2 win at No. 1 put the Bulldogs in good position to earn the doubles point. But CSU's Sandra Keta and Solene Crawley managed to beat Mela Jaglarz and Tess Herder, 6-4 to secure the doubles point for the Rams.
 
In singles, CSU continued its momentum into singles to win on courts five and six and take a 3-0 lead.
 
The Bulldogs began to battle back and got on the board by Brills' 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1. Lomas made it a 3-2 score by earning a three-set win over Keta, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Herder tied the match up at three with her own three-set win over Riley Reeves, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4.
 
The fourth and decisive team point came down to court three. Sophomore Kenya Williams edged out Celine Voss in a third set tiebreaker to clinch the Bulldog victory, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6.
 
 "Kenya played an amazing match to clinch it for us.  It's a great day to be a Bulldog," said Tran.
 
Drake won't return to action until March 4 when it travels to Milwaukee, Wis. to square off against Marquette.
 
Drake 4, Colorado State 3
Doubles
No. 1: Summer Brills / Joely Lomas (Drake) def. Emily Kolbow / Madison Porter (CSU) – 6-2
No. 2: Riley Reeves / Celine Voss (CSU) def. Alex Kozlowski / Kenya Williams (Drake) – 6-1
No. 3: Sandra Keta / Solene Crawley (CSU) def. Mela Jaglarz / Tess Herder (Drake) – 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3

Singles
No. 1: Summer Brills (Drake) def. Emily Kolbow (CSU) – 7-5, 6-1
No. 2: Tess Herder (Drake) def. Riley Reeves (CSU) – 7-6, 3-6, 6-4
No. 3: Kenya Williams (Drake) def. Celine Voss (CSU) – 7-6, 5-7, 7-6
No. 4: Joely Lomas (Drake) def. Sandra Keta (CSU) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
No. 5: Madison Porter (CSU) def. Mela Jaglarz (Drake) – 6-0, 6-2
No. 6: Solene Crawley (CSU) def. Alex Kozlowski (Drake) – 6-4, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 6, 1, 4, 2, 3