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Women's Tennis Travels to Milwaukee

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's tennis team travels to Milwaukee, Wis. for a pair of matches this weekend.  The Bulldogs square off against Marquette on Saturday and against Milwaukee on Sunday.
 
In the Bulldogs' last time out they earned a comeback victory over Colorado State on Feb. 18. Drake trailed 3-0 and Summer Brills got the Bulldogs on the board with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 1. Joely Lomas made it a 3-2 score by earning a three-set win over Keta, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Tess 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.
 
Marquette holds a 5-4 record and is coming off a 6-1 win over Northern Illinois on Feb. 26. The Golden Eagles have dropped three of their last four matches. Silvia Ambrosio leads the team with a 5-2 record at No. 1 singles.
 
Milwaukee has lost its last three matches, most recently falling to Minnesota, 7-0 on Feb. 25. Berta Masdevall Masip is the only Panther with a winning singles record (4-3). The Panthers haven't had much success from their top three singles spots with a combined 5-16 record.
 
The Bulldogs heads to St. Louis on March 10 before hosting Eastern Illinois on March 12.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Tess Herder

Tess Herder

PLAYER
Junior
Kenya Williams

Kenya Williams

PLAYER
Sophomore
Summer Brills

Summer Brills

Junior
Joely Lomas

Joely Lomas

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tess Herder

Tess Herder

Junior
PLAYER
Kenya Williams

Kenya Williams

Sophomore
PLAYER
Summer Brills

Summer Brills

Junior
Joely Lomas

Joely Lomas

Sophomore