DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's tennis team opens Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Northern Iowa at 2 p.m.

Drake has beaten UNI the last five regular season meetings with the Panthers last win over the Bulldogs coming in 2011.

The Bulldogs enter league play with an 8-5 record and have won their last three outings. Summer Brills, who is the team's top singles player, leads the team with an 8-2 record and is on a four-match winning streak. Junior Tess Herder and sophomore Joely Lomas have each recorded seven singles wins in non-conference action.
 
The Panthers head into conference action with a 7-4 record and were swept by Fordham on March 16 in their last time out. As the team's top singles player, Jieke Stroobant holds a 6-4 record, while Gisela Kemper leads the team with nine wins.
 
The Bulldogs return to the Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Saturday, April 8 when they host defending MVC champions Wichita State.