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Petushkova, Liza

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Women's Tennis Falls at Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Drake University women's tennis team suffered its first loss of the of the season as the Bulldogs fell to Minnesota, 7-0, Sunday evening at the Baseline Center.
 
The Gophers managed to take the doubles point over the Bulldogs (6-1) with wins on court No. 3 and No. 2 respectively. Tess Herder and Liza Petushkova earned a 6-4 victory over Caitlyn Merzbacher and Mehvish Safder at No. 1 doubles was a bright spot for the Bulldogs.
 
"I am very proud of how Tess and Liza competed and kept their composure with a tough team. I think we had a very strong service games that helped us. We stayed aggressive and that match required a gritty performance. It was a great win for them," said Drake head coach Mai-Ly Tran.
 
Summer Brills was the lone Bulldog to win a set in singles as she suffered a tough 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 loss to Caroline Ryba at No. 1 singles.
 
The Gophers went on to win the final six courts in straight sets.

The Bulldogs return to action Friday, Feb. 23 as they host Western Illinois.
 
Minnesota 7, Drake 0
Feb 11, 2018 at Minneapolis, Minn. (Baseline Tennis Center) 
Singles competition
1. Caroline Ryba (MINN) def. Summer Brills (DRAKE) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
2. Annemarie Emme (MINN) def. Tess Herder (DRAKE) 6-4, 6-4
3. Barbara Mancera (MINN) def. Liza Petushkova (DRAKE) 6-4, 6-3
4. Caitlyn Merzbacher (MINN) def. Joely Lomas (DRAKE) 6-2, 7-5
5. River Hart (MINN) def. Megan Webb (DRAKE) 6-1, 6-1
6. Camila Vargas Gomez (MINN) def. Kenya Williams (DRAKE) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Tess Herder/Liza Petushkova (DRAKE) def. Caitlyn Merzbacher/Mehvish Safdar (MINN) 6-4
2. Cammy Frei/Annemarie Emme (MINN) def. Summer Brills/Joely Lomas (DRAKE) 6-4
3. River Hart/Caroline Ryba (MINN) def. Megan Webb/Kenya Williams (DRAKE) 6-1
 
Match Notes
Drake 6-1
Minnesota 7-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,2,4,6,1)
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Summer Brills

Summer Brills

Senior
Tess Herder

Tess Herder

PLAYER
Senior
Joely Lomas

Joely Lomas

Junior
Kenya Williams

Kenya Williams

PLAYER
Junior
Megan Webb

Megan Webb

Freshman
Liza Petushkova

Liza Petushkova

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Summer Brills

Summer Brills

Senior
Tess Herder

Tess Herder

Senior
PLAYER
Joely Lomas

Joely Lomas

Junior
Kenya Williams

Kenya Williams

Junior
PLAYER
Megan Webb

Megan Webb

Freshman
Liza Petushkova

Liza Petushkova

Freshman