RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Drake University women's tennis team suffered a 4-3 loss to UC Riverside Friday at the SRC Tennis Courts in Riverside, Calif.
 
The Highlanders jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as they took the doubles point.
 
UC Riverside extended its lead to 3-0 with a pair of wins at No. 6 singles and No. 2 singles, respectively.
 
Drake's freshman Liza Petushkova got the Bulldogs on the board with a 7-5, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles.
 
UCR's Tracy Van clinched the match with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5.
 
The Bulldogs closed out the match with a pair of three set victories. Joely Lomas dropped her first set 7-6, but stormed back to win the next two sets 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5. Summer Brills also came back from being down a set as she took the final two sets 7-5, 6-2 at No. 1 to give Drake its third point.
 
Drake returns to the Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Thursday, March 29 when they host in-state rival Iowa State.
 
 
UC Riverside 4, Drake 3
Mar 16, 2018 at Riverside, CA (SRC Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. S. Brills (DU) def. Karla Dulay (UCR) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

2. Tia Elpusan (UCR) def. T. Herder (DU) 6-2, 6-4

3. L. Petushkova (DU) def. Sara Khattab (UCR) 7-5, 6-2

4. J. Lomas (DU) def. Chloe Pham (UCR) 6-7, 6-0, 6-0

5. Tracy Van (UCR) def. A. Kozlowski (DU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1

6. Tamilla Vaksman (UCR) def. M. Jaglarz (DU) 6-3, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Tia Elpusan/Sara Khattab (UCR) def. T. Herder/L. Petushkova (DU) 7-6

2. S. Brills/J. Lomas (DU) def. Lauren Wolfe/Tamilla Vaksman (UCR) 6-0

3. Tracy Van/Natalie Penner (UCR) def. A. Kozlowski/M. Jaglarz (DU) 6-2

 

Match Notes

Drake 10-4

UC Riverside 3-14

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,2,3,5,4,1)