Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drake University women's tennis earned a 5-2 road win over Missouri State Sunday at the Cooper Tennis Complex. With the win, Drake (15-5, 5-0 MVC) went undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference play and earned the top seed at the MVC Tournament.
The Bulldogs managed to taken an early 1-0 lead by earning the doubles point.
Mela Jaglarz and
Kenya Williams won 6-3 at No. 3, while
Tess Herder and
Liza Petushkova secured the point with 6-4 win at No. 1.
Herder put the Bulldogs up 2-0 with a straight set win over Phoebe Boeschen, at No. 3 singles.
Jaglarz then gave Drake a 3-0 lead as she earned a straight set win over Abbey Belote at No. 6.
The Bears got on the board with a win at No. 1, but Petushkova clinched the Bulldogs undefeated MVC season with a hard fought three-set, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Anelisse Torrico at No. 2.
Megan Webb capped off the Bulldogs day with the team's final win at No. 5 singles.
The Bulldogs will return to Springfield, Mo. for the MVC Tournament, which will get underway on Friday, April 27. The MVC Tournament bracket will be release Sunday evening.
Drake 5, Missouri State 2
4/22/2018 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Alye Darter (MOST) def. Brills, Summer (DU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2. Petushkova, Liza (DU) def. Anelisse Torrico (MOST) 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 3. Herder, Tess (DU) def. Phoebe Boeschen (MOST) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. Fati Khamissi (MOST) def. Williams, Kenya (DU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 5. Webb, Megan (DU) def. Alexia Meyer (MOST) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3-0) |
| 6. Jaglarz, Mela (DU) def. Abbey Belote (MOST) 6-2, 7-5 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Herder, Tess/Petushkova, Liza (DU) def. Alye Darter/Ellie Burger (MOST) 6-4 |
| 2. Anelisse Torrico/Phoebe Boeschen (MOST) def. Brills, Summer/Webb, Megan (DU) 6-2 |
| 3. Jaglarz, Mela/Williams, Kenya (DU) def. Fati Khamissi/Alexia Meyer (MOST) 6-3 |
| Match Notes |
| Drake 15-5 / 5-0 MVC |
| Missouri State 8-9 / 3-2 MVC |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,6,1,2,5,4) |
| Indoor courts at Cooper Tennis Complex |
| T-3:15 |
