FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Drake University women's tennis team lost at Colorado State, 4-0, Saturday night at the Fort Collins Country Club.
 
Drake (5-7) dropped the No. 1 singles match but bounced back with a win in the No. 2 match by Carmen Palumbo/Daria Walc zak 6-3. The No. 3 match was tightly contested by Megan Webb/Kelsey Neville but the Rams pulled out a 7-6 win to secure the doubles point.
 
Colorado State (6-3) clinched the victory with wins in three singles match with the No. 1 and No. 3 matches going three sets in favor of the Rams. The other singles matches went unfinished.
 
Drake continues its time in Colorado Sunday with a match at Air Force.
 
Colorado State 4, Drake 0
Singles competition
1. LUETSCHWAGER, Emily (CSU) def. PETUSHKOVA, Liza (DRAKE) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
2. CLIFFE, Stella (CSU) def. WALCZAK, Daria (DRAKE) 6-1, 6-3
3. GHANEM, Nancy (CSU) def. PALUMBO, Carmen (DRAKE) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
4. GRIJALVA, Alyssa (CSU) vs. WILLIAMS, Kenya (DRAKE) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
5. PALERMO, Priscilla (CSU) vs. HALEAS, Sophia (DRAKE) 2-0, unfinished
6. CORWIN, Emma (CSU) vs. NEVILLE, Kelsey (DRAKE) unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. CLIFFE, Stella/KOLBOW, Emily (CSU) def. PETUSHKOVA, Liza/WILLIAMS, Kenya (DRAKE) 6-4
2. PALUMBO, Carmen/WALCZAK, Daria (DRAKE) def. LUETSCHWAGER, Emily/GHANEM, Nancy (CSU) 6-3
3. REEVES, Riley/GRIJALVA, Alyssa (CSU) def. WEBB, Megan/NEVILLE, Kelsey (DRAKE) 7-6
 
Match Notes:
Drake 5-7
Colorado State 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,3,1)