AZUSA, Calif. – The Drake University women's tennis team defeated Azusa Pacific, 5-2, Thursday in the first of two-consecutive matches in California.
 
Drake (6-9) and Azusa Pacific (8-5) faced off one day later than scheduled as forecasted rain Wednesday in the area pushed the match back one day.
 
Drake clinched the doubles point with wins in the No. 2 and 3 matches. Then the Bulldogs won three-straight singles matches, the last coming by Williams in the No. 4 match, that secured the win.
 
Drake continues its California trip Friday at Cal-State Fullerton at 3:30 p.m. CDT.
 
Drake 5 Azusa Pacific 2
Singles competition
1. Petushkova, Liza (DU) def. Hinton (AP) 6-3, 6-3
2. Savchenko (AP) def. Walczak (DU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Palumbo (DU) def. Wagner (AP) 6-1, 6-4
4. Williams (DU) def. Wong (AP) 6-4, 6-3
5. Rinker (AP) def. Neville (DU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Haleas (DU) def. Stewart (AP) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Petushkova/Williams (DU) vs. Hinton/Wagner (AP) 4-4 (unfinished)
2. Palumbo/Walczak (DU) def. Savchenko/Wong (AP) 6-3
3. Webb/Neville (DU) def. Ivankovic/Steward (AP) 6-2
 
Match Notes:
Drake 6-9
Azusa Pacific 8-5; National ranking #9
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,3,4,6,2,5)