PEORIA, Ill. – The Drake University women's tennis dropped a Missouri Valley Conference road match at Bradley, 6-1, Saturday, April 19 afternoon.
 
Drake (8-14, 2-2 MVC) got off to a great start in doubles as Daria Walczak/Carmen Palumbo won the No. 2 match 6-2. But, the Bulldogs came up just short in a hard-fought No. 1 match as  Liza Petushkova/Kenya Williams lost in extras 7-6 (7-1). Kelsey Neville/Megan Webb were then defeated 7-5 in the No. 3 match as Bradley (14-7, 3-1 MVC) secured the doubles points.
 
The Braves raced out in singles play with three-straight wins before Sophia Haleas claimed Drake's only singles victory 6-4, 6-2 in the No. 3 match.
 
The Bulldogs will look to close the regular season with a victory Sunday as they visit Illinois State for an 11 a.m. match.
 
Bradley 6, Drake 1
Singles competition
1. Maletin, Sandra (BRAD) def. Petushkova, Liza (DRAKE) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Lojpur, Bozana (BRAD) def. Palumbo, Carmen (DRAKE) 6-2, 6-2
3. Haleas, Sophia (DRAKE) def. Wijesinghe, Malini (BRAD) 6-4, 6-2
4. Barbery, Natalia (BRAD) def. Walczak, Daria (DRAKE) 6-3, 7-5
5. Marjanovic, Nina (BRAD) def. Williams, Kenya (DRAKE) 7-5, 6-1
6. Perlwitz, Nikki (BRAD) def. Webb, Megan (DRAKE) 6-7 (5-7), 4-3, retired
 
Doubles competition
1. Barbery, Natalia/Maletin, Sandra (BRAD) def. Petushkova, Liza/Williams, Kenya (DRAKE) 7-6 (7-1)
2. Palumbo, Carmen/Walczak, Daria (DRAKE) def. Lojpur, Bozana/Perlwitz, Nikki (BRAD) 6-2
3. Haight, Lindsay/Wijesinghe, Malini (BRAD) def. Neville, Kelsey/Webb, Megan (DRAKE) 7-5
 
Match Notes:
Drake 8-14, 2-2 MVC
Bradley 14-7, 3-1 MVC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,5,1,3,6,4)