MINNEAPOLIS – The Drake University women's tennis team (2-2) heads north on Friday for a dual against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2). Action inside the Baseline Tennis Center is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.
 
The Bulldogs have had two weeks to prepare for the dual since squaring off against Wisconsin on Jan. 31 in Madison. Drake fell, 7-0, but the doubles pairing of Liza Petushkova and Joely Lomas dispatched of Wisconsin's top doubles team, 6-3, en route to earning the MVC Doubles Team of the Week award.
 
Live video and live stats are available for the match.
 
Scouting Minnesota
 
The Bulldogs continue their challenging nonconference schedule with another test against a quality opponent. Minnesota finished last season 6-5 in Big Ten play and 14-11 overall, including an impressive 11-1 mark at home.
 
As a team, the Gophers have combined to go 51-11 in singles play this season. Ekin Ercetin (9-1), Juliet Zhang (9-1) and Dalila Said (6-0) lead the way for Minnesota.