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Men's Tennis To Begin Road Tour This Weekend

Bulldogs travel to Western Michigan and then DePaul.

The Drake University men's tennis team begins their first tour on the road of the 2020-21 season this upcoming weekend. The Bulldogs prepare to play at 11 a.m. in Kalamazoo, Mich. against Western Michigan on Saturday followed by a 12 p.m. Sunday match at DePaul in Chicago.

The Bulldogs started last weekend with a close 4-3 loss to Utah, a Pac-12 team. However, they finished the weekend strong with a victory over Illinois State in the Summit League opener. The Bulldogs have extended their current streak of conference opener victories to 11 in the last 11 seasons. Drake won all doubles competitions in the Illinois State match. Oliver Johansson, Benedek Herman, Evan Fragistas and Markus Bolin all claimed a match in singles competition.

For his efforts, Fragistas was named the Summit League Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week.

Western Michigan is 8-1 going into the weekend. The Broncos will challenge Cleveland State on Friday before they meet up with Drake. They most recently topped Wayne State, 7-0. The Broncos have won by that margin in six of their eight wins this year. Drake and Western Michigan have met each of the last five years, Drake ended up on top in all five matches. The most recent match was last season, which the Bulldogs won 4-3.

DePaul (3-2) will have three matches in three days this weekend. They welcome Cardinal Stritch on Friday followed by Northern Illinois on Saturday before running into Drake on Sunday. DePaul is coming off of a 4-3 loss to Marquette in Milwaukee, Wis. making the Blue Demons 1-1 in conference play. The Bulldogs also beat the Blue Demons last season, 4-3.

The Bulldogs return home to challenge Creighton March 20.
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Players Mentioned

Evan Fragistas

Evan Fragistas

Redshirt Sophomore
Oliver Johansson

Oliver Johansson

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Markus Bolin

Markus Bolin

Freshman
Benedek Herman

Benedek Herman

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Evan Fragistas

Evan Fragistas

Redshirt Sophomore
Oliver Johansson

Oliver Johansson

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Markus Bolin

Markus Bolin

Freshman
Benedek Herman

Benedek Herman

Freshman