DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's tennis team dropped its Saturday afternoon match to No. 41 Iowa State, 6-1, at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
 
Iowa State (8-2) claimed the doubles points and then won five-straight singles matches to win the in-state matchup over Drake (4-4). Junior Kelsey Neville defeated Ellie Murphy, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 in the sixth spot.
 
Drake starts Missouri Valley Conference play at UNI March 12 at 1 p.m.
 
Match Results
#41 Iowa State 6, Drake 1
Singles competition
1. Naklo, Thasaporn (ISU) def. Liza Petushkova (DU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Hsieh, Christin (ISU) def. Daria Walczak (DU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) def. Maria Tatarnikova (DU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Kezuka, Chie (ISU) def. Ines Stephani (DU) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) def. Darinka Stepan (DU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Kelsey Neville (DU) def. Murphy, Ellie (ISU) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9 (11-9)
 
Doubles competition
1. Naklo, Thasaporn/Kadleckova, Miska (ISU) def. Liza Petushkova/Maria Tatarnikova (DU) 7-5
2. Hsieh, Christin/Cabezas, Sofia (ISU) def. Kelsey Neville/Megan Webb (DU) 5-2
3. Chang, Ting-Pei/Murphy, Ellie (ISU) def. Ines Stephani/Darinka Stepan (DU) 6-3
 
Match Notes:
Iowa State 8-2; National ranking #41
Drake 4-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,3,2,4,6)