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DES MOINES, IA - MARCH 27:  The Drake Bulldogs play against the Omaha Mavericks during a Summit League men tennis match at Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Dylan Heuer)

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Men's Tennis To Host North Dakota For Final Summit Match

The Bulldogs will meet North Dakota Saturday for their second to last game of the regular season.

The Drake University men's tennis team hosts North Dakota for its last Summit League match of the regular season on Saturday. The match will begin at 1 p.m. in the Roger Knapp Tennis Center. The match can be viewed at GoDrakeBulldogs.com/WatchTennis.

The Bulldogs (5-6, 3-1 Summit League) lost their first league match of the year to the hands of Denver, 4-3, in a close battle. With that match, Drake falls one match behind Denver for second place in the Summit League, right in front of North Dakota. Oliver Johansson and Reid Jarvis managed to win both their singles matches in two sets as well as the doubles match in which they competed together.

With a win this weekend they would clinch no worse than the second place spot going into the league tournament, right behind Denver. The Summit League Tournament will be held at Denver on May 1.

North Dakota (10-5, 2-1 Summit League) is also coming off of a loss to Denver heading into the weekend. They were topped 5-2 after their two matches preceding Denver were canceled. Gerhard Sullwald, the Fighting Hawks' No. 1 singles competitor, was one of just two North Dakota players to get a victory on the day. Sullwald will be challenged by Johansson in a highly anticipated match. Since North Dakota joined the Summit League prior to the 2018-19 season, they have played Drake once in which the Bulldogs won 6-1. 

Following this weekend's match, the next contest will be the season closer against Saint Thomas April 25 as the rescheduled Wichita State match has been canceled. The season finale will be a home match in the Roger Knapp Center.
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Players Mentioned

Reid Jarvis

Reid Jarvis

Redshirt Freshman
Oliver Johansson

Oliver Johansson

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Reid Jarvis

Reid Jarvis

Redshirt Freshman
Oliver Johansson

Oliver Johansson

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman