DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's tennis team improved to 7-4 on the season with a 6-1 win over Omaha this evening. The Bulldogs' marked their third in their last four matches and fifth-straight at home.
Drake dominated the match nearly from start to finish with just one loss in singles play. The duos of
Darinka Stepan/
Mille Haagensen and
Ines Stephani/
Oriana Parkins-Godwin gave the Dogs an early lead with a pair of doubles wins.
Stephani, the reigning MVC Singles Player of the Week, also took her individual match in straight sets over Omaha's Jessica Aragon. Haagensen, Stepan, and Parkins-Godwin also won their singles matches, all of which in convincing fashion.
"It was refreshing to start the match securing the doubles point," Drake head coach Breaunna Addison said, "And I think it was largely due to the great energy and presence we had today. We played with confidence, especially on the important points; and I think today was illustrative of the progress we've made this semester."
Next, the Bulldogs will hit the road for their final two non-conference matches. Drake will head south to the state of Texas for a two-match set at Tarleton State and UT Arlington from Mar. 14-15.
SINGLES vs. OMAHA – ORDER OF FINISH (3, 5, 1, 2, 4, 6)
- Ines Stephani (DU) def. Jessica Aragon (UNO) 6-2, 6-4
- Mille Haagensen (DU) def. Zoe Adkins (UNO) 7-5, 6-0
- Darinka Stepan (DU) def. Addison Miller (UNO) 6-1, 6-0
- Elizabete Klavinska (DU) vs. Ines Absisan (UNO) DNF
- Oriana Parkins-Godwin (DU) vs. Keegan Van Pelt (UNO) 6-1, 6-2
- Lillian Tiemeyer (UNO) def. Jyun-Yi Lee (DU) 7-6, 6-2
DOUBLES vs. OMAHA – ORDER OF FINISH (1, 2)
- Darinka Stepan/Mille Haagensen (DU) def. Ines Absisan/Zoe Adkins (UNO) 6-3
- Ines Stephani/Oriana Parkins-Godwin (DU) def. Jessica Aragon/Keegan Van Pelt (UNO) 6-3
- Elizabete Klavinska/Jyun-Yi Lee (DU) vs. Addison Miller/Brooke Covington (UNO) DNF
