CHICAGO, Ill. – The Drake women's tennis team competed at the MVC Individual Championships over the weekend. The Bulldogs battled as part of a tough field in Chicago.
 
Newcomers Laura Koralnik and Jessica Popiol both entered the first flight of championship play. Koralnik exited bracket play due to injury while Popiol was beaten by Bradley's Andra Sirbu (7-5, 2-6, 4-6). She was then eliminated from contention by Bruna Melato of Murray State (4-6, 6-4, 10-5) in the backdraw field.
 
Nicole Lee picked up a win in Flight 2 over Belmont's Hana Sokolovic (6-1, 6-1) before running into Murray State's Varvara Alexeyeva (2-6, 2-6). Lee went on to defeat Kim Zizek of UNI (6-2, 0-6, 10-7) to reach the consolation bracket final. Lucy Latham of Missouri State ended Lee's run (5-7, 6-1, 4-10) as Lee took sixth.
 
In doubles play, Koralnik and Popiol teamed up to get an 8-4 win over the duo of Zizek and Raznatovic from UNI to open Flight 1 action. UIC's team of Cosmo/Ushio then won a back-and-forth match 8-7 (7-2) to reach the semifinals. The Bulldog tandem eventually earned fourth after dropping the medal match to Belmont's Zholdakova/Getty.