Drake women’s tennis welcomed new Bulldogs to their team this season. One of these new Bulldogs, first-year Oriana Parkins-Godwin from Kingston upon Thames in the United Kingdom, committed to Drake last fall after being recruited by former head coach Kristina Lott.
Parkins-Godwin is currently enrolled in the honors program at Drake and is majoring in economics.
Parkins-Godwin explained that she was drawn to Drake by both the tennis team as well as the academic programs that Drake has to offer.
“After talking to Coach Lott, a couple times I had the chance to talk to some of the other players on the team.