DES MOINES, IOWA -- The Drake University tennis team defeated Northern Illinois, 5-2, after a long fought battle Sunday morning.
All but one of the six singles matches went into extra sets and Drake won the majority.
Daria Walczak defeated Anastasia Rakita, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Rakita took the first point of sets one and three, but Walczak came out on top in the end.
Liza Petushkova defeated Iuliia Dmetrieva 2-6, 6(8)-7, 7-5. The secone set went to nine points as the two continued to battle back and forth.
All three of the Bulldogs doubles duo's defeated their Huskie opponents.