DES MOINES – The Drake University women's tennis team ran the table in singles play to clinch a 4-1 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
Milwaukee drew first blood with a pair of wins to take the doubles point. / fell 2-6 at No. 2, and / lost at No. 3, 2-6. Neville/Tatarnikova could not overcome the 4-0 deficit they faced at the beginning of the match.
/, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference Doubles Team of the Week, led 5-4 when their match went unfinished. The Bulldogs' duo earned a break to take a 3-2 lead, then worked furiously to claim an extended deuce point to hold and push their lead to 5-3.