NORMAL, Ill. – The Drake University women's tennis team had a great start to the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships Saturday at the Gregory Street Tennis Courts in Normal, Ill.
All three of the Bulldog doubles teams won to advance to the semifinals. Seniors and defeated Valpo's Vujanic/Wind, 8-5, in the Flight 1 doubles draw. Junior and freshman blanked UNI's Proudfoot/Caro, 8-0, in Flight 2, while junior and senior beat Evansville's Kapelevich/Helpingstine 8-4 in Flight 3.
Drake had four Bulldogs advance in singles with Brills, Lomas, Petushkova and Williams all earning wins. Brills was leading Bradley's Natalia Barbery 6-4, 4-1 before Barbery retired in the Flight 2 singles draw.