STILLWATER, Okla. – The Drake University men's tennis team suffered a tough 4-0 loss to Illinois in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Okla.
"We got out to a great start on all three courts. Overall, the doubles play was where we wanted it but came up a point or two short from taking the doubles point," said Drake head coach Davidson Kozlowski.
The Bulldogs started strong with Vinny Gillespie and Tom Hands earning a 6-3 win over Vuk Budic and Aleks Vukic at No.