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Herder and Petushkova Advance at the ITA Central Regional Championships

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Drake University women's tennis team had a pair of Bulldogs earn a pair of wins on the first day of the ITA Central Regional Championships Thursday at Lawrence, Kan.

Senior and freshman Liz Petushkova began the day with a 8-4 victory over South Dakota's Kollarova/Stanciu, while senior and junior fell to No. 8 seed Laskutova/Matoula from Tulsa 8-4 in the opening round.

In singles, Herder cruised past South Dakota State's Morgan Brower 6-2, 6-1 as Petushkova earned a 6-3, 6-3 win over South Dakota's Luana Stanciu to advance to the second round.