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Men's Tennis Comes Back To Beat Iowa, 4-3

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – After falling behind 2-0, the Drake University men's tennis tallied four-straight points to beat in-state foe Iowa, 4-3, for the sixth consecutive year on Friday night.

The Bulldogs improved to 4-1, while the Hawkeyes settled to 4-2.

Iowa took a 2-0 lead after winning the doubles point and earning a win at No. 6 singles.

Drake's Ben Stride put the Bulldogs on the board with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kareem Allaf at No. 3. Vinny Gillespie tied the match at 2-2 after his straight sets win, 7-5, 6-1, over Josh Silverstein at No.