DES MOINES, Iowa – No. 35 Drake University men's tennis team opened the 2016 spring season with a strong 5-2 victory over No. 70 Utah State on Saturday afternoon at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
Drake took a 1-0 lead after sweeping the doubles point. Vinny Gillespie and Bayo Philips made quick work of Andrew Nakajima and Luis Lopez at No. 1 with a 6-2 victory. Ben Clark and Ben Stride secured the doubles point for Drake by winning a tie-breaker 7-5 at No. 3. Seconds later, Ben Lott and Calum MacGeoch completed the sweep, winning 6-4 at No.