MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Drake University men's tennis team had an outstanding start to the ITA Central Regional Championships Thursday as six Bulldogs advanced to the second round of the singles draw and two doubles pair moved on as well.
In doubles, Calum MacGeoch and Ben Clark topped South Dakota State's Reinke and Martinez 8-4, while No. 5 seed Vinny Gillespie and Tom Hands received a bye to advance to the second round. Barny Thorold and Ben Wood dropped a tough tiebreaker 8-7(3) to Minnesota's Alpaza and Ogilvy.