DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake women's tennis team opened Missouri Valley Conference action with a 5-2 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs began the day with a dominating performance over the Upper Iowa Peacocks in the morning, winning 4-1.
Drake jumped on the Peacocks early by winning a doubles point as Summer Brills and Tess Herder cruised past Kelly Jachymowski and Anna Okolot, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot and Maddie Johnson and Joely Lomas defeated Saki Kawabata and Isabella Sella, 6-1.