DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's tennis team had a pair of doubles teams advance to the semifinals of their respective draws on the first day of the Drake Invitational at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center on Friday.
Summer Brills and Liza Petushkova advanced to the semifinals of the Flight A doubles draw with two convincing victories, blanking North Dakota's Sullivan/Yasunaga 8-0 and then beating UNO's Boyer/Lorentz 8-3. Mela Jaglarz and Megan Webb moved on to the semifinals of the Flight B doubles draw after earning a pair of 8-4 for victories over UND's Nakasota/Wessman and USD's Wich/Aly, respectively.