PEORIA, Ill. – The Drake University women's tennis team (9-7) toured central Illinois this weekend for back-to-back matches at rivals Illinois State (10-6) and Bradley (7-9). The Bulldogs dropped the weekend's first tilt against the Redbirds before bouncing back with a victory over the Braves.
Illinois State 5, Drake 2
The weekend's action started yesterday when the Redbirds outlasted Drake by a 5-2 margin. Illinois State was able to pick up the doubles point after winning two of the three matches. Drake's duo of Darinka Stepan and Mille Haagensen earned the Bulldogs' lone tandem win over the Redbirds with a 6-3 victory over Tijana Zlatanovic and Tara Damnjanovic.