SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drake University women's tennis team rallied for a 4-3 victory over top seeded Illinois State Saturday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Championships at the Cooper Tennis Complex.
No. 5 Drake (10-8) overcome dropping the doubles points for the second-straight day and Saturday rallied from a 3-1 deficit to Illinois State (17-7).
Kelsey Neville got the Bulldogs on the scoreboard with her 7-5, 6-3 win over Laura Fitzgerald in the No. 6 singles match. The Redbirds went up 3-1 with Tara Damnjanovic's win over Daria Walczak, 6-2, 6-4 in the No.