DES MOINES, Iowa - Drake cruised to a 7-0 win against visiting Bradley in Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis action Saturday afternoon at Roger Knapp Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs (13-4, 3-1 MVC) swept the three doubles matches, then closed out the Braves (4-13, 0-3 MVC) with straight-sets wins at Nos. 5, 6 and 3 singles.
Freshman Ariel Dechter had Bradley's best chance at a win Saturday. After rebounding from a 6-1 loss in her first set at No. 2 singles against Mariel Ante, Dechter took the second set, 6-3, only to lose an extended, third-set tiebreaker, 12-10.
Bradley will play its final road match of the regular season Sunday, visiting Valley rival Northern Iowa for a 10 a.m. dual match at Black Hawk Tennis Club in Waterloo.