DES MOINES, Iowa -- Missouri State's tennis team fell to Drake by the narrowest of margins Sunday, dropping the third set of the final singles match in a 4-3 setback at Roger Knapp Tennis Center.

All three doubles contests were decided by a service break, with the Bears' No. 1 pair of Ekaterina Donetskova and Fati Khamissi securing the point for MSU with a 7-5 win. Drake won 6-4 at the No. 2 spot before the Bears took the third flight by an identical margin to even the score.

Phoebe Boeschen capped a perfect 4-0 weekend with a dominating straight-set victory at No. 4 singles, and Donetskova's 6-3, 6-1 win at the fifth spot put the Bears ahead 3-1.

The Bulldogs (9-7, 1-2 Missouri Valley Conference) claimed the last three matches to finish, including three-set victories at the top two lineup spots, culminating with a 7-5 third-set victory in the No. 2 match.

MSU (6-12, 1-2) returns to action Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Evansville.

Match Results:
No. 1 doubles - Ekaterina Donetskova/Fati Khamissi (MSU) def. Tess Herder/Kenya Williams (DU) 7-5
No. 2 doubles - Joely Lomas/Alex Kozlowski (DU) def. Alye Darter/Alexia Meyer (MSU) 6-4
No. 3 doubles - Anelisse Torrico Moreno/Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Summer Brills/Mela Jaglarz (DU) 6-4
Order of finish: 2,3,1

No. 1 singles - Summer Brills (DU) def. Alye Darter (MSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 singles - Tess Herder (DU) def. Fati Khamissi (MSU) 6-0, 5-7, 7-5
No. 3 singles - Joely Lomas (DU) def. Anelisse Torrico Moreno (MSU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 4 singles - Phoebe Boeschen (MSU) def. Kenya Williams (DU) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 singles - Ekaterina Donetskova (MSU) def. Mela Jaglarz (DU) 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 singles - Alex Kozlowski (DU) def. Abbey Belote (MSU) 6-0, 6-3
Order of finish: 4,6,5,3,1,2