DES MOINES, Iowa – The Missouri State women's tennis team (5-13, 0-4 MVC) came up short Saturday afternoon here, falling to Drake (10-7, 3-1 MVC) by a final score of 7-0.

The dual began with the Bulldogs taking each of the doubles matches, 6-1. In flight two, DU's Oria Parkins-Godwin and Ines Stephani defeated Mary Houston and Tiera Jarmond, followed by Drake's Rebecca Ehn and Elizabete Klavinska taking out Silva Avakian and Mary Houston in the No. 3 slot. To conclude doubles play, the Bulldogs' Mille Haagensen and Darinka Stepan downed Diana Cabrera and Alyson Piskulic in the No. 1 position.

After going up 1-0, Drake kept pace with victories in flights two, five and one to clinch the dual. Drake's Haagensen (No. 2) took down Jarmond, 6-0, 6-0, DU's Parkins-Godwin (No. 5) defeated Piskulic, 6-1. 6-1, and the Bulldogs' Stephani (No. 1) won over Cabrera, 6-2, 6-3.

Playing out the remaining singles matches, Drake's Stepan (No. 4) emerged victorious over Robinson, 6-4, 6-1, while DU's Klavinska (No. 3) defeated Houston, 7-5, 6-4. Avakian showed fight for the Bears in the final remaining match, as she came up short in a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set, falling to the Bulldogs' Jyun-Yi Lee in flight six, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-5).

Up next, Missouri State takes on Northern Iowa Sunday at 10 a.m. in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Results:
Doubles
1 – Mille Haagensen/Darinka Stepan (DU) def. Diana Cabrera/Alyson Piskulic (MOST) 6-1
2 – Oria Parkins-Godwin/Ines Stephani (DU) def. Mary Houston/Tiera Jarmond (MOST) 6-1
3 – Rebecca Ehn/Elizabete Klavinska (DU) def. Silva Avakian/Juliette Robinson (MOST) 6-1
Order of finish – 2,3,1

Singles
1 – Ines Stephani (DU) def. Diana Cabrera (MOST) 6-2, 6-3
2 – Mille Haagensen (DU) def. Tiera Jarmond (MOST) 6-0, 6-0
3 – Elizabete Klavinska (DU) def. Mary Houston (MOST) 7-5, 6-4
4 – Darinka Stepan (DU) def. Juliette Robinson (MOST) 6-4, 6-1
5 – Oria Parkins-Godwin (DU) def. Alyson Piskulic (MOST) 6-1, 6-1
6 – Jyun-Yi Lee (DU) def. Silva Avakian (MOST) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-5)
Order of finish – 2,5,1,4,3,6