DES MOINES, Iowa. – The Mavericks traveled to Drake for a Friday night contest with the Bulldogs. Omaha battled taking three of the singles matches to a third set, but Drake prevailed and won the match, 7-0.
 
The Mavericks fall to 5-4 on the year.
 
"We battled hard today. One of the better matches we've played this year," said head coach Adam Summitt. "The score doesn't reflect the competitiveness of each match. We lost a tough doubles point and got down early on all courts, but the ladies kept chipping away to put us in a position to win. Hoping we can do it tomorrow."
 
The doubles point went to Drake after they picked up wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles slots. Madison Gallegos and Ines Absisan fell first, 6-3, while Colby Kelley and Brooke Covington fell next, 7-6.
 
The Bulldogs went on to take every singles point. Gallegos and Kapelevich fell at the No. 1 and No. 4 singles to give Drake an early 3-0 lead, but Absisan, Natalie Lorentz, Kelley, and Lily Tiemeyer took their matches to three sets battling until the end for Omaha.
 
Kelley was the first Maverick to take her singles to three sets. Kelley won the second, 6-2, but fell in the first and third. Tiemeyer dropped the first set, 0-6, but rallied with a 6-3 win in set two. Tiemeyer and Webb would go back-and-forth in the third, but Webb edged Tiemeyer for the win, 7-5, in set three.
 
In the final singles finish, Absisan lost the first set but took set two, 7-6. Walczak took the third, 6-1, and secured the final point of the match for Drake. Bulldogs win, 7-0.
 
The Mavericks will be back in action Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Des Moines. Omaha will play Grand Canyon in a neutral contest.