Drake Girls Conclude Fall Schedule with Constructive Strides at Dwelling Invite

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University ladies’s tennis workforce hosted its annual Drake Invite over the weekend to shut its 2025 fall slate. The Bulldogs competed in all aspects with 18 complete wins amongst singles and doubles motion.

The Bulldogs swept their collection of singles matches on the primary day. Jordane Dookie, Jana Ruzic, Elizabete Klavinska and Maja Dodik all earned wins in straight units. Earlier within the day, Klavinska and Takeda teamed up for a dramatic doubles win. Dookie paired with Ruzic and Dodik for 2 separate tandem triumphs.

Day two noticed extra singles success as Takeda took down Eastern Michigan’s Sabrina Tolstova (4-6, 6-4, 10-6). Ruzic and Klavinska every picked up a pair of victories in particular person motion, solely certainly one of which wanted greater than two units. Jordane Dookie additionally earned one other win over Tolstova’s EMU teammate, Regina Mendez, by a 6-0, 7-6 tally.

Finally, on Sunday, Dodik, Takeda, and Ruzic got here again for 3 extra singles wins. Dodik and Ruzic related for a win over Alyssa Giupponi and Alva Norberg of North Dakota whereas Dookie and Takeda toppled Omaha’s workforce of Summer Shannon and Khayli Buckels.

“Super proud of where we are at as we wrap up the fall season,” Drake head coach Calvin Song stated. “Each event that we competed in we progressively got better. We took each opportunity to compete at our fullest and couldn’t be more proud. This team is hungry to compete in the Spring, and I can’t wait to see what we can do.”

The Bulldogs will probably be again on the court docket for official championship season tennis motion in January. Drake’s 2026 Spring slate has but to be introduced.