University of Missouri
Drake Invitational
Tiger Tennis Picks Up Two Titles at Drake Invitational
10/22/2002 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Oct. 22, 2002
The University of Missouri women's tennis team had a successful weekend at the Drake Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa. Sophomores Cassie Drake and Lucie Ruskova each won individual titles for the Tigers this weekend. Drake, a Kansas City native, won four consecutive matches and captured the B Flight Singles championship by defeating Rose Ketamayura of Nebraska 6-3, 6-0. Fellow sophomore and teammate Lucie Ruskova also won a singles title, the C Flight singles title, by defeating Colorado State's Jessica Jones 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. In A Flight singles matches sophomore Mary Barry and senior Kristina Olshanskaya each picked up two wins before bowing out in the semifinals. The Tiger tennis team heads to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday for the Omni Hotels Central Regional Championships
