Women's Tennis | 5/1/2016 5:40:00 PM

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Plainfield, Ill. – An all-around effort pushed the Lewis University women's tennis team to its second Great Lakes Valley Conference title in five years with the 5-1 win over No. 24 Drury University at the 5 Star Tennis Center on Sunday (May 1).

The Flyers had a 2-1 advantage after doubles and rode that momentum into singles action with three straight wins to claim the championship. The victory avenges a 7-2 loss at the hands of Drury on February 26th earlier this year.

"Drury is a tough, tough team and we knew we had a tough task ahead of us," Lewis head women's tennis coach Brett Bridel said. "I'm so proud of the way we battled right from the beginning.

"After the very first point of doubles, we knew we were in for a fight and it wasn't going to be easy," Bridel continued. "I couldn't be prouder of the kids for how hard we fought and how much we've improved from back in February."
 
With the victory, the Flyers extend their winning streak to 12 matches and improve to 18-4 on the season while earning an automatic bid into the 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Tournament. Drury falls to 18-3 on the campaign.
 
At No. 1 doubles, Lewis' sophomore tandem of Dora Andrejszki (Budapest, Hungary/Dozsa Gyorgy) and Nora Mindiyarova (Moscow, Russia/Gimnasium 1577) earned the 8-4 triumph over Drury's Lara Muller and Samanta Zambrano. Andrejszki added a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 victory over Drury's Hadeil Ali at No. 1 singles, while Mindiyarova battled for a 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-1 win over Muller at No. 2 singles, clinching the team victory for the Flyers.
 
Lewis' senior duo of Megan Nguyen (Germantown Hills, Ill./Metamora) and Jill Wetmore (Ottawa, Ill./Ottawa) proved dominant once again after blanking Drury's Larissa Karl and Ali, 8-0, at No. 2 doubles. Nguyen also defeated Zambrano 7-6 (6), 6-4 at No. 3 singles.

The NCAA Division II Selection show will be at 7:30 PM on Tuesday (May 3). The link to the show can be found here.