DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Wichita State's women's tennis team suffered its first setback of the spring dual season, falling 4-2 on Saturday afternoon at Drake.
 
The Shockers (2-1) dropped the doubles point and three of the five singles matches. They held a third-set lead in one unfinished singles match.
 
Natsumi Kurahashi battled back from a first-set loss to improve to 3-0 at No. 1 singles.
 
Clara Whitaker (3-0 in duals) scored the other Shocker point on court No. 6.
 
The loss snapped a 17-match winning streak against Drake, going back to 2006.
 
The Shockers continued their road trip Sunday at Omaha (9:30 a.m. CT) and Monday at South Dakota (10 a.m.).
 

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Drake 4, Wichita State 2
Saturday, Jan. 29 (11 a.m. CT)
Des Moines, Iowa | Roger Knapp Tennis Center
 
Doubles:
1 – Petushkova/Walczak (DU) led Kurahashi/Kong (WSU) – 4-2 (unfinished)
2 – Haagensen/Stepan (DU) def. Whitaker/Zheng (WSU) – 6-0
3 – Stephani/Ehn (DU) def. Hamilton/Lee (WSU) – 6-0
 
Order of Finish: 2,3
Unfinished: 1
 
Singles:
1 – Kurahashi (WSU) def. Petushkova (DU) – 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
2 – Stephani (DU) def. Kong (WSU) – 6-3, 6-3
3 – Lee (WSU) led Walczak (DU) – 6-3, 5-7, 4-3 (unfinished)
4 – Haagensen (DU) def. Zheng (WSU) – 6-3, 6-7, 6-1
5 – Darinka (DU) def. Hamilton (WSU) – 7-5, 6-3
6 -- Whitaker (WSU) def. Ehn (DU) – 6-4, 6-3
 
Order of Finish: 2,5,6,1,4
Unfinished: 3
 
Match Time: 3:30
WSU (2-1), DU (2-2)