LIBERTY, Mo.- The 23rd ranked Drury Panthers swept William Jewell with a 7-0 win on Friday in Liberty, Missouri. Drury improved to 10-4 and 3-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference while dropping the Cardinals to 2-16 and 0-3 in the league.
 
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead after doubles play as they won all three matches. Two of the three were close, however, as Paul Porcher and Augustin Diot won 7-5 over Athlos Brocker and Pedro Braga while Gregor Kokalj and Nico Hadeler edged Cutter Sanders and Bjorn Myers 6-4.
 
In singles, Hadeler had to go to a third set tie-breaker to prevail over Myers 5-7, 6-4, 10-3. Drury won the other five singles matches in straight sets, and Leonardo Cerri won each game in a 6-0, 6-0 win over Jack Ledbetter.
 
The win was Drury's 80th straight conference win in the regular season, and they remain unbeaten in regular season league play since joining the GLVC in 2006.
 
The Panthers are at Rockhurst tomorrow for an 11 am match in Kansas City.
 
Match Notes
Singles
1: #8 Nico Hadeler (DU) def. Bjorn Myers (WJ) 5-7, 6-4, 10-3
2: Augustin Diot (DU) def. Pedro Braga (WJ) 6-3, 6-1
3: Gregor Kokalj (DU) def. Cutter Sanders (WJ)  6-0, 6-2
4: Paul Porcher (DU) def. Athos Brocker (WJ) 6-4, 6-2
5: Lukas Stierling (DU) def. Hayden Fulk (WJ) 6-3, 6-3
6: Leonardo Cerri (DU) def. Jack Ledbetter (WJ)  6-0, 6-0
 
Doubles
1: #37 Gregor Kokalj / Nico Hadeler (DU) def. Cutter Sanders / Bjorn Myers (WJ) 6-4
2: Paul Porcher / Augustin Diot (DU) def. Athos Brocker / Pedro Braga (WJ) 7-5
3: Lukas Stierling / Leonardo Cerri (DU) def. Thiago Braga / Hayden Fulk (WJ)  6-1
 
#23 Drury 10-4, 3-0 GLVC
William Jewell 2-16, 0-2 GLVC