KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The Bradley women's tennis team earned its first dual match victory of the season, downing Oakland, 6-1, Saturday afternoon at the West Hills Athletic Club.
The Braves (1-5) received a pair of dominating performances from freshman Corey Mattson (Mequon, Wis./Homestead H.S.), who teamed with sophomore Sarah Rodefeld (Carmel, Ind./Carmel H.S.) for an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles then breezed to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles against Grizzlies freshman Brittany Baxter. Rodefeld, meanwhile, earned a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles against OU senior Caitlin Young.
Bradley swept the three doubles matches as Carly Miles and Adele Henke pulled out an 8-7 win at No. 2 doubles by taking the tie-breaker, 11-9. Meredith McDonagh and Elizabeth Przystawski teamed for an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
Henke (No. 2), McDonagh (No. 4) and Miles (No. 6) all earned straight-set singles victories.
The Braves will play a pair of matches Sunday, first visiting Western Michigan in a 8 a.m. (CST) contest at the West Hills Athletic Club, before heading to the Chicagoland area for a 3:30 contest versus Valparaiso at Homewood-Flossmoor High School.
BRADLEY WOMEN'S TENNIS DUAL MATCH RESULTS
Bradley vs. Oakland - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at West Hills Athletic Club (Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Bradley 6, Oakland 1
Doubles
1. Mattson/Rodefeld (BU) def. Kimmel/Young (OU) 8-2
2. Henke/Miles (BU) def. Georgakopoulos/Keating (OU) 8-7 (11-9)
3. McDonagh/Przystawski (BU) def. Baxter/Karoub (OU) 8-5
Singles
1. Sarah Rodefeld (BU) def. Caitlin Young (OU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Adele Henke (BU) def. Karen Karoub (OU) 3-2 (retired)
3. Grace Keating (OU) def. Elizabeth Przystawski (BU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Meredith McDonagh (BU) def. Demi Georgakopoulos (OU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Corey Mattson (BU) def. Brittany Baxter (OU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Carly Miles (BU) def. Caryn Kimmel (OU) 6-1, 6-0
Updated Records
Bradley: 1-5
Oakland: 0-4