at Drake 5, Bradley 2
DES MOINES, IA - Ariel Dechter became the first player in Bradley history to win more than 20 singles matches in a season twice and freshman Malini Wijesinghe became the third freshman in program history to win more than 20 singles matches, but their results were Bradley's only points in a 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference women's tennis loss at Drake Saturday.
Dechter earned a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win at No. 1 singles, improving to 21-13 overall and 3-3 in Valley play. Wijesinghe added a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 victory at No. 6 singles to push her record to 21-12 overall and 3-3 in the league.
Bradley will close out the regular-season with a Sunday morning MVC dual match at Northern Iowa. The Braves will take an 11-12 overall record and 2-4 league record into Sunday's match. The Braves have not won 12 duals in a season since 1992-93 (14-7, 3-2 MVC), also the lasat season in which the Braves won as many as three Valley matches.
Drake Tennis
Bradley vs Drake (Apr 23, 2016)
Drake 5, Bradley 2
Apr 23, 2016 at Des Moines, Iowa (Roger Knapp Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Dechter, Ariel (BRAD) def. Ante, Mariel (DU) 6-3, 7-6 (6-3) |
| 2. Johnson, Maddie (DU) def. de Lasa, Alejandra (BRAD) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 3. Herder, Tess (DU) def. Thai, Ashley (BRAD) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) |
| 4. Brills, Summer (DU) def. Brandt, Alexa (BRAD) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Lomas, Joely (DU) def. Manfredo, Aimee (BRAD) 6-2, 6-1 |
| 6. Wijesinghe, Malini (BRAD) def. Kozulic, Lea (DU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Ante, Mariel/Johnson, Maddie (DU) def. Thai, Ashley/Brandt, Alexa (BRAD) 6-3 |
| 2. Brills, Summer/Lomas, Joely (DU) def. Dechter, Ariel/Manfredo, Aimee (BRAD) 5-4 |
| 3. Herder, Tess/Kozulic, Lea (DU) def. Haight, Lindsay/Wijesinghe, Malini (BRAD) 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Bradley 11-11 |
| Drake 12-11 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,5,2,1,6,3) |
Generated on 4/23/2016
