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Tennis Closes Home Stand Friday

Bradley Tennis will host Southeast Missouri State for its final home match until April Friday afternoon at the Clubs at River City

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Women's Tennis 2/27/2020 1:12:00 PM

PEORIA, IL – Bradley Tennis will play for its fourth consecutive win Friday afternoon when the Braves (5-4) host Southeast Missouri State (2-5) in a 4 p.m. dual match at the Clubs at River City. Following Friday's dual against the Redhawks, Bradley will not play again at home until hosting Valparaiso in a Missouri Valley Conference match April 5 at the David Markin Tennis Courts. Admission is FREE for all Bradley Tennis regular-season home matches.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Friday, Feb 28 vs. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE (Peoria, IL/Clubs at River City), 4:00pm

LAST WEEK'S RESULTS
Saturday, Feb. 22 vs. WESTERN ILLINOIS, H, W, Default
Saturday, Feb. 22 vs. NORTHERN ILLINOIS, H, W, 4-3

SINGLES PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK NOMINEE
Natalia Barbery, Bradley, Sr., Santa Cruz, Bolivia
• Fighting through a 2-hours, 10-minutes marathon match, Barbery delivered the clinching point in Saturday's 4-3 win against Northern Illinois.
• Playing in the No. 3 Singles position, Barbery outlasted NIU sophomore Fernanda Naves in three sets: 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to break the 3-3 tie in the team standings.

3-MATCH WIN STREAKS
• Aided by a default win against Western Illinois Saturday morning, Bradley Tennis has won each of its three matches to start its season-long, 4-match home stand.
• The win streak has allowed the Braves to climb back over .500 for the first time since their season-opening win against IUPUI.
• Saturday's win against Northern Illinois was Bradley's third straight against the Huskies.

SEMO VISITS FRIDAY
• Bradley will host Southeast Missouri State Friday afternoon at the Clubs at River City.
The Braves will be looking to snap a 3-match losing streak to the Redhawks, who own a 9-4 lead in the all-time series.
• Bradley is 0-2 against the Ohio Valley Conference this season and has dropped four straight versus OVC teams since a 4-1 victory against SIU Edwardsville Feb. 17, 2019 at the Clubs at River City.

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Players Mentioned

Natalia Barbery: 5' 6"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Natalia Barbery
: 5' 6"; Senior