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Weekend Duals in the Chicagoland

Bradley Tennis will head to the Chicagoland area for weekend dual matches Saturday versus UIC and Sunday at Chicago State

Perlwitz toss under Bradley Tennis banner

Bobby Parker, Associate AD for Communications Women's Tennis 3/6/2020 8:01:00 AM

BRADLEY TENNIS NOTEBOOK
MARCH 6, 2020

Overall Record: 6-4 (.600)
MVC Record: 0-0 (.000)

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 7 at UIC, 10:00 a.m. (Griffith, IN/Match Point Tennis & Fitness Club)
Sunday, March 8 at Chicago State, 9:00 a.m. (Homewood, IL/HF Racquet & Fitness Club)

LAST WEEK'S RESULT
Friday, Feb. 28 vs. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE, H, W, 5-2

PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK NOMINEE
Nikki Perlwitz, Bradley, So., Weston, FL
• After teaming with Bozna Lojpur for a tie-break win at No. 2 Doubles to clinch the doubles point for the Braves, Perlwitz secured the match-clinching point with a 3-sets win at No. 5 Singles in Friday's 5-2 win against Southeast Missouri State.
• Perlwitz suffered a hamstring injury while trailing 4-1 in the third set, but hobbled through the next five games to rally for the 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win.
• With her third consecutive win, Perlwitz improved to 6-2 during the dual match season and 14-4 overall in singles play this year.
• Perlwitz's 14 wins on the year are tied for the 10th most ever by a Bradley sophomore and her six wins in the No. 5 position already are tied for the sixth-most in a single season at the position.

DOUBLES TEAM-OF-THE-WEEK NOMINEE
Bozana Lojpur, Bradley, So., Burnaby, British Columbia
Nikki Perlwitz, Bradley, So., Weston, FL
• Bradley's No. 2 Doubles pairing rallied for a 7-6 (9) victory Friday to secure a 2-1 decision in doubles play for the Braves in the eventual 5-2 win against Southeast Missouri State.
• Pairing their tie-break victory with the No. 3 Doubles win, Lojpur/Perlwitz delivered Bradley's first doubles point since the season-opening victory against IUPUI,

TIE-BREAKER SWEEP
• Bradley's 5-2 win Friday against Southeast Missouri State was aided by the team's performance in set tie-breakers.
• The Braves won all four tie-breakers Friday: Lojpur/Perlwitz at No. 2 Doubles, Sandra Maletin in the second set of No. 1 Singles, Bozana Lojpur in the second set of No. 2 Singles and Natalia Barbery in the first set of No. 3 Singles.
• Bradley went on to win all four matches that involved set tie-breakers.

UIC SERIES
• Illinois-Chicago has won the last four matches against Bradley to claim a 6-5 lead in the series, which dates back to 1980.
• Bradley is seeking its first win versus the Flames since a 6-3 home decision March 24, 1995.
• In addition to the overall 4-match series winning streak, UIC has won four consecutive home duals against the Braves since Bradley's last win in the Chicagoland April 4, 1992.

CHICAGO STATE SERIES
• Bradley has won four straight duals against Chicago State to extend its series advantage to 13-4.
• Despite Bradley's overall series advantage, many of the duals have been tightly contested, with eight decided by just one point.
• Bradley's longest series winning streak is five, though the fifth consecutive win to start the Chicago State series was a forfeit victory Oct. 22, 2000.

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